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ISDA AGM Studio: Event Preview With ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia And ISDA Chair Amy Hong

Date 29/04/2026

As ISDA’s 40th Annual General Meeting gets underway in Boston, ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia and ISDA chair Amy Hong speak with Nick Sawyer, ISDA’s global head of communications and strategy, about the big themes of this year’s event, including the potential for tokenization to overhaul collateral processes and progress in finalizing the US Basel III endgame.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 29/04/2026

Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, on average, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation is elevated, in part reflecting the recent increase in global energy prices.

Ontario Securities Commission Seeks Applications For Investor Advisory Panel

Date 29/04/2026

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is inviting applications for membership on its independent Investor Advisory Panel (IAP or Panel), an advisory committee to the OSC that provides the primary retail investor perspective on policy, rule-making and other regulatory initiatives.

ISDA Animation: Using AI To Enhance The ISDA Digital Regulatory Reporting Solution

Date 29/04/2026

ISDA’s Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) solution has already helped firms automate regulatory reporting requirements by applying a single, golden-source interpretation of reporting rules and converting them into code using the Common Domain Model (CDM).

CFTC Announces Director Of The Whistleblower Office

Date 29/04/2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Raagnee Beri has been named director of the Whistleblower Office. 

NGX Group Shareholders Commend Leadership, Call For Sustained Performance At 65th AGM

Date 29/04/2026

Shareholders of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) have commended the Board and Management for the Group's performance and strategic direction, urging continued focus on growth and long-term value creation.

New York Attorney General James Secures Over $5 Million From Crypto Platform For Promoting Fraudulent Investment Scheme - Uphold Misled Investors By Promoting Cred’s Investment Product CredEarn, Causing Investors To Lose Millions Of Dollars When Cred Collapsed

Date 29/04/2026

New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured more than $5 million from the cryptocurrency platform Uphold HQ, Inc. (Uphold) for misleading investors and promoting a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme orchestrated by Cred, LLC (Cred) and it's Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Schatt. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that Uphold misleadingly promoted and offered Cred’s investment product, CredEarn, to its customers, in violation of New York law. Uphold advertised CredEarn as a reliable savings product, when in reality, Cred was making risky loans to borrowers in China with no credit histories. When Cred collapsed in 2020, thousands of Uphold’s customers across the world who had invested in CredEarn lost millions of dollars. As a result of today’s settlement, Uphold will pay $5 million to harmed investors – more than five times the amount it earned in fees it collected – and change its policies to better protect users from third-party investment schemes.

ISDA derivatiViews: Higher Collateral Puts Focus On Cross-product Netting

Date 29/04/2026

More collateral than ever before is being held to cover cleared and non-cleared derivatives exposures. This is an important risk mitigant and helps to make financial markets more resilient, but that collateral needs to come from somewhere. As the volume of collateral continues to grow, the securities financing transaction (SFT) market has become a critical tool for market participants to quickly generate high-quality liquid assets to meet their derivatives margin calls, but several regulatory impediments can hamper the availability of these markets, especially during periods of stress when they are most needed. This must change to ensure derivatives markets can continue to function smoothly – starting with the treatment of cross-product netting under the capital rules.

Nasdaq To Match Federal Contribution To Trump Accounts For Employees’ Children

Date 29/04/2026

Nasdaq announced today that, on behalf of the newborn children of its U.S. employees, it will match the U.S. government’s one-time $1,000 initial contribution for Trump Accounts. The match applies to children of Nasdaq’s employees with a valid Social Security Number who are born on or after January 1, 2025. The new program supports the Trump Accounts initiative designed to expand access to long‑term, tax‑advantaged investment accounts for children and families.

ISDA Annual General Meeting, Boston, USA, April 29, 2026, Opening Remarks: Financial Markets Revolution, Scott O’Malia, ISDA CEO

Date 29/04/2026

“These are the times that try men’s souls.”

Those were the words of Thomas Paine, written in 1776 to boost morale during the American Revolution.