The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority today released the results of research into investment in illiquid assets by large APRA-regulated superannuation funds.

The Reserve Bank will provide a committed liquidity facility as part of Australia's implementation of the Basel III liquidity reforms.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released for consultation a discussion paper outlining its proposed implementation of the Basel III liquidity reforms in Australia.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has released performance data for individual superannuation funds, covering the eight-year period from 2004 to 2011.

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 Financial Services Authority and the UK Treasury have jointly published a consultation paper which follows the adoption of an Amending Directive on 24 November 2010, which revised both the Prospectus Directive and the Transparency Directive.

The Financial Services Authority has published a revised version of its brief guide to the European Union and its legislative process.

The practice alert focuses on risks of misstatement due to fraud that auditors might encounter in audits of companies with operations in emerging markets, auditors’ responsibilities for addressing those risks, and certain other auditor responsibilities under PCAOB auditing standards.

Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010 established a whistleblower program that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay an award to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the SEC with original information about a violation of the fed