Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 (111th Congress, 2010) resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.
European Commission: Solvency II resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
'Solvency II' will introduce economic risk-based solvency requirements across all EU Member States for the first time. These new solvency requirements will be more risk-sensitive and more sophisticated than in the past, thus enabling a better coverage of the real risks run by any particular insurer.
Solvency I
NAIC/AICPA Working Group resource Organizations & Associations OCEG Reviewed
National Association of Insurance Commissioners Committe Page:
The NAIC/AICPA Working Group addresses financial solvency issues and works with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) on various issues.
Implementation of the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act: Deadlines Created by the Statute for Select Regulatory Milestones resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
A breakdown of the regulatory implementation schedule as required by the Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act. Posted at Financial Stability.gov.
Japan, Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, FSA Web Site (English Version) resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
Texts, documents and amendments pertaining to Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, posted at the Financial Services Agency web site.
Japan, Financial Services Agency (FSA) (English Version) resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
The Financial Services Agency is responsible for ensuring the stability of Japan's financial system, protection of insurance policy holders, depositors, and securities investors. This includes oversight of financial institutions, securities transactions, business accounting standards and other issues regarding corporate finance.
Japan, FSA Newsletter (English Version, Published Monthly) resource Agency Guidances OCEG Reviewed
English translations of Japan's Financial Service Agency's )FSA) monthly newsletter begin with the October 2005 issue.
The FSA Newsletter explains important measures and policies that the Financial Services Agency announced, clarifies laws and ordinances or financial terms and so on.
Publication of the Revision on the Designation of the International Financial Reporting Standards for their Voluntary Application in Japan (2010) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
Introduction: The Financial Services Agency (FSA) completed the public consultation and updated the list of Designated International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), allowing all IFRSs and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) interpretations approved and issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) on or before December 31, 2009, to be used
Germany, DAX 30 (Deutscher Aktien IndeX), English site resource OCEG Reviewed
The DAX 30 is a German stock market index of the thirty main companies trading on the Frankfort Stock Exchange.
Future of Finance: Driving Business Value Through Performance of the Finance Function (Ernst & Young, 2010) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
Abstract - Finance performance improvement starts with framework. Amid signs of economic recovery, we suggest in "The Future of Finance" that CFOs establish and implement a holistic framework that identifies weaknesses and potential improvements, and which helps enable Finance to be more effective, lower costs and help deliver more value to the bottom line.
