Episode 12: Capital and the Pandemic

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Higher capital and liquidity requirements are widely thought to have helped banks weather the COVID-19 crisis, but do parts of the Basel III framework need to be reconsidered in light of the pandemic? Deutsche Bank group treasurer Dixit Joshi talks to ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia.

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