International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco)
Iosco secretary-general slams US and Europe as 'regulatory sharks'
Global securities regulator says both entities need to take a longer-term view
Asian index providers face hurdles meeting European equivalence regime
Index providers the latest part of the financial system to have European equivalency problems
Europe looking 'dysfunctional and extreme' over Esma equivalency procedure
No guarantee of equivalence being granted to Asian clearing houses
Iosco outlines concerns over Esma assessment of Asian CCPs
Ashley Alder says European cross-border CCP regulation is not relevant to Asian markets
Iosco report exaggerates hedge fund leverage, critics claim
A report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions on the systemic risk posed by hedge funds lacks substance, industry participants claim
Bank of England calls for greater transparency on CCP margin modelling
CCPs should have complete transparency on risk to prevent margin-related failures
Asia Risk Congress: Iosco's Singh calls for global regulatory institution
Global regulations need a worldwide regulatory body to monitor to them
Extraterritoriality and the rebalancing of the global economy
Border controls
Structured Products Asia: Professional investor definition sparks debate
Enter the professionals
Legal uncertainty over netting in China threatens Shanghai QCCP status
Foreign banks operating in China's OTC markets face punitive capital charges
European CCP rules stricter than US, says Eurex Clearing chief
Thomas Book, chief executive of Eurex Clearing, says it remains to be seen whether the standards for central counterparties set in Europe will be matched around the globe
CME default fund contributions likely to rise following CFTC move
A change in CFTC rules could lead to clearing members having to increase default fund contributions at CME and other US CCPs
CPSS, Iosco and FSB publish reports on FMIs
CPSS and Iosco says member states are making ‘substantial progress’ towards establishing their principles for financial market infrastructures
RBI policy document pushes CCIL closer to QCCP status
Indian regulator takes explicit responsibility for supervising the Mumbai-based clearing house
Iosco softens index approach on final benchmark principles
The structured products industry has welcomed Iosco's publication of benchmark principles that promote softer treatment for equity indexes
Redwood: ETF transparency is vital
On the right track
ETF providers seek to manage regulatory pressure
A light at the end of the tunnel
Iosco calls for regulators to address counterparty risk on ETFs
Point and Counterpoint
Iosco letter to EC ‘strongly recommends’ PFMI standards for non-EU CCP recognition
International frameworks for CCPs should be the primary source of jurisdictional equivalence assessments, according to Iosco's Alder.
Proprietary indexes under scrutiny as banks keep their insights secret
Indexing in the dark
Substituted compliance requires global oversight, warns Iosco’s Wright
Substituted compliance unlikely to work without a global body to settle disputes, says Iosco secretary-general
PRAs under attack amid market manipulation investigations
Price reporting agencies (PRAs) are facing intense scrutiny from regulators, amid renewed allegations that their widely used price indexes are being manipulated by unscrupulous energy traders. Will the PRAs be forced to change their ways? Alexander…