International Organization of Securities Commissions

    Market Infrastructure

    ISDA Calls for Delay to Initial Margin Deadlines

    By Editors | 26/03/2020

    Without a delay, smaller entities will almost certainly be shut out of the derivatives market, denying them the ability to manage risk when they need it most, says ISDA chief Scott O’Malia.

    Fintech / Regtech

    Securities Market Principles Can Be Applied to Stablecoins: IOSCO

    By Editors | 25/03/2020

    Preliminary analysis concludes that the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures could apply to the global stablecoin arrangements, among other principles and standards.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ICMA Publishes Compendium of Global Sustainable Finance Initiatives

    By Editors | 24/02/2020

    Key international initiatives identified are the Equator Principles, the FSB TCFD Recommendations, the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, the NGFS, and the UN SDGs.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    IOSCO Offers Guidance on Regulating Crypto-asset Trading Platforms

    By Editors | 14/02/2020

    The report provides a toolkit of possible measures for key considerations relevant to authorities for regulating crypto-asset trading platforms.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    IOSCO Highlights Debt Market Concerns in Annual Work Programme

    By Editors | 31/01/2020

    The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority – corporate debt and leveraged loans.

    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Issues Final Report Recommending UTC Time Stamping of Trades

    By Editors | 20/01/2020

    Trading venues and their participants should synchronise the clocks they use for timestamping reportable events with coordinated universal time (UTC), IOSCO says.

    Market Infrastructure

    RBI Names Six ‘Significant’ Financial Benchmarks

    By Editors | 06/01/2020

    Financial Benchmarks India Pvt Ltd has three months to make an application to the RBI for authorisation to continue administering the benchmarks.

    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC Concludes Consultation on OTC Derivatives Margin Requirements

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2019

    IM requirements will be phased in for firms with AANA exceeding HK$375bn starting from 1 September 2020, the same date VM requirements take effect.

    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Offers Guidance on Reducing Conflicts in Debt Capital Raising

    By Editors | 18/12/2019

    The guidance includes proposed regulatory measures to address potential conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks that could arise in the debt capital raising process.

    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.

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