INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    BIS Publishes Results of Latest CBDC, Crypto Survey

    By Editors | 17/06/2024

    Central banks are now more likely to issue a wholesale CBDC than a retail CBDC within the next six years.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    Japan Carbon Market Study Group Holds First Meeting

    By Editors | 12/06/2024

    Discussions centred around ensuring certification organisations are reliable and whether IOSCO’s recommendations should be adopted.

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    Enforcement

    SFC Obtains Asset Freeze Orders from Canadian Regulator

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/06/2024

    The preservation orders were made to restrain the assets of a former Hong Kong CEO pursuant to the IOSCO EMMoU.

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    Market Infrastructure

    IOSCO Releases Final Report on Handling Market Outages

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/06/2024

    The report offers five good practices to improve trading venues’ preparedness for and resilience to market outages.

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    AML / KYC

    APAC Regulators Form New Anti-Scam Working Group

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 04/06/2024

    ASIC will lead the working group, which also comprises MAS and the FMA. The regulators will share more scam-related information and build up capacity and cooperation.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    IOSCO Sets Out Good Practices for Leveraged Loan, CLO Markets

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/06/2024

    The report provides an analysis of LL and CLO markets and sets out 12 good practices to support decision-making in these markets.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    MAS Issues Guidelines for New Derivatives Reporting Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 03/06/2024

    The guidelines focus on UTI generation and reporting, as well as re-reporting of contracts that haven’t yet matured when the new regime takes effect.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    IFRS Foundation Releases Adoption Guide for ISSB Standards

    By Editors | 29/05/2024

    The Jurisdictional Guide describes how different countries are approaching the adoption and other uses of the ISSB Standards.

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    ESG / Sustainability

    ICMA Proposes Draft Code for ESG Data Providers

    By Manesh Samtani | 17/05/2024

    The draft Code of Conduct was prepared by an ICMA-led industry working group that was sponsored by Hong Kong’s SFC.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    MAS Finalises Rules for New OTC Derivatives Reporting Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 14/05/2024

    The final regulations come into operation on 21 October 2024, introducing the UPI, UTI, CDE and ISO 20022 in reporting.

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