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ISDA published ISDA SIMM version 2.7+2412 on May 22 – the first recalibration under the new semiannual cycle. The release triggered a new requirement for EU counterparties to apply for regulatory authorization to use the model – a submission that must be complete before the revised version of the ISDA SIMM comes into effect on July 12. In this short video, Tara Kruse, ISDA’s global head of derivative products and infrastructure, explains what firms need to do to comply.

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Five jurisdictions went live with revised derivatives reporting rules in 2024, with more to follow in 2025 and beyond, putting reporting teams under extreme pressure to implement accurately and on time to avoid regulatory penalties. Emmanuel Geinoz, market infrastructure and derivatives expert at Pictet Group, and Eleanor Kelly, managing director, global markets regulatory reporting at JP Morgan, talk to Tara Kruse, ISDA’s global head of derivative products and infrastructure, about the challenges of implementation and the benefits of ISDA’s Digital Regulatory Reporting initiative.

The first phase of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Treasury clearing mandate will come into effect in December 2026 – a requirement that will have a significant impact on both US and non-US market participants. Tyler Wellensiek, ISDA board member and managing director, head of fixed income market structure at Barclays, and Stephen Berger, managing director and global head of government and regulatory policy at Citadel, talk to Ann Battle, ISDA’s senior counsel, market transitions, about the global impact of the rules and the challenges that still need to be addressed.

Jacques Vigner, ISDA board member and chief strategic oversight officer for global markets at BNP Paribas, speaks with Mark Gheerbrant, global head of risk and capital at ISDA, on the key obstacles to a consistent, risk-appropriate capital framework and how to stem the decline in internal models under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book.

Following publication of the latest whitepaper from the ISDA Future Leaders in Derivatives (IFLD) program, Collateral and Liquidity Efficiency in the Derivatives Market: Navigating Risk in a Fragile Ecosystem, Joel Clark talks to IFLD participants Koen Ottenheijm, senior treasury and trading development manager at APG Asset Management, and Greta Graziani, director, valuation and risk – product design at OSTTRA, about the recommendations made in the paper and the value of the IFLD program.