International Organization of Securities Commissions

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.

Securities / Derivatives

IOSCO Publishes Updates on MMF, Securitisation Regulation

By Editors | 03/10/2019

The reports describe progress by IOSCO members to adopt legislation, regulation and other policies covering MMF and securitisation, considered priority reform areas by the G20.