‘IOSCO says report on implementation of G20 recommendations to strengthen securities markets’

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a report on the implementation of the G20/FSB post-crisis recommendations, saying the report is aimed at strengthening global securities markets. The Implementation Report: G20/FSB Recommendations related to Securities Markets was prepared by IOSCO’s Assessment Committee and is designed to provide further clarity on […]

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G20 issues framework for disclosure of climate-related risks, opportunities

A global task force set up by the G20 has developed a voluntary framework for companies to disclose the financial impact of climate-related risks and opportunities, drawing support from more than 100 companies with $11 trillion of assets. There are concerns in the financial community that assets are being mispriced because the full extent of […]

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EU admits G20 economies will miss extra growth target

European Union finance ministers admitted on Saturday that the world’s 20 biggest economies (G20) will miss their target of generating additional economic growth through reforms by 2018 and called for reflection on why they have failed. G20 economies agreed in 2014 to boost growth in their economies by at least an additional 2 percent over […]

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