International regulatory and enforcement cooperation
In all its activities ob体育 works closely with a range of international organisations, foreign regulators and law enforcement agencies. ob体育 makes and receives international requests in relation to investigations, compliance and surveillance, policy research, delegations and licensing/due diligence and general referrals. The International Cooperation Requests team manages these operational requests on behalf of ob体育.
Many international organisations and foreign regulators make requests for assistance under international cooperation agreements including the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding and other bilateral Memoranda of Understanding. Where authorised ob体育 uses the Mutual Assistance In Business Regulation Act 1992 to exercise compulsory powers to obtain documents, information or testimony on behalf of foreign regulators.
In the 2011鈥�2012 financial year ob体育 dealt with 429 requests from foreign regulators.
ob体育 publications, describing ob体育 policies and actions, including ob体育 Annual Reports and regulatory documents are available on the ob体育 website.
Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) concerning international cooperation
ob体育 is a signatory to the , and 聽as well as numerous MOUs and other international agreements. These documents outline the relationship between the signing parties with regard to mutual assistance and the exchange of information for the purpose of enforcing and regulating with the respective laws and regulations of the signing authorities.
MOUs and other international agreements to which ob体育 is a signatory