PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bradley Berman
TI  - How Should Structured Product Issuers and Distributors Respond to the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks?
AID  - 10.3905/joi.2015.24.3.107
DP  - 2015 Aug 31
TA  - The Journal of Investing
PG  - 107--115
VI  - 24
IP  - 3
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/24/3/107.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/24/3/107.full
AB  - The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its final report on “Principles for Financial Benchmarks” in July 2013. The IOSCO Principles themselves do not impose a global standard, as their application is proportional to the size and risks posed by the relevant index. However, the IOSCO Principles may be a helpful “best practice” guide for an issuer or any of its affiliates that are index sponsors of a proprietary index. This article discusses how structured products issuers and distributors might respond to the IOSCO Principles.TOPICS: Mutual funds/passive investing/indexing, information providers/credit ratings