The Financial Stability Board has released a background note which details its current thinking on the oversight and regulation of the shadow banking system.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued the revised Code on Collective Investment Schemes, together with its response to public feedback received from its public consultation on proposed amendments to the Code released in May 2010.

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010, federal financial regulatory agencies have requested public comment on a joint proposed rule to ensure that regulated financial institutions design their incentive compensation arrangements to take account of risk.

Issued for public consultation by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the new standards are designed to ensure that the essential infrastructure supporting global financial markets is even more robus