The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a speech given by its chairman, Steven Maijoor, which explains the reasons why transparency is an essential ingredient of securities regulation and why it has been considered to be the traditional solution in response to market imperfection

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a consultation paper to seek comments on the draft legislative amendments to give effect to the revised regulatory regime for fund management companies, as well as additional proposals to further enhance the business conduct requirements.

As required by Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, the SEC has voted to propose a rule intended to prohibit certain material conflicts of interest between those who package and sell asset-backed securities (“ABS”) and those who invest in them.

The International Organisation of Securities Commisisons Commodity Derivatives Markets Supervisory Principles, which update and add to the 1997 Tokyo Communiqué, were developed in response to contemporary trends in commodity derivatives markets.