International

IOSCO Publishes Peer Review of Regulation of Money Market Funds

By Editors | 05/09/2015

Report describes implementation progress made by 31 jurisdictions in adopting legislation, regulation and other policies in relation to money market funds.

CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Harmonisation of OTC Derivatives Data Elements

By Editors | 05/09/2015

Focuses on a first batch of key data elements, other than UTI and UPI, that are considered important for consistent and meaningful aggregation on a global basis.

Good Regulation vs. Bad Instrument

By Peter Guy | 25/08/2015

Credit default swaps were the market’s equivalent of a nuclear meltdown. Now they are coming back. Will any amount of regulation prevent the next big one?

CPMI-IOSCO Consult on Unique Transaction Identifier Harmonisation

By Editors | 20/08/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions have published a consultative report on the harmonisation of the Unique Transaction Identifier for OTC derivatives.

Believe It – More Fund Management Regulation Coming

By Peter Guy | 19/08/2015

Resistance by Fidelity Investments and BlackRock is futile. Large fund managers pose a systemic risk in their own way.

Regulatory Initiatives Responsible for Declining Bond Market Liquidity

By Editors | 13/08/2015

The Global Financial Markets Association and the Institute for International Finance have released a new report from PwC on the state of global debt market liquidity, urging regulators to revisit parts of the post-financial crisis supervisory framework.

Proprietary Trading: It’s Still Out There

By Peter Guy | 10/08/2015

The Volker rule was supposed to end proprietary trading, but it has only found a new home inside banks.

IOSCO Seeks Greater Post-Trade Transparency for Credit Default Swaps

By Editors | 10/08/2015

The International Organization of Securities Commissions publishes its final report on mandatory post-trade transparency for the CDS market.

Stable Funding is Key to Business Expansion, says Wolters Kluwer

By Editors | 07/08/2015

Banks should be cautious expanding their business and avoid over-reliance on wholesale funding, according to a white paper by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services.