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Regulation of Short Selling

IOSCO developed high-level principles for the effective regulation of short selling. These principles are designed to assist regulators in their consideration of a regulatory regime for short selling.

Due diligence and transparency regarding cover payment messages related to cross-border wire transfers

This document describes the supervisory expectations for the information that must be included in payment messages related to cover payments, the various mechanisms that must be used to ensure that complete and accurate information has been included in such messages, and the use that should be made of the information for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism purposes.

Funding of Deposit Insurance Systems

This IADI guidance paper examines various approaches to funding used by deposit insurers and suggests guidance on the design of funding mechanisms and other closely related features of deposit insurance system.

Public Awareness of Deposit Insurance Systems

The paper provides guidance on how to promote effective public awareness of deposit insurance system.

Guidance on Governance of Deposit Insurance Systems

This IADI guidance paper reviews the governance frameworks used by deposit insurers and, where appropriate, suggests guidance in the form of principles and effective practices in order to enhance the sound governance of deposit insurance systems.

Supervisory guidance for assessing banks’ financial instrument fair value practices

The principles in this document promote strong governance processes around valuations; the use of reliable inputs and diverse information sources; the articulation and communication of valuation uncertainty to internal and external stakeholders; the allocation of sufficient banking and supervisory resources to the valuation process; independent verification and validation processes; consistency in valuation practices for risk management and reporting purposes, where possible; and strong supervisory oversight around bank valuation practices.

Principles for Cross-Border Cooperation in Crisis Management

This document includes high-level principles for cross-border cooperation on crisis management between relevant authorities.

Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual

The sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) is an international statistical standard that provides guidance to IMF member countries in the compilation of balance of payments and international investment position statistics. The BPM6 is consistent with the concepts and definitions encompassed in the 2008 System of National Accounts.

IOPS Guidelines for the Supervisory Assessment of Pension Funds

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide pension supervisors with general supervisory approaches for the conduct of the supervisory process.

Generally Accepted Principles and Practices for Sovereign Wealth Funds (“Santiago Principles”)

The purpose of the Santiago Principles is to identify a framework of generally accepted principles and practices that properly reflect appropriate governance and accountability arrangements as well as the conduct of investment practices by SWFs on a prudent and sound basis.