International Organization of Securities Commissions Publishes Final Report on Evolution of Market Structures

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published its final report on the evolution in the operation, governance, and business models of exchanges. The Report focuses on equity exchanges, but IOSCO considers that it may be of relevance to other types of trading venues and trading in other classes of financial instruments. In the report IOSCO describes and analyzes the changes in the structure and organization of exchanges and, in particular, their business models and ownership structure. IOSCO then outlines the impact of these changes on market structure, emphasizing the shift from traditional models to more competitive, cross-border, and diversified operations, whereby exchanges have become part of larger corporate groups, leading to resource-sharing and process consolidation. Finally, IOSCO discusses regulatory considerations and potential risks and challenges and outlines good practices that regulators may consider in the supervision of exchanges, particularly when they provide multiple services and/or are part of an exchange group. The good practices are complemented by a non-exhaustive list of regulatory and supervisory tools currently used in IOSCO jurisdictions to address the issues under discussion, which may serve as examples to other regulators.

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