Sebi, OECD to hold global conference on investor protection

The conference will be followed by the Asia Financial Consumer Protection Roundtable

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in collaboration with the  Paris-based think tank The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will organise in February an international conference on key challenges facing the financial sector in terms of investor protection.

“Co-hosted by Sebi and OECD, with sponsorship from the Government of Japan, this seminar will focus on key developments and challenges facing financial consumer protection and education in the region,” a statement on OECD’s website about the event said.

The two-day seminar,  to be held in Mumbai will discuss on issues like emerging frameworks for financial consumer protection across Asia, financial markets and better outcomes for consumers and improving policy by analysing consumer complaints data, among others.

Government officials and experts from public authorities, including central banks and regulatory and supervisory authorities, Ministry of Finance and investor education bodies are expected to participate in the event, the statement said.

“The seminar will be followed by the Asia Financial Consumer Protection Roundtable,” it added.

In February last year, the two organisations had organised a similar conference. OECD works towards promoting policies that would improve the economic and social well-being of people. It also provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems.