INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

Market Infrastructure

IOSCO Redirects Work Programme to Focus on Covid-19 Impacts

By Editors | 09/04/2020

IOSCO resources will be redeployed to focus on matters directly impacted by Covid-19, including to examine market-based finance, investment funds and central clearing.

Market Infrastructure

Indonesia Has Adopted Measures to Implement PFMI: CPMI-IOSCO

By Editors | 09/04/2020

Since the 2019 update, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have finished adopting measures that will enable them to implement the PFMIs for all financial market infrastructure types.

Capital / Liquidity

BCBS, IOSCO Extend Initial Margin Deadlines by One Year

By Editors | 05/04/2020

With the extension, phase 5 implementation will take place on 1 September 2021 and phase 6 implementation on 1 September 2022.

Big Picture

Short-selling Bans Fail to Achieve Positive Effects: WFE

By Manesh Samtani | 31/03/2020

In Asia, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia have imposed short-selling bans, while Thailand, Taiwan and India have tightened their rules to make the practice more difficult.

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.