Goal is to enhance investor protection
Periodic reports enhance investor protection
Revised standards due early 2011
Financial crisis has highlighted the critical role disclosure can play
Proposed principals set out methods to mitigate potential conflicts
Proposals tackle due diligence and liquidity risk
Improved transparency and oversight aimed at restoring investor confidence
Quebec’s securities regulator cautioned investors Wednesday about an organization called the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSC), which is not to be confused with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)).The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) says the IOSC website uses as logos and without authorization the shields of U.S. agencies such as the U.S. […]
The International Organization of Securities Commissions Wednesday released a report setting out good due diligence practices for investment managers.IOSCO’s Technical Committee put out the report, which contains guidelines aimed at assisting both investment management firms and regulators in assessing the quality of their due diligence concerning investments in structured finance instruments by retail investment funds.The […]
The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Technical Committee has published a final report setting out principles designed to guide exchanges, and their regulators, when considering outsourcing arrangements.The principles set out the factors that market operators should consider when deciding whether, and to whom, to outsource certain functions; and they are designed to assist market authorities […]