The Swap

Joe Spiro, DTCC digital assets product director focused on tokenization infrastructure and interoperability. Sandy Kaul, Franklin Templeton innovation lead working on tokenized funds and on-chain collateral pilots. They discuss tokenization fundamentals, barriers like wallets and regulation, tokenized collateral and repo use cases, standards and multi-chain interoperability, and a realistic multi-year adoption timeline.

Amy Hong, head of strategy for global banking and markets at Goldman Sachs and chair of ISDA, drives modernization of derivatives markets. She discusses tokenization for faster collateral flows and legal clarity, AI for contract parsing and operations, and efforts to harmonize regulatory reporting and Basel III capital rules. Short-term tech pilots and standards top the agenda.

Global policymakers are focused on a wide-ranging set of issues, including NBFI and the rapid development of advanced technologies. IOSCO secretary general Rodrigo Buenaventura unpacks the regulatory agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pace of change in derivatives markets shows no sign of letting up, with rapid evolution across trading, regulation and technology. Industry veteran Don Wilson, founder of trading firm DRW, talks to The Swap about some of the biggest trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Markets have been volatile so far this year, but what has this meant for market liquidity? The Swap talks to Chris Edmonds from Intercontinental Exchange on trading activity and the market, economic and geopolitical outlook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new report from ISDA shows that companies all over the world use derivatives to alleviate uncertainty, transfer risk and enhance profitability. ISDA discusses the findings with BCG’s Roy Choudhury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The start of ISDA’s 40th anniversary coincided with the appointment of a new ISDA chair, Jeroen Krens. In this episode, we hear about his plans for the association and main strategic priorities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark ISDA’s 40th anniversary, The Swap meets two pioneers of the derivatives market, Tom Jasper and Jeffrey Golden, to discuss the emergence of derivatives and the importance of standards Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this review of the year, ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia and Chairman Eric Litvack look back at the derivatives market and regulatory issues dominating 2024, including Basel III, Treasury clearing and non-bank financial intermediation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voluntary carbon markets could play an important role in the shift to net zero but what’s needed to build liquidity and ensure transparency in this market? ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia talks to Rubicon Carbon’s Tom Montag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.