International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco)
Six Securities Services names Wieland as clearing chief
Urs Wieland has been named CEO of Six Securities Services
US energy speculation investigation begins anew
US oil & gas price fraud committee to probe trader and investor activity
Isda AGM: clearing regionalisation comes with costs, warn Shirvani and O'Connor
Outgoing and incoming Isda chairs warn multiple CCPs with divergent standards will threaten market liquidity
CFTC urged to raise bar for CCP stress tests
Market participants say CFTC proposals should be more detailed, more prescriptive
CPSS-Iosco proposes risk standards for CCPs
Central counterparties should be ready for failure of one or two largest customers, regulators suggest
Iosco draws systemic risk roadmap for securities regulators
International Organisation of Securities Commissions sets out ways in which securities authorities can help control systemic risk
Securities regulators at odds over OTC shift to trading platforms
Iosco members fail to agree on whether organised trading platforms for derivatives should source liquidity from multiple institutions.
Martin Wheatley leaving the HK SFC next year
The SFC's first chief executive, Martin Wheatley, will leave the commission in the middle of next year.
Canada ponders best route to derivatives clearing
Dealers and regulators are in separate discussions on over-the-counter derivatives clearing.
Iosco names new technical head
Dutch regulator Hans Hoogervorst will take the chair of Iosco's technical committee this week.
Dealers and legislators left disappointed by CPSS-Iosco recommendations
Proposals on risk management by CCPs should be more detailed, say participants
Industry disappointed by lack of clout in CCP standards
Dealers complain a long-awaited draft of standards for derivatives clearing platforms fails to address key issues.
Waiting for CCP standards
Proposed standards for central counterparties clearing over-the-counter derivatives will be published in May, tackling contentious issues such as governance, margin practices and default management. Dealers are anxious to ensure the standards are…
Dealers warn of risks of forced allocation in OTC clearing
Clearing houses could cause large losses for their members if they don't put limits on portfolio allocation, dealers think.
European Commission admitted to CPSS/Iosco working group on CCPs
The EC says its seat on the steering committee will help keep global regulation coherent.
Bucking the trend
Ranjit Ajit Singh, managing director of the Securities Commission of Malaysia and Iosco chairman, is a rarity among financial supervisors: he favours market deregulation and the use of more risk management tools such as derivatives. Harry Thompson reports
Iosco recommends compulsory registration of hedge funds
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Iosco recommends compulsory registration of hedge funds
Hedge funds and fund managers should be subject to mandatory registration and an international system of oversight should be established for the hedge fund industry, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions' (Iosco) Technical Committee…