IOSCO to conduct week-long campaign for investors' awareness

Global body of capital markets regulator IOSCO today said it will hold a week-long campaign starting October 2 to promote greater investor education and protection worldwide.
IOSCO securities regulators and its other members on six continents will provide a range of activities from 2-8 October 2017, like launching investor-focused communications and services, promoting contests to increase awareness of investor education initiatives.
Among others, they would organise workshops and conferences, and conduct local/national campaigns in their own jurisdictions, IOSCO said in a statement.
IOSCO (International Organisation of Securities Commissions) is the leading international policy forum for securities regulators and is recognised as the global standard setter for securities regulation. The Indian markets regulator Sebi is a member of IOSCO.

"World Investor Week is a week-long, global campaign for IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and highlight the various initiatives of securities regulators in these two critical areas," Ashley Alder, chair of the IOSCO board and CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission said.