INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

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Fireside Chat: Regulating Carbon Markets

By Editors | 02/11/2022

IOSCO’s Nathanail described the challenges across different jurisdictions in building functional, efficient and standardised carbon markets. She also discussed the incentives for jurisdictions to sell offset units to other countries, regulatory arbitrage issues, and the interplay between ETS schemes, VCMs, and carbon tax regimes.

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Panel 2: Regulation & Standardisation: A Global Push towards Transparent ESG Data and Ratings

By Editors | 31/10/2022

To increase oversight and accountability, regulatory bodies such as IOSCO and the FCA have proposed the standardisation of ESG data and ratings. With good governance, rules and regulations to decrease operational risk, this panel explores how new standards can impact banks and FIs in their ESG data analysis and reporting.

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Don’t Overlook the Value of LEI

By Joseph Capablanca | 28/10/2022

DTCC’s Joseph Capablanca discusses the importance of the LEI for improving transparency, cutting costs, and reducing operational risk in the global financial industry.

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IOSCO, IVSC to Work on Improving Global Valuation Practices

By Editors | 21/10/2022

IOSCO and IVSC will study international valuation approaches and ways to improve the quality of financial information available to investors.

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IOSCO Appoints New Chair, Two Vice Chairs to Board

By Editors | 20/10/2022

IOSCO’s new chair is Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of Belgium’s FSMA. The two new vice chairs are the FSA’s Ariizumi Shigeru and the CFTC’s Rostin Behnam.

Securities / Derivatives

Malaysia SC Signs Regional MMoU on Supervisory Cooperation

By Editors | 19/10/2022

Malaysia’s SC now has a cooperative arrangement on supervisory matters with regional counterparts in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Thailand.

Fintech / Regtech

IOSCO Offers Guidance on Curbing Online Misconduct

By Editors | 13/10/2022

IOSCO’s new report offers recommendations to address risks from online marketing and distribution of financial products targeting retail investors.

ESG / Sustainability

ISSB on Track to Finalise Standards in Q1 2023

By ESG Investor | 12/10/2022

The ISSB is listening to asset owner feedback on draft sustainability disclosure standards, according to Katie Schmitz Eulitt.

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EMIR Refit Technical Standards Published in Official Journal

By Editors | 12/10/2022

Under the standards, reporting of the CDE, LEIs, ISINs, UTIs and UPIs to trade repositories are mandated, in XML format using ISO 20022.