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ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
Rapid growth in Exchange Traded Products and growing concern about new synthetic variants has prompted international financial regulators to issue a discussion paper on whether and how the sector should be regulated. Exchange Traded Products (ETP) include ...

Rethink before you rebuild

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
As the world rebuilds its regulatory structures around the financial system, it needs to recognise that the system is an integrated network of ecosystems, not a set of independent machines. Speaking at yesterday's Melbourne Financial Services Symposium ...

ASIC outlines credit agency requirements

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Local credit rating agencies must hold an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence, properly manage conflicts of interest that arise and ensure employees are adequately trained from January next year following regulatory changes. The Australian Securities ...

PE managers should not mislead: IOSCO

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
In one of the more bizarre regulatory releases since the GFC, global regulatory group IOSCO has issued a report outlining guidelines for private equity managers stating that they should be honest and always act in their clients best interests. IOSCO ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
Tony D'Aloisio, chair at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has been nominated chair of the Joint Forum, a body that works closely with three of the biggest finance organisations in the world. The Joint Forum, which supports ...

IOSCO to impose new rule on FoHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) fund of hedge fund (FoHF) report on liquidity risk and appropriate due diligence could impact how the sector is regulated in the future, said a hedge fund expert. Following a consultation ...

IOSCO warns against structured products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
A major review into the causes of the sub-prime crisis has been released and its key message is that if fiduciaries don't understand structured products, they should not invest in them. The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has issued ...

Opposition slams govt short selling claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
The opposition has refuted Senator Nick Sherry's claim that the government action on short selling is in-line with the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) report, declaring the government misrepresented the report. Minister ...

IRESS signs Elston Partners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... management technology to investment firm Elston Partners. Under the arrangement, Elston Partners will be using IRESS (market data), IOS (trading and order management), IPS (portfolio administration, compliance, tax and reporting), XPLAN (client relationship ...

Age of the virtual super regulator

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
The creation of a 'super' regulator, in which securities commissions around the world agree to govern under a unifying set of principles that crosses national boundaries, might just be the key to prevent a repeat of the global financial crises. Speaking ...