International Organization of Securities Commissions

Reporting & Disclosures

IOSCO Outlines Priority Areas of Work for Year Ahead

By Editors | 25/11/2020

At its 45th Annual Meeting, the IOSCO Board approved two additional priority themes for 2021 as well as further work to promote consistent sustainable finance disclosures.

Emerging Prudential Risks

March Market Turmoil Highlighted MMF Vulnerabilities: IOSCO 

By Manesh Samtani | 22/11/2020

In a new report, IOSCO highlights the need for further reform to address vulnerabilities in certain types of non-public money market funds.

Resolution & Recovery

FSB Finalises Guidance on Assessing CCP Financial Resources

By Editors | 16/11/2020

The guidance will support jurisdictions and authorities in determining whether there is a gap in the resources and tools available for CCP resolution.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Issues Recommendations to Develop Emerging Capital Markets

By Editors | 04/11/2020

IOSCO outlines the main challenges emerging markets face when developing their capital markets, also exploring opportunities offered by sustainable finance and fintech.

Emerging Prudential Risks

FSB Issues Update on Work to Address Market Fragmentation

By Editors | 14/10/2020

The rapid and coordinated policy response to Covid-19 has underlined policymakers’ awareness of harmful effects of market fragmentation, the FSB says.

Structural Regulation

Sri Lanka SEC to Overhaul Capital Market Rules in Stages

By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 13/10/2020

“The market has evolved over the past ten years and technology has also raised the bar. There is a need to be in line with the times,” SEC Chairman Viraj Dayaratne told Regulation Asia.

Reporting & Disclosures

IFRS Foundation Consults on Role in Global Sustainability Standards

By Editors | 02/10/2020

One possible option is for the IFRS Foundation to establish a new sustainability standards board, operating alongside the IASB, focusing initially on climate-related matters.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

ASIC Issues Report on Debt Capital Raising Conflicts of Interest

By Editors | 24/09/2020

ASIC’s report, in alignment with a report from IOSCO, offers better practices to manage conflicts of interest and conduct risks in debt capital market transactions.

Reporting & Disclosures

A New Zero Tolerance Era for ESG Reporting

By Editors | 22/09/2020

As nations across the globe come to terms with understanding and tackling climate change, mandatory reporting of such risks across capital markets could well become the norm.