In December 2010, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited started a consultation on the review of the Code on Corporate Governance and Associated Listing Rules. This report details the amendments to the Corporate Governance Code emanating from feedback to the consultation paper.

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 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released for consultation a discussion paper introducing its proposals for prudential standards for the superannuation industry.

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.