This document contains 24 principles to be observed by financial market infrastructures (systemically important payment systems, central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties and trade repositories) and five responsibilities of relevant authorities in regulating, supervising and overseeing these infrastructures.
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18 April 2012
The principles provide a framework for jurisdictions to set minimum acceptable underwriting standards so as to limit the risks that mortgage markets pose to financial stability and to better safeguard borrowers and investors. The report also sets out an implementation framework through which jurisdictions can apply minimum lending standards, and describes tools that could be used to monitor and supervise these standards.
2 February 2012
This report outlines recommendations that authorities should follow in establishing a mandatory clearing regime within their jurisdiction.
1 February 2012
A complete set of counter-measures against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation, covering the required legal, regulatory, and operational measures.
19 January 2012
Principles against which both the industry and regulators can assess the quality of regulation and industry practices concerning suspensions of redemptions.
Obligation of OTC derivatives contracts to be reported to trade repositories (TRs) in order to improve transparency, mitigate systemic risk and protect against market abuse in the OTC derivatives markets.
14 December 2011
The Guide aims to improve the availability and international comparability of general government and public sector debt statistics, to inform policymakers, financial markets, and other users.
1 December 2011
The good practices reflect what pension regulatory and supervisory authorities usually expect to examine when assessing the risk management of pension funds that use alternative investments and derivatives.
1 October 2011
This report intends to identify effective regulatory mechanisms and tools for the nominee account system, develop recommendations to better regulate nominee accounts and help regulators address relevant investor protection issues.
1 October 2011
This paper reviews the differential premiums systems used by deposit insurers and, where appropriate, suggests guidance in the form of principles and effective practices in order to enhance the differential premiums systems used by deposit insurers.