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Sustainable Finance
Fireside Chat: Regulating Carbon Markets
By Editors | 02/11/2022
IOSCO’s Nathanail described the challenges across different jurisdictions in building functional, efficient and standardised carbon markets. She also discussed the incentives for jurisdictions to sell offset units to other countries, regulatory arbitrage issues, and the interplay between ETS schemes, VCMs, and carbon tax regimes.
ESG Data
Panel 2: Regulation & Standardisation: A Global Push towards Transparent ESG Data and Ratings
By Editors | 31/10/2022
To increase oversight and accountability, regulatory bodies such as IOSCO and the FCA have proposed the standardisation of ESG data and ratings. With good governance, rules and regulations to decrease operational risk, this panel explores how new standards can impact banks and FIs in their ESG data analysis and reporting.
Clearing & Post-Trade
Don’t Overlook the Value of LEI
By Joseph Capablanca | 28/10/2022
DTCC’s Joseph Capablanca discusses the importance of the LEI for improving transparency, cutting costs, and reducing operational risk in the global financial industry.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO, IVSC to Work on Improving Global Valuation Practices
By Editors | 21/10/2022
IOSCO and IVSC will study international valuation approaches and ways to improve the quality of financial information available to investors.
Structural Regulation
IOSCO Appoints New Chair, Two Vice Chairs to Board
By Editors | 20/10/2022
IOSCO’s new chair is Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of Belgium’s FSMA. The two new vice chairs are the FSA’s Ariizumi Shigeru and the CFTC’s Rostin Behnam.
Supervision & Enforcement
Malaysia SC Signs Regional MMoU on Supervisory Cooperation
By Editors | 19/10/2022
Malaysia’s SC now has a cooperative arrangement on supervisory matters with regional counterparts in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
IOSCO Offers Guidance on Curbing Online Misconduct
By Editors | 13/10/2022
IOSCO’s new report offers recommendations to address risks from online marketing and distribution of financial products targeting retail investors.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB on Track to Finalise Standards in Q1 2023
By ESG Investor | 12/10/2022
The ISSB is listening to asset owner feedback on draft sustainability disclosure standards, according to Katie Schmitz Eulitt.
Structural Regulation
EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal
By Editors | 12/10/2022
Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.
Reporting & Disclosures
ISSB Adoption in Hong Kong Will Have Global Significance: SFC
By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2022
The SFC is working with HKEX to develop a regulatory framework for listed company climate-related disclosures “based on the ISSB standards”.
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