International Organization of Securities Commissions

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    ESG / Sustainability

    IOSCO Issues Final Recommendations on Compliance Carbon Markets

    By Editors | 18/07/2023

    IOSCO’s final report sets out twelve key recommendations on establishing and enhancing compliance carbon markets, drawing from the experiences of traditional financial markets.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FSB Delivers Key Updates on Crypto, Climate to G20

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/07/2023

    The FSB said attention must now turn to implementation of its new crypto regulatory standards; Updated roadmap on climate risks is published.

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    Market Infrastructure

    BSP Issues Draft Guidelines on Operational Resilience

    By Mark Johnston | 14/07/2023

    Financial institutions should be able to demonstrate that they can continue to render critical operations through significant disruptions.

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    Big Picture

    BIS Releases Three Reports Covering Crypto, Stablecoins, CBDC

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/07/2023

    One report says explains why crypto assets are ill-suited to play a significant role in the monetary system. The other two discuss CBDC progress.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Industry Consults on Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 07/07/2023

    The code incorporates recommendations from the International Organisation of Securities Commissions and sets out clear guidance for ESG data and rating providers.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    FSB, IOSCO Propose Tighter Rules for Open-ended Funds

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/07/2023

    The FSB and IOSCO are calling for greater and more consistent use of anti-dilution liquidity management tools in open-ended funds, such as swing pricing.

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    Market Infrastructure

    IOSCO Declares Certain Credit Sensitive Rates Non-Compliant

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/07/2023

    IOSCO’s statement comes after the final five settings of USD LIBOR were published for the last time on Friday, marking the end of a more than 50 year old benchmark.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    MAS Proposes Industry Code for ESG Data Providers

    By Editors | 28/06/2023

    The code establishes industry standards of transparency in methodologies and data sources, governance, and conflicts of interest management.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    EU ESG Ratings Rules Risk Regulatory Fragmentation

    By ESG Investor | 28/06/2023

    Proposed framework aims to tackle conflict of interest concerns, but fails to address “quality of raw ESG data”.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Sets Out Framework for Digital Asset Networks

    By Karen Ng | 27/06/2023

    MAS will also expand Project Guardian to test the potential of asset tokenisation across more financial asset classes.

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