IOSCO: Report: Task Force on Commodity Futures Markets - Report to the Financial Stability Board

International Organization of Securities Commissions

April 15, 2011

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published its "Task Force on Commodity Futures Markets - Report to the Financial Stability Board (Report)". The Report sets out IOSCO's current work on the supervision of commodity derivative markets, market transparency, and the ongoing monitoring of developments in OTC financial oil markets.

The Report was prepared in response to the G20's request in Seoul, November 2010, for an update to be provided to the Financial Stability Board on IOSCO's workstreams in support of the G20's aim of improving the regulation and supervision of exchange-traded, OTC derivative and physical commodity markets. It also outlines IOSCO's future plans and possible additional new areas of focus.