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IOSCO Appoints Belgium FMSA’s Jean-Paul Servais as Chair

Servais replaces Ashley Alder, the CEO of Hong Kong SFC, as Chair.
15 securities regulators signed IOSCO's MMoU or EMMoU during the Annual Meeting.

Friday, 21/10/2022 | 15:37 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo

Regulation

IOSCO and BIS Call for ‘Same Risk, Same Regulation’ for Stablecoins

The guidance acknowledged the advantages of stablecoins over existing payments infrastructure.
However, there are several risks associated with stablecoins.

Wednesday, 13/07/2022 | 08:59 GMT by Arnab Shome

Executive Moves

IOSCO Re-Elects Hong Kong’s SFC CEO as Chair of Board

Ashley Alder has been appointed as IOSCO’s Chair for the 2020-2022 term.

Wednesday, 10/06/2020 | 05:42 GMT by Celeste Skinner

Regulation

IOSCO Publishes Report to Enhance Retail Investor Protection

The association suggests a number of ways that regulators can improve investing for retail investors.

Tuesday, 02/04/2019 | 12:49 GMT by Celeste Skinner

Regulation

SFC Signs on to IOSCO's Cross-Border Regulation Plans

Signatories to the EMMoU will be able to extend their regulatory reach across the globe

Friday, 11/05/2018 | 12:21 GMT by David Kimberley

Regulation

Central Counterparties Fail to Live Up to PFMI Expectations

The Committee On Payments and Market Infrastructures found that most firms had made no progress in the past three years

Thursday, 03/05/2018 | 15:39 GMT by David Kimberley

Exchanges

ICE Benchmark Administration Launches Crowdsourcing Facility for ISDA SIMM

The new facility will help market participants meet new margin BCBS-IOSCO rules for non-cleared derivatives.

Sunday, 04/09/2016 | 05:53 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

News

Overwhelming Majority of Stock Exchanges are Interested in Blockchain

84% of World Federation of Exchanges survey respondents are either investigating blockchain technology or already pursuing it.

Thursday, 25/08/2016 | 12:23 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Regulation

BIS Releases Report on Cyber Guidance Amid Global Security Risks in Finance

Published by IOSCO and CPMI, the guidance supplements prior standards on cyber risks.

Wednesday, 29/06/2016 | 16:39 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Regulation

IOSCO and IFRS Foundation Introduce Protocols To Facilitate Transparency

The two organisations are boosting their cooperation towards achieving high quality standards for the global capital markets.

Wednesday, 01/06/2016 | 12:08 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff

Executive Moves

Hong Kong SFC CEO Ashley Alder Appointed to Chair IOSCO Board

Ashley Alder was recently vice chair of IOSCO's Board and is now its chairman.

Friday, 13/05/2016 | 15:45 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Analysis

World's Regulators to Consider Global Passporting as Cross-Border Solution

The International Organization of Securities Commissions is offering global policy makers the example of MiFID license passporting in the EU as one of three possible tools to adopt for cross border regulation.

Wednesday, 26/11/2014 | 13:45 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Analysis

ICAP Adopted IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks Ahead of European Legislation

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has issued a list of principles for financial benchmarks set to prevent further market manipulation cases such as the Libor scandal and ICAP complied.

Wednesday, 06/08/2014 | 14:06 GMT by Avi Mizrahi

Regulation

Forex Probe Update: Germany's BaFin Says It Found Clear Evidence of FX Manipulation

Raimund Röseler, Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision at BaFin, explained to the media during the regulators' annual press conference that it had solid evidence of FX market manipulation, as the probe evolves.

Tuesday, 20/05/2014 | 13:45 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Regulation

FSMA Warns BFXoption.com is Out of Options in Belgium

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has alerted the public last week that the company BFXoption is not regulated nor authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium.

Monday, 14/04/2014 | 17:45 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Regulation

Thomson Reuters Creates Subsidiary to Govern Benchmarks Ahead of Regulatory Deadline

Thomson Reuters has unveiled the Thomson Reuters Benchmark Services Limited (TRBSL), a subsidiary aimed at managing and overseeing financial benchmarks that were previously the target of LIBOR manipulation.

Monday, 10/03/2014 | 10:44 GMT by Jeff Patterson

Regulation

Off-Exchange Moving On-Exchange as Centralized Trading and Reporting Kick-In

The off-exchange derivatives space transitions to an on-exchange model as centralized reporting in Europe started with EMIR, and the U.S. prepares for SEF trading to be mandated as of next week, for certain asset classes.

Friday, 14/02/2014 | 09:10 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

Technology

CLS Group Raises £160M to Help Meet Its Expected Regulatory Capital Increases

As some of the new Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) standards are expected to go into effect, as set forth from the IOSCO and BIS, increased capital was needed to help meet anticipated obligations.

Monday, 02/12/2013 | 21:11 GMT by Steven Hatzakis

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