International Content

Attached is our response to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Exposure Drafts for IFRS S1 General Requirement for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information, and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures.

On July 26, William Birdthistle, Director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, gave a speech on current issues and trends in investment management at the Practicing Law Institute Investment Management 2022 program.

On July 8, ICI Global submitted feedback to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on its Consultation Report proposing a set of good practices regarding the operation of ETFs and trading of ETF shares.

On 24 June 2022, the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released for public consultation the Interim Provisions on the Management of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds for Private Pension Investments (Draft for Comments) ("Draft Provisions").

In April, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a discussion paper on the corporate bond markets, focusing on their experiences during the COVID-19 induced market stress of March 2020.

ICI has filed a letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or "Commission") on the CFTC's proposed amendments ("Proposal") to its swap clearing requirements reflecting the cessation of LIBOR and certain other IBORs and the transition to alternative reference rates (i.e...

ICI made the attached submission (survey response and letter) and joined a coalition letter with other industry associations in response to a public consultation regarding an initiative to develop an EU-wide withholding tax regime.

On 12 May 2022, the Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT), convened by the Monetary of Singapore (MAS), published for public consultation the second version of its proposed taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions ("Singapore Taxonomy").

On 10 June 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) to enhance the regulatory tools available for effective enforcement.

The Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently revised the regulatory framework governing the establishment and operation of public fund management businesses in China.