International Organization of Securities Commissions - IOSCO

✨ New Publication! IOSCO just released its Work Program for 2026. IOSCO’s key strategic priorities for 2026 are: 1️⃣ Strengthening Financial Resilience and Market Effectiveness, 2️⃣ Protecting Investors, 3️⃣ The Evolution of Public and Private Markets, 4️⃣ Technological Transformation, 5️⃣ Promoting Regulatory Cooperation and Effectiveness. And as always, IOSCO will work and engage closely with members, policymakers, market participants, other international organizations and global standard-setters such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD-OCDE), The World Bank and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to address emerging risks and shared global challenges, promote greater alignment in regulatory approaches, and support initiatives related to capital markets development. Watch IOSCO Board Chair Jean-Paul Servais explain more below and read the full work plan here: https://lnkd.in/e3C6iAHR

This week, IOSCO’s Committee on Issuer Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, together with its subcommittees, met in Rome for four days of in-depth technical discussions and collaborative engagement with key stakeholders. Kindly hosted by CONSOB, the meetings provided a vibrant platform to address pressing issues in corporate reporting, including audit quality, valuation methodologies, and evolving international regulatory developments. Participants were pleased to be welcomed by CONSOB Commissioner carlo comporti and Silvia Ulissi, Head of the Issuers’ Supervisory Division. Their opening remarks offered valuable perspective on the role of auditing and accounting within capital markets. IOSCO Board Chair Jean-Paul Servais gave concluding remarks in which he expressed his full support and recognition for the work led by the committee over the years and going forward. IOSCO is thankful to the host, Committee Chair Cameron McInnis, FCPA, CPA (Illinois), Committee Vice Chair Koichiro Kuramochi, and all participants for contributing to such a productive and constructive exchange.

IOSCO Board Chair Jean-Paul Servais participated to the 10th Afore Annual FinTech and Regulation Conference, which gathered over 400 participants in Brussels. During a conversation with Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jean-Paul Servais provided IOSCO’s perspective on the opportunities and challenges of innovation in financial markets, focusing on IOSCO’s ongoing work on digital assets, tokenization and AI. He also outlined the role IOSCO plays as a bridge-builder in fostering international coordination and limiting fragmentation.  Chair Servais also thanked Chairman Atkins for reaffirming his continued support and engagement with IOSCO’s work during their dialogue.

📝 Call for Papers! The International Law Association – Securities Regulation Committee (ILA-SRC), in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, IOSCO and the EBI - European Banking Institute, is organizing an international conference on Building Resilient Capital Markets in a Digital Era: A Legal and Regulatory Dialogue, on March 13, 2026 in Madrid. The event will bring together regulators, academics and practitioners to discuss how legal and regulatory frameworks can respond to rapid technological change, market innovation and systemic risk. In this context, early-career panels, co-organised with the European Banking Institute, aim to provide a dedicated forum for young researchers to present and discuss original research that engages critically with the conference themes. The panel is open to early career researchers, including PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers and other scholars who obtained their PhD within the last seven years. The panel is designed as a supportive and intellectually rigorous space, fostering dialogue between junior researchers and senior academics participating in the conference, and encouraging comparative, interdisciplinary and forward-looking perspectives. ⏰ Deadline: February 6th Find more about the call for papers: https://lnkd.in/e4wBHrfq Find out more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/dThQFfb6

💼 Is 2026 the year you join IOSCO? Beyond regular staff positions, IOSCO is always looking for secondees from its members organizations to join the Secretariat in Madrid for a few years, supporting IOSCO's work in various areas. Watch the video below to hear from both past and current secondees: Learn more: https://lnkd.in/en2SS9uG

🥇 IOSCO's most-read publication is our Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU). The IOSCO MMoU is a global framework that enables securities regulators to cooperate across borders through the exchange of information needed for investigations and enforcement actions in securities markets. Established in 2002, it has become a key tool in addressing cross-border misconduct and supporting the integrity of global financial markets. 🌍 The MMoU currently has 131 signatories worldwide, with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Belize joining most recently in December last year. Regulators have used the MMoU to share information more than 63,000 times since 2003, highlighting its key role in international cooperation. To respond to evolving technological, societal, and market developments, IOSCO launched the Enhanced MMoU (EMMoU) in 2017, offering additional enforcement powers and now counting 29 signatories. 📈 As cross-border activity continues to grow, the use of the MMoU and EMMoU is expected to increase further, reinforcing their importance in the years ahead. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gmPUrUuH

Rodrigo Buenaventura, Secretary General of IOSCO, joins Scott O'Malia and Nick Sawyer on ISDA's The Swap podcast to discuss IOSCO's work and the global regulatory agenda. They discuss AI, 24/7 trading, tokenization, capacity building, NBFIs, pre-hedging, and more. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/diufuv8k Learn more about IOSCO's capacity building: https://lnkd.in/emEB3UEX Read our latest reports: https://lnkd.in/eNK_C2td

☔ Investor Protection is a cornerstone of IOSCO's mandate. In 2025, as part of its Roadmap for Retail Investor Online Safety initiative, IOSCO launched an investors alerts portal, the International Securities & Commodities Alerts Network (I-SCAN). 🚨 This platform is dedicated to helping combat investment fraud globally and is a unique global warning system where any investor, online platform provider, bank or institution can check if a suspicious activity has been flagged for a particular company by financial regulators worldwide. I-SCAN enables investors and stakeholders to identify - in one place - firms or potential investments that have been reported as unlicensed or as a scam in their country or elsewhere in the world, potentially saving them from fraud. 🌎 It is already being used widely, with over 600,000 views and thousands of alerts submitted by IOSCO members. Make sure to check it if you have any doubt when making an investment decision: https://lnkd.in/e4afT3pU

🔎 Did you know? IOSCO's membership regulates more than 95% of the world's securities markets, with over 200 members from 130 jurisdictions. 🏦 Its governing body, the board, is made up of 35 securities regulators. Jean-Paul Servais, the Chair of Belgium’s FSMA, is the Chair of the IOSCO Board. The membership is represented through different committees: 👉 The Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) Committee, the largest Committee within IOSCO, represents more than 75% of the IOSCO membership, including ten of the G20 members. Dr Mohamed Farid Saleh, Financial Regulatory Authority FRA, is Chair of the GEM Committee. 👉 Four regional committees: 1️⃣ Africa/Middle-East (AMERC), chaired by H.E. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Securities & Commodities Authority, Official Account هيئة الأوراق المالية والسلع، الحساب الرسمي 2️⃣ Asia & Pacific (APRC), chaired by Julia Leung, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) 3️⃣ European Regional Committee (ERC), chaired by Jean-Paul Servais, FSMA 4️⃣ Inter-American Regional Committee (IARC), chaired by Lucia Buenrostro, Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores. 👉 Finally, the Affiliate Members Consultative Committee represent securities and derivatives markets and other market infrastructures, self-regulatory organizations, investor protection funds and compensation funds, as well as other bodies with appropriate interest in securities regulation. It is currently chaired by Andrew K. of CIRO / OCRI. 🌍 IOSCO’s General Secretariat is headquartered in Madrid, Spain and led by Secretary General Rodrigo Buenaventura. The Secretariat supports and coordinates the work of IOSCO and is comprised of permanent staff and members' secondees. Learn more about IOSCO: https://lnkd.in/eideZQ4B

The International Organization of Securities Commissions - IOSCO, the Program on International Financial Systems (PIFS), and Harvard Law School held today their 6th Annual Global Policy Development Seminar on The Rise and Future of Private Markets. Part of the IOSCO NEXTGEN capacity building program, this seminar brought together securities regulators and leading academics and practitioners in the field to explore the key policy issues related to the rise and future of private markets. From in-depth overview of private markets trends and their significance for capital markets, to detailed discussions on the causes and impact of this rise and the resulting policy considerations and approaches to private markets. Distinguished panellists from European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – France, UK Financial Conduct Authority and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission provided valuable insights into how regulators are approaching the rise of private markets, seeking to address potential risks and to achieve that these markets evolve in a way that supports fair and resilient capital markets globally. #privatemarkets #securitiesregulation #capitalmarkets #investorprotection #IOSCO #PIFS #iosconextgen