Reporting requirements are being eased for investors seeking to exercise shareholder rights in relation to corporate governance, executive pay and dividend policy.
January 23, 2020A new risk-based approach to quarterly reporting and stronger continuous disclosure requirements will apply from 7 February. The new whistleblowing office has also been established.
January 10, 2020A fourth and potentially final draft of China's new Securities Law has been submitted to the NPC Standing Committee's bimonthly session.
December 28, 2019Participants said the exponential growth in data volume means the financial services industry must consider implementing regtech as an 'imperative' to undertake risk management and compliance functions.
December 25, 2019The reports describe progress by IOSCO members to adopt legislation, regulation and other policies covering MMF and securitisation, considered priority reform areas by the G20.
October 3, 2019Both the revised leverage ratio treatment of client cleared derivatives and the revised disclosure requirements will come into effect in Hong Kong on 1 January 2022, in line with the BCBS timetable.
July 15, 2019The leverage ratio revision permits cash and non-cash forms of margin received from clients to offset the replacement cost and potential future exposure for client cleared derivatives.
June 28, 2019The A$3mn compensation programme follows an ASIC investigation which found that 114 retail investors lost money from investing in complex products based on improper advice.
April 16, 2019The second round of public consultation is open until 15 January, after stakeholders asked for more time to study the draft rules.
December 31, 2018The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision seeks to revise leverage ratio disclosure requirements to address arbitrage and window-dressing by banks.editors
December 14, 2018