The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published the final report on pre-hedging, final report on ESG indices as benchmarks, consultation report on recommendations for secondary market disclosure and a statement on the Importance of high-quality valuation information in financial reporting as part of its 2025 workplan. The reports address key regulatory challenges in financial markets and aim to promote consistent standards, investor protection and market integrity across jurisdictions.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a report discussing good practices to improve trading venues’ resilience in case of market outages. It sets out key findings from recent market outages and five good practices to assist regulators, trading venues and market participants in preparing for, and managing, future market outages in order to improve market-wide resilience.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a Thematic Review assessing the implementation of its 2013 recommendations on technological challenges to market surveillance across 34 member jurisdictions. The review found significant progress but highlighted concerns about some regulators' lack of capabilities and the absence of regular surveillance reviews. Issues with data collection across multiple trading venues and cross-border surveillance were also noted. IOSCO emphasises the need for securities regulators to maintain robust organisational and technical capabilities to address market abuse and adapt to technological advancements. The review assesses how regulators and trading venues utilise technology for monitoring markets, identifying key challenges and good practices in areas such as data quality, system capacity, and cybersecurity. Recommendations were provided to enhance market surveillance capabilities.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a report on the sustainable bond market through its Sustainable Finance Taskforce. Drawing on research, literature reviews, member surveys, and a roundtable discussion with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the report incorporates input from a diverse range of international regulators, including representatives from the Ontario Securities Commission and the Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt. The document charts the development of sustainable bonds over nearly two decades and notes that by 2024 the cumulative issuance of green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds exceeded $US5.7trn. It distinguishes these instruments from traditional bonds by examining differing funding mechanisms—such as use-of-proceeds bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, and transition bonds—and by highlighting their unique characteristics and associated risks. The report further outlines regulatory considerations aimed at mitigating market risks and enhancing investor protection.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a report on how transition plans disclosures can support the objectives of investor protection and market integrity. The report shares challenges and key findings which point towards a series of coordinated actions for IOSCO and other stakeholders to consider in the future.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published an updated statement on non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial measures. The statement is intended to assist issuers in providing clear, decision-useful disclosures to investors and other users, while minimising the potential for confusion or misrepresentation. This update builds on IOSCO’s previous statements from 2002 and 2016. IOSCO states that it reinforces its commitment to improving the quality, consistency and comparability of financial disclosures to mitigate risks for users of financial information.

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has issued a report detailing its focused implementation assessment of the framework governing the monitoring and oversight of the Commodity Derivatives Markets. The review, prompted by recent market turbulence, focused on five selected principles tackling extreme fluctuations in commodity markets, transparency of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, and orderly operations of commodity derivatives trading.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published an updated Workplan for 2024, which directly supports its overall two-year Work Program published on 5 April 2023 (Work Program 2023/24). New workstreams are announced to reflect increased focus on AI, tokenisation and credit default swaps, as well as additional work on transition plans and green finance.

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a set of updated outsourcing principles for regulated entities that outsource tasks to service providers. The updated Principles on Outsourcing are based on the earlier Outsourcing Principles for Market Intermediaries and for Markets, but their application has been expanded and now includes trading venues, intermediaries market participants acting on a proprietary basis and credit rating agencies.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has updated its 2015 paper on credible deterrence in the enforcement of securities regulation. It aims to highlight useful enforcement practices and powers adopted by various regulatory authorities around the world to promote and encourage credible deterrence of misconduct.

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