Where to now for OTC derivatives - lessons from ISDA's AGM

Key Points:
ISDA's 26th AGM examined the impact of Dodd-Frank on the OTC derivatives market.

Some of the most important challenges for the OTC derivatives industry were discussed at ISDA's 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Prague this April, including industry concern over the future shape of regulation of the OTC derivatives market.

What will Dodd-Frank mean for OTC derivatives?

The global financial crisis has led to an upsurge of regulatory activity worldwide, but the implications for the OTC derivatives markets are still being worked out, as the panel discussion at ISDA highlighted.

Major issues for the OTC derivatives market in the near future will be the application of the US's major financial reform, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the regulatory climate in the US and the EU generally, in particular: