The Australian legal and regulatory framework for securities markets exhibits a high level of compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles. A few remaining concerns need to be resolved, including some identified in the 2006 assessment. Australian...

This technical note reviews the functioning and effectiveness of the regulation, supervision, and systemic risk monitoring of fintech in Japan. It focuses on the institutional arrangements for fintech monitoring, as well as the approach that the Japanese authorities have taken to review the...

The financial safety net framework in Botswana is incomplete, while crisis preparedness and management structures must be expanded.2 The Bank of Botswana (BoB) lacks an emergency liquidity support mechanism for commercial banks, bank resolution and liquidation remain under the Companies Act, and...