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Securities need a more standardised labelling procedure Securities research firm Morningstar has proposed that all managed products sold to investors should have increased and equivalent disclosure standards. The push comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attempts to introduce increased disclosure for mutual funds. In a comment letter sent to the regulator, Morningstar expressed its support for adding transparency and comparability to the mutual fund market by changing the ways securities are labelled, and creating standard metrics for calculating common investor considerations like duration.

Since the first drafts of post-crisis reforms appeared in government corridors, many have feared that lawmakers are too focussed on regulating the past. Some of the initiatives thrashed out during those first months – the G20's 2009 Pittsburgh agreement on centralised clearing for OTC derivatives, for example – are so sensible that their pre-2007 regulatory situation now seems inconceivable. But others – like the EU's clampdown on repo – suggest they are so intent on preventing yesterday's crisis that making, often misguided, changes at the margins is considered worthwhile use of their time.

The Kuwaiti government is developing new legislation which will allow it to issue a sovereign sukuk. The oil-dependent country is looking to diversify its funding sources amid crude oil prices' 50% drop over the past 12 months.

Asia's regulators are taking an increasingly proactive stance towards fintech development and its evolution. A group of Chinese authorities has come together to announce a set of regulations in this area, while the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has recently announced that it will invest in developments in this space.

Commentators around the world have speculated over the cause of the stock market crash, and the effects of the CSRC’s response. Here’s the view from Beijing

US in-house believe the Jobs Act should be extended to larger issuers. But the law alone won’t bring companies to market

The newly-liberalised sector had a disappointing first bid. Subsequent changes made by the regulator mean there is a better outlook for the second

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has recently issued guidance on what it considers to be significant Cyprus investment firms (CIFs) for regulatory purposes

The Egyptian Capital Market Law and its regulations (CML) has regulated the acquisition of listed stock and gaining control over listed entities

The Financial System Law that came in force in 2004 allowed banks of the Honduran banking system to ‘offer and provide any financial service via electronic means’