Views on the integrity of global capital markets
From the state of corporate governance in Asia and integrated reporting globally to the United Kingdom’s launch of two new regulators in place of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), it’s time to span the corporate governance globe to review important developments from the month of April. Read more
Leave a Comment“While exchanges have a responsibility to provide fair and equal access to all market participants without violating public interest responsibility, they are dependent on a responsible financial ecosystem of lawyers, consultants, advisers, accountants, and managers of listed companies to avoid fraud by listed companies,” TMX Group CEO Thomas Kloet said recently at a program on “The Future of Exchanges.” Read more
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In the wake of a string of technological mishaps affecting the financial markets, the SEC recently proposed Regulation SCI to strengthen the controls, policies, and procedures surrounding market technology. Rhodri Preece, CFA, examines the proposal, which would require exchanges, significant alternative trading systems, clearing agencies, and plan processors to meet certain core technology standards. Read more
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A list of the top 10 most-read blog posts from the Market Integrity Insights blog in 2012. Read more
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Although the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region still goes somewhat unnoticed outside of Asia, these days a lot is brewing for investors in the region. Read more
Leave a CommentWith the volume of dark liquidity growing by nearly 50% over the past three years to account for approximately a third of total volume, there is a clear shift in the equity market structure away from trading on public exchanges and toward dark, or undisplayed venues. Read more
Leave a Comment Over the past decade, the trend toward larger volumes of equity-market transactions taking place away from public exchanges has led to concerns about investor access and competition with the traditional exchanges. In response, CFA Institute has published Dark Pools, Internalization, and Equity Market Quality. Read more
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The regulatory response to automated trading is stepping up with various initiatives globally to limit the propensity for errant technology to cause market instability. Such initiatives include tightening up controls over algorithms via more frequent and robust testing, regulatory authorisation and oversight, curbs on unfiltered electronic access to markets (such as by banning “naked” sponsored access), and more sophisticated circuit breakers to halt excessive trading volatility. Read more
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The European Commission has published key legislation aimed at enhancing the protection of retail investors, including the Packaged Retail Investment Products (PRIPs) regulation. Agnes Le Thiec, CFA, examines how the PRIPs regulation would benefit investors. Read more
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