INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Updates, Expands Principles on Outsourcing

By Editors | 31/10/2021

IOSCO’s principles on outsourcing have been updated to include trading venues, intermediaries/market participants acting on a proprietary basis, and CRAs.

Capital / Liquidity

International Standard Setters Launch Review into Margin Practices

By Editors | 26/10/2021

While centrally cleared and non-centrally cleared markets faced similar levels of volatility in March and April 2020, IM requirements increased significantly only for centrally cleared derivatives.

ESG / Sustainability

Transition Guidance is “Fundamentally Important”, says FSA’s Ikeda

By ESG Investor | 19/10/2021

The FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda said the regulator is “eagerly pushing” for measures to enable more dynamic investing in low-carbon and zero-carbon technologies.

Big Picture

Crypto Asset Regulation “A Matter Of Urgency”, says BOE

By Mark Johnston | 18/10/2021

Deputy governor Jon Cunliffe says a “plausible scenario” involving a collapse in crypto-asset prices would have financial stability implications.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Reports Progress on NBFI Risks, Cross-border Payments

By Editors | 12/10/2021

A letter to the G20 ministers from the FSB focuses on work to develop a more resilient NBFI sector and address challenges in cross-border payments.

Market Infrastructure

FSB Offers Policy Toolkit to Address MMF Vulnerabilities

By Manesh Samtani | 12/10/2021

Enhancing MMF resilience will help address systemic risks and minimise the need for central bank interventions to support the sector, the FSB said.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSB Takes Stock of Progress to Regulate ‘Global Stablecoins’

By Mark Johnston | 08/10/2021

The FSB highlights concerns that new regulatory regimes for global stablecoins could give rise to regulatory arbitrage and harmful market fragmentation.

ESG / Sustainability

Action Needed to Scale Up ESG Investing, say IMF, OECD

By ESG Investor | 07/10/2021

The IMF, World Bank and OECD are working on classification systems to harmonise and support the development of sustainable finance markets.

Fintech / Regtech

PFMI Applies to Global Stablecoins, CPMI & IOSCO Confirm

By Editors | 07/10/2021

The transfer function of a stablecoin arrangement is “comparable” to the transfer function performed by other types of financial market infrastructures.