Events listed in [IOSCO] International Organization of Securities Commissions
Asset Management
consultation
IOSCO calls for inputs on Goodwill
ID 23817
IOSCO has published a Consultation on Goodwill, seeking input from market participants on addressing the risk of unrecognized impairment and related disclosures concerning accumulated goodwill balances resulting from business combinations. Indeed, the accumulated goodwill balance of the S&P 500 has more than doubled since 2008, reaching USD 3.7 trillion in 2021. Similarly, the European Union witnessed a nearly 50% increase in reported goodwill from ...
Asset Management
consultation
IOSCO Sets the Standard for Global Crypto Regulation
ID 23360
IOSCO has published a consultation report entitled Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets with detailed recommendations for jurisdictions on how to regulate crypto-assets. The report aims to improve global standards of regulation of crypto-assets and to address market integrity and investor protection issues. The proposed recommendations are principles-based and outcomes-focused, and they **cover the range of activities in crypto-asset markets that involv ...
Asset Management
report / study
IOSCO Encourages Regulators, Responsible Entities and Trading Venues to Review and ...
ID 23234
IOSCO has released guidelines entitled Good Practices Relating to the Implementation of the IOSCO Principles for Exchange Traded Funds, providing recommendations for ETFs on various aspects, including product structuring, disclosure, liquidity provision, and volatility control mechanisms. The guidelines aim to ensure the effective implementation of the Principles for the Regulation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF Principles), which were published in 2013 and cover a ...
Asset Management
report / study
IOSCO publishes a report to help its members enhance SPAC regulations
ID 23181
IOSCO has released its FR06/23 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies report, with the intention of supporting IOSCO members in their evaluation and enhancement of their strategies pertaining to these corporations. The report focuses on SPACs, which are publicly listed blank check companies that raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to finance a merger or acquisition of a private operating company. **The report outlines ...
Asset Management
information
IOSCO welcomes the initiative by the IAASB to seek early engagement and broad ...
ID 22949
IOSCO has welcomed the decision by the IAASB to move forward with the consultation on its proposed sustainability assurance standards. This move is part of the IAASB’s plan to establish an assurance framework for sustainability disclosures by the end of 2024. The purpose of this work is to promote consistency, comparability, and reliability of sustainability-related information provided to the market, thereby enhancing trust in ...
Asset Management
information
IOSCO Commits to Deliver on Sustainability Disclosures and Crypto Exchanges in 2023 ...
ID 22691
IOSCO has published its 2023-2024 Work Program, which outlines its priorities for the next two years. The program builds on ongoing priorities identified in the 2021-2022 Work Program, the internal workplans of the Board-level FSEG and Board-Taskforces, selected sectoral initiatives of IOSCO Board Committees, as well as new workstreams to emerge from Board discussions on the prioritization of IOSCO work. **The workstreams in this ...
Asset Management
report / study
IOSCO publishes final measures for regulators to consider in addressing emerging ...
ID 22588
IOSCO has released a Final Report on Retail Market Conduct. This report is a response to the changing macro conditions, demographic trends, and technological developments that have influenced the retail trading landscape The Retail Market Conduct Task Force of the IOSCO Board led the preparation of the report. This task force includes the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Central Bank of Ireland. ...
Asset Management
report / study
FR04/23 Report on International Work to Develop a Global Assurance Framework for ...
ID 22524
IOSCO recently released a report detailing the need for a global assurance framework for sustainability-related corporate reporting. The report reveals that stakeholders have expressed strong support for IOSCO’s leadership in coordinating and promoting consistency in sustainability-related reporting. IOSCO encourages engagement and capacity building within the reporting ecosystem to support the development of the global assurance framework. Currently, some issuers seek ...
Asset Management
report / study
IOSCO members report high level of implementation for Regulator’s Principles
ID 21911
On 15 February 2023, IOSCO issued a press release on the publication of the IOSCO Standards Implementation Monitoring (ISIM) for Principles (1-5) Relating to the Regulator, informing about the findings of the AC on the implementation of IOSCO’s first five principles of the IOSCO Principles Relating to the Regulator across most of the participating member jurisdictions. Indeed, these five Principles are part of [IOSCO’s ...
Asset Management
report / study
IOSCO revises its 2011 Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity ...
ID 21658
On 31 January 2023, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published a revised version of its Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives Markets, and seeking to support the physical commodity derivatives markets in providing their fundamental price discovery and hedging functions, while operating free from manipulation and abusive trading schemes. The aim of the revision is to ensure that these ...