Issuers should be required to make certain periodic reports, such as annual reports and other interim reports, in which certain prescribed disclosures must be provided at regular intervals to the public.
IOSCO
1 February 2010
1 September 2009
IOSCO developed recommendations in relation to Unregulated Financial Markets and Products, in particular to securitisation and credit default swap markets.
1 July 2009
Outsourcing poses important challenges to the integrity and effectiveness of the financial and capital markets and for the market authorities.
IOSCO establishes good practices in relation to investment managers' due diligence when investing in structured finance instruments.
1 June 2009
This report contains six high level principles on the regulation of hedge funds including mandatory registration, appropriate disclosures and sharing of information.
1 June 2009
IOSCO developed high-level principles for the effective regulation of short selling. These principles are designed to assist regulators in their consideration of a regulatory regime for short selling.
The Monitoring Group, a group of international regulatory bodies and related organizations committed to advancing the public interest in areas related to international audit quality, announces the adoption of a formal Charter.
1 July 2008
The documents review credit risk transfer (CRT) activity on the basis of a number of interviews and discussions with market participants, and include recommendations to improve risk management practices, disclosure, and supervisory approaches for CRT.
Following publication of the CRA Principles, IOSCO decided to develop a more specific and detailed code of conduct giving guidance on how the Principles could be implemented in practice. This Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies is the fruition of this exercise.
1 November 2007
This document sets out principles for valuing the investment portfolios of hedge funds that are designed to mitigate the structural and operational conflicts of interest that may arise between the interests of the hedge fund manager and the interests of the hedge fund.