International

Clearing & Post-Trade

IOSCO Launches Information Repository for OTC Clearing

By Editors | 06/08/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has launched an information repository for central clearing requirements for OTC derivatives, giving regulators and market participants consolidated information on the clearing requirements of different jurisdictions.

Conduct, Culture & Accountability

HSBC Challenged by Rising Cost of Compliance

By Peter Guy | 06/08/2014

The future of banking will be entirely driven by regulation and managed by compliance officers.

Operational Risk

Financial Regulations Increasing Operational Risk

By Peter Guy | 05/08/2014

New regulations driving rapid data management changes.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Surveys Impact of Warehouses on Commodity Pricing

By Editors | 04/08/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) aims to explore ambiguities in the rules governing commodity warehouses as well as conflicts of interest due to their ownership, and how those affect the pricing of commodity derivatives.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Sees Regulatory Challenges amid Rising Social Media Use in Markets

By Editors | 29/07/2014

The growing use of automated advice tools and social media is presenting new challenges to regulators in their oversight of capital markets, the International Organization of Securities Commissions said in a new report.

Structural Regulation

IOSCO Seeks Improvement in TIBOR, Other Key Financial Benchmarks

By Editors | 23/07/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) asked administrators of Tokyo Inter-Bank Offer Rate (TIbor) and two other financial benchmarks to look into the soundness of their rate-setting approach in terms of the methodology’s design, data sufficiency and transparency.

Structural Regulation

China to Relax Foreign Ownership Control in Fund Industry

By Editors | 22/07/2014

China’s main financial regulator signalled a loosening of rules governing foreign control in fund companies.

Trading & Investment

Basel Committee, IOSCO to Review Development of Securitisation Markets Worldwide

By Editors | 08/07/2014

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions are leading a task force that will undertake a wide-ranging survey of securitisation markets worldwide.

Structural Regulation

Improving Regulatory Coordination and Cooperation – A 21st Century Approach

By Editors | 04/07/2014

Given that today’s global markets are inextricably linked, it is vital that global financial activities be regulated in a coordinated manner across borders.