Successful investors relations programs (IRP) feature direct communication between sovereign borrowers and market participants. The IIF Best Practices for Investor Relations help define the types of formal communication channels available to country authorities and guide the establishment of this connection with market participants.

The IIF has made a formal submission to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) responding to IOSCO’s January 17, 2022, consultation report on measures to address the risks from the digitalization of retail marketing and distribution of financial services and products.

Following a series of discussions with the Insurance Working Group (IWG), the IIF submitted its response to Phase 2 on January 21, 2022.

In November, the IIF responded to the European Commission’s public consultation on enhancements to public/private partnerships and cooperation across the EU for tackling financial crime. 

In this paper, the Institute of International Finance and Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP highlight four areas of focus where continued reform could build on the good work and progress already underway globally to help improve the effectiveness of the anti-financial crime framework.

The 2021 Principles Consultative Group (PCG) report features an interim report on updating the Principles for Stable Capital Flows and Fair Debt Restructuring based on contributions from PCG members. Changes in sovereign debt markets over the past decade, lessons learned from recent debt restructurings, the emergence of the DSSI and Common Framework, and the surge in investor interest in ESG considerations all underscore the need to update the Principles. 

This report takes stock of emerging public sector and banking industry practices on the topic of Scenario-based Climate Risk Measurement (SCRM). The Institute of International Finance (IIF) conducted a stock-taking exercise with 20 large member banks to gather industry experiences on SCRM exercises.