The International Swaps and Derivatives Association recapped discussions at its Annual General Meeting in Boston, where the main themes were the technology-driven transformation of financial markets and the current regulatory agenda. The meeting focused on digital assets, tokenisation in collateral processes and artificial intelligence, alongside the revised US Basel III endgame proposal and the first US Treasury clearing mandate due to start at the end of December. In opening remarks, chief executive Scott O’Malia framed the conference around rapid technological change in financial markets. First-day sessions examined the evolving legislative and regulatory framework for digital assets, the operational efficiencies tokenisation could bring to collateral management, and the legal issues that still need to be resolved for digital assets to be used safely and efficiently. Regulatory discussions also featured keynote sessions with Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Michael Selig, Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Mark Uyeda and Bank of England executive director of prudential policy David Bailey.
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International Swaps and Derivatives Association Annual General Meeting spotlights digital assets tokenisation and pending US market reforms
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s Annual General Meeting in Boston focused on technology-driven market transformation and regulation, highlighting digital assets, tokenisation in collateral processes and artificial intelligence. Discussions also covered the revised US Basel III endgame proposal, the first US Treasury clearing mandate starting at the end of December, and evolving frameworks for digital assets, with keynote contributions from senior officials at the CFTC, SEC and Bank of England.