ISDA Response to HM Treasury on Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

On December 12, ISDA submitted its response to HM Treasury’s call for evidence on its financial services growth and competitiveness strategy. In the response, ISDA focused on innovation, technology, international partnerships and trade and sustainable finance. ISDA also urged the UK government to progress its review of markets and infrastructure regulation and retain its focus as a world leading host for central counterparties.

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A Path to Greater CFTC-SEC Alignment

Earlier this week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a roundtable on regulatory harmonization – an initiative we wholeheartedly support. The US regulatory framework has evolved over time to facilitate financial markets...

Working Towards Tokenized Collateral

One of the lessons learned from recent market shocks – including the 2020 dash for cash and the UK gilt market crisis in 2022 – is that when volatility strikes and market participants must suddenly generate large amounts of cash...

IQ Interview Yazeed Alnafjan

ISDA published new legal opinions in June that recognise the enforceability of close-out netting in Saudi Arabia under regulations published by the Saudi Central Bank earlier this year. In this interview with IQ, Yazeed Alnafjan, the central bank’s deputy governor...