The Central Bank of Ireland has launched a new risk-based supervision framework, PRISM (Probability Risk and Impact SysteM) over regulated firms.

In stage two of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's review of the financial advice industry, ASIC intends to provide a questionnaire to 30 of the largest financial service licensees that will include specific questions on licensee business models, training of representatives,

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has released a report which analyses the trading of over-the-counter derivatives.

The purpose of the report was to evaluate, in light of the 2003 IOSCO Principles Regarding the Activities of Credit Rating Agencies, several of the recent regulatory initiatives that impact or will shortly impact credit rating agencies whose ratings are used for regulatory purposes in multiple juris

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has released a paper which aims to promote discussion among regulators on the ways systemic risk comes under their mandates, and to give them insights into how they can identify, monitor, mitigate and manage systemic risk.

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.

The International Organisation for Securities Commissions analyses the most significant technological developments and related micro-structural issues that have arisen in financial markets in recent years, notably high frequency and algorithmic trading, and their impact on market structure, particip

The Financial Services Authority has published its Board’s Report on “The Failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland” which describes the errors of judgement and execution made by Royal Bank of Scotland executive management which resulted in its failure.

The Consultation sets out the Financial Services Authority’s proposed guidance to product providers on their internal systems and controls relating to the development, design, marketing and distribution of structured products.