INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

    Market Infrastructure

    Capital Regime a Key Impediment to Accessing Central Clearing

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/09/2018

    FIA, IFF and GFMA said in a consultative response that the current capital regime overstates the risks of client clearing and raises the costs of providing client clearing services.

    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI, IOSCO Consult on Governance of OTC Derivatives Data

    By Editors | 20/08/2018

    New consultative document identifies key criteria, functions and bodies for the governance arrangements for critical OTC derivatives data elements data, other that UTI and UPI.

    Market Infrastructure

    FSB, BIS, IOSCO Study Highlights Central Clearing Interdependencies

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/08/2018

    FSB, CPMI, IOSCO and BCBS find continued concentration of prefunded financial resources at small number of CCPs; exposures to CCPs also concentrated among small number of clearing members.

    Market Infrastructure

    CFTC to Simplify Registration Exemption Process for non-US Clearing Firms

    By Editors | 10/08/2018

    CFTC proposal seeks to make it easier for non-US firms to navigate the process for obtaining exemptions from registration as derivatives clearing organisations.

    Market Infrastructure

    Standard-setting Bodies Consult on Incentives to Centrally Clear OTC Derivatives

    By Editors | 09/08/2018

    FSB, BCBS, CPMI and IOSCO consultative document suggests some aspects of regulatory reform may not incentivise provision of client clearing services.

    Market Infrastructure

    IOSCO Issues Recommendations on Managing Extreme Volatility

    By Editors | 02/08/2018

    IOSCO believes volatility control mechanisms support the goal of ensuring markets are fair, efficient and transparent, thereby increasing market integrity and investor confidence.

    Market Infrastructure

    CPMI-IOSCO Report Shows PFMI Implementation Progress

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/07/2018

    21 of 28 jurisdictions self-attest to full implementation of PFMI; South Korea’ implementation gap relates to trade repositories, while Indonesia’s relates to clearing and settlement systems.

    Market Infrastructure

    SGX Proposes Clearing House Enhancements for Managing Defaults

    By Editors | 23/07/2018

    Proposals include introduction of auction protocol for liquidating defaulted derivatives clearing members’ positions, with a mechanism to distribute the resulting losses.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Crypto Assets Come Under International Regulatory Scrutiny

    By Garima Chitkara | 19/07/2018

    The FSB submitted a report to the G20 detailing a framework to monitor potential contagion risks and wealth effects arising from crypto-assets.

    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong SFC Releases 2017-18 Annual Report

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/07/2018

    Highlights for the year include progress on MIC regime, guidance on online trading platforms, and regulatory collaboration with other agencies.

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