IOSCO definition

IOSCO means the International Organization of Securities Commissions which is a worldwide association of national securities regulatory commissions;

Examples of IOSCO in a sentence

  • The IOSCO Benchmark Principles aim to create an overarching framework of principles for benchmarks to be used in financial markets, specifically covering governance and accountability as well as the quality and transparency of benchmark design and methodologies.

  • Subsequent implementation reviews have found that widespread efforts are being made to implement the IOSCO Benchmark Principles by the majority of administrators surveyed.

  • The review noted that there has been a significant market reaction to the publication of the IOSCO Benchmark Principles, with widespread efforts being made to implement the IOSCO Benchmark Principles by the majority of administrators surveyed.

  • A review published by IOSCO in February 2015 of the status of the voluntary market adoption of the IOSCO Benchmark Principles noted that, as the benchmarks industry is in a state of change, further steps may need to be taken by IOSCO in the future, but that it is too early to determine what those steps should be.

  • IOSCO is the leading international policy forum for securities regulators and is recognized as the global standard setter for securities regulation.


More Definitions of IOSCO

IOSCO means the International Organisation of Securities Commissions."Net Asset Value" or "NAV" means the value of the Scheme Property of the Company or of any Sub-fund (as the context may require) less the liabilities of the Company (or of the Sub-fund concerned) as calculated in accordance with the Instrument of Incorporation."OEIC Regulations" means the Open-Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001 as amended or re-enacted from time to time."OTC" means over-the-counter: a derivative transaction which is not traded on an investment exchange."Register" means the register of Shareholders of the Company."Registrar" means Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited, or such other entity as is appointed to act as Registrar to the Company from time to time."Regulated Activities Order" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (SI 2001/544) as amended from time to time."Regulations" means the OEIC Regulations and the FCA Handbook (including the COLL Sourcebook), as amended."Scheme Property" means the scheme property of the Company or a Sub-fund (as appropriate) required under the COLL Sourcebook to be given for safekeeping to the Depositary."SDRT" means stamp duty reserve tax."Share" or "Shares" means a share or shares in the Company (including larger denomination shares, and smaller denomination shares equivalent to one thousandth of a larger denomination share)."Shareholder" means a holder of registered Shares in the Company."Sub-fund" or "Sub-funds" means a sub-fund of the Company (being part of the Scheme Property of the Company which is pooled separately) to which specific assets and liabilities of the Company may be allocated and which is invested in accordance with the investment objective applicable to such sub-fund."Switch" means the exchange where permissible of Shares of one Class or Sub-fund for Shares of another Class or Sub-fund."UCITS scheme" means a scheme constituted in accordance with the UCITS Directive (a European Directive relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities which has been adopted in the UK)."UCITS Directive" means the European Parliament and Council Directive of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS) (No. 2009/65/EC) as amended.
IOSCO means the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Értékpapír Felügyeletek Nemzetközi Szervezete).