International Organization of Securities Commissions

    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Unveils Framework for Monitoring Leverage-related Risks in Funds

    By Editors | 16/12/2019

    IOSCO has developed a framework for monitoring leverage across all types of investment funds globally, to help regulators assess leverage-related risks that can undermine financial stability.

    Market Infrastructure

    LSEG to Provide Post Trade Technology for Philippine Bourse

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    The Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines will use LSEG technology to enhance its clearing, settlement, risk and collateral management capabilities.

    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI, IOSCO Share Lessons of Supervisory Cooperation on Market Infrastructures

    By Editors | 12/12/2019

    Among the key features of successful cooperative arrangements are strong, trusted relationships between authorities and a willingness to exchange information.

    AML / KYC

    SFC Unveils Regulatory Framework for Crypto Exchanges

    By Manesh Samtani | 07/11/2019

    Under the new framework, announced at Hong Kong Fintech Week, platform operators that offer trading in virtual assets classified as securities may seek Type 1 and Type 7 licences from the SFC.

    Market Infrastructure

    A Liquid Global Swaps Market Relies on Deference: CFTC’s Quintenz

    By Manesh Samtani | 29/10/2019

    Market fragmentation poses serious risks to the liquidity and health of the derivatives markets, said CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz at the ISDA Annual Japan Conference.

    Big Picture

    Effective Governance, Regulation Can Mitigate Cyber Risk: Moody’s

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/10/2019

    Regulators can help to mitigate the cyber threat by promoting contingency planning in banking and enabling information sharing among banks and regulators.

    Market Infrastructure

    FSB Reports on OTC Derivatives Reform Progress

    By Editors | 16/10/2019

    Comprehensive trade reporting requirements are in force in 23 of 24 FSB member jurisdictions, and authorities are increasingly making use of trade repository data.

    Securities / Derivatives

    Governance of OTC Derivatives Data Elements Finalised

    By Editors | 10/10/2019

    The FSB has now published the final governance arrangements for both the UTI and UPI, while CPMI-IOSCO has published the same for the other critical data elements.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Initial Margin Challenges Confronting Asian Markets

    By Purtini Joshi | 08/10/2019

    DTCC’s Purtini Joshi outlines three key challenges firms need to address to ensure compliance with Phase 5 and Phase 6 implementation of initial margin regulations.

    Market Infrastructure

    Indonesia Announces Rules for the Establishment of CCPs

    By Editors | 04/10/2019

    The new rules from Bank Indonesia will take effect from June 2020, but the first CCPs for derivatives markets are unlikely to be operational until 2023.

    JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER

    A daily selection of top stories from the Regulation Asia editorial team