International Organization of Securities Commissions

Basel Committee, IOSCO Publish Final Criteria for Securitisation Structures

By Editors | 27/07/2015

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have issued final criteria for identifying simple, transparent and comparable securitisation structures.

FSB Approaches Regulation of Asset Managers Cautiously

By Editors | 19/07/2015

The Financial Stability Board has said it would focus on addressing risks to market liquidity posed by the activities of asset managers rather than on imposing capital and liquidity requirements on the institutions themselves.

CPMI and IOSCO Begin First Level 3 PFMI Principles Assessment

By Editors | 13/07/2015

The start of the first Level 3 assessment of the implementation of the Principles for financial market infrastructures.

IOSCO Publishes Report on SME Financing Through Capital Markets

By Editors | 13/07/2015

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions on July 9 published a report providing recommendations for regulators to facilitate capital raising by small and medium sized enterprises in emerging markets.

IOSCO Publishes Consultation Paper on Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds

By Editors | 01/07/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report proposing an updated set of common international standards of best practice for investment funds.

HKEx to Revive Closing Auction System, Impose Volatility Controls

By Editors | 24/06/2015

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing board has approved two major reforms to regulate stock price movements to be implemented next year.

Asset Managers Do Not Pose Systemic Risk, Says Medcraft

By Editors | 23/06/2015

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft dismisses concerns that large asset managers pose a systematic risk to the financial system.

PFMIs Implementation Monitoring Assessment Report Shows Good Progress

By Editors | 16/06/2015

The second update to the Level 1 assessments of Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure implementation monitoring shows that good progress has been made by the 28 participating jurisdictions.

Global Financial Regulators Release New Report on Credit Risk Management

By Editors | 03/06/2015

Global financial regulators have cautioned financial institutions against over reliance on internal models for credit risk management and regulatory capital, urging them to evaluate risk with sophisticated modelling techniques.