The recommendations start with a proposal that regulators could consider focusing greater attention on the use of ESG ratings and data products and the activities of ESG rating and data products providers in their jurisdictions; followed by a set of recommendations addressed to ESG ratings and data products providers, setting out that they could consider a number of factors related to issuing high quality ratings and data products, including publicly disclosed data sources, defined methodologies, management of conflicts of interest, high levels of transparency, and handling confidential information; the recommendations also suggest that users of ESG ratings and data products could consider conducting due diligence on the ESG ratings and data products that they use within their internal processes; the recommendations close with suggestions that ESG ratings and data products providers, and entities subject to assessment by ESG ratings and data products providers could consider to improve information gathering processes, disclosures and communication between providers and entities subject to assessment.
IOSCO
1 November 2021
The recommendations aim to improve sustainability-related practices, policies, procedures and disclosures in the asset management industry, and include guidance on product disclosure, supervision and enforcement, terminology, and the relevant financial and investor education.
1 October 2021
The seven principles set out expectations for regulated entities that outsource tasks, along with guidance for implementation.
1 September 2021
The guidance measures propose guidance that member jurisdictions may consider adopting to address the conduct risks associated with the development, testing and deployment of AI and ML.
1 September 2020
This Report proposes Guidance to help IOSCO members address the risk of conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks during the debt capital raising process.
Official and private sector participants discuss effectiveness of COVID-related financial policy measures.
16 January 2020
IOSCO Recommendation: Market Authorities should consider requiring Trading Venues and their participants within their jurisdiction to synchronise, consistent with industry standards, the business clocks they use to record the date and time of any reportable event. Where they do so, business clocks should be synchronised to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Drawing on established national and regional regimes for measuring, collecting and analysing information related to leverage in funds, IOSCO has developed a two-step framework – the “Leverage Framework' – to facilitate more meaningful monitoring of leverage in funds for financial stability purposes in a consistent manner across jurisdictions.
9 October 2019
Focused guidance on governance arrangements for data elements of critical OTC derivatives
19 November 2018
A post-implementation evaluation of the effects of the G20 financial regulatory reforms.