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Financial markets megaregulator

25.10.2019 16:12 / The Bank of Russia

Self-regulation in financial market: current state and prospects The Bank of Russia has analysed the results of the work undertaken by self-regulatory organisations (SROs) of non-bank financial institutions and invites professionals and experts to discuss the prospects of self-regulation in the financial market.

14.10.2019 18:11 / The Bank of Russia

Bank of Russia to reduce regulatory burden on banks As part of its efforts to reduce the regulatory burden on market participants, the Bank of Russia is looking into the abolition and simplification of certain regulatory requirements.

14.10.2019 18:09 / The Bank of Russia

Russia to roll out national green finance standards Russia is on course to receive national rules and standards for green financial instrument verification. This follows from the Concept of Building a Methodological Framework in Russia to Advance Green Financial Instruments and the Responsible Financing Projects, drafted by the Expert Council for the Long-term Investment Market attached to the Bank of Russia.

16.09.2019 18:59 / The Bank of Russia

Bank of Russia outlines information security priorities The Bank of Russia Board of Directors has approved the Guidelines for the Advancement of Information Security in the Financial Sector for 2019–2021. The document is intended to specify the regulator’s objectives as regards the efforts to ensure financial market stability and improvements in its information security. The Bank of Russia’s Information Security Department acts as the relevant competence centre.

11.09.2019 19:09 / The Bank of Russia

Optimising regulatory burden: joint efforts of Bank of Russia and financial market participants The Bank of Russia has suggested that the professional community analyse the effective regulatory framework of the financial market in order to reveal outdated and excessive regulations.

Corporate and contract law

04.12.2018 17:33 / The Bank of Russia

Russian public companies step up action to implement Corporate Governance Code principles In 2017, the extent to which Corporate Governance Code principles are operationally implemented (understood as implemented at 75%) by national public companies grew 26 pp from 2015, the year the study commenced. Also, the period saw a more than threefold reduction in the number of entities with less than 50% compliance with the Code principles. These are the findings of the Bank of Russia's Review of Corporate Governance Practices at Russian Public Companies.

Improvement of corporate governance

04.12.2018 17:33 / The Bank of Russia

Russian public companies step up action to implement Corporate Governance Code principles In 2017, the extent to which Corporate Governance Code principles are operationally implemented (understood as implemented at 75%) by national public companies grew 26 pp from 2015, the year the study commenced. Also, the period saw a more than threefold reduction in the number of entities with less than 50% compliance with the Code principles. These are the findings of the Bank of Russia's Review of Corporate Governance Practices at Russian Public Companies.