IOSCO
Created in 1983, IOSCO is the international standard setter for securities markets with 190 members and membership of more than 90% of the world’s securities markets.
Among the recent key achievements of IOSCO is the adoption in 1998 of a comprehensive set of Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation (IOSCO Principles) recognized today by the world’s financial community as international benchmarks for all securities markets, the endorsement in 2002 of a multilateral memorandum of understanding (IOSCO MMoU) designed to facilitate enforcement and exchange of information among the international community of securities regulators, and the approval in 2003 of a comprehensive methodology (IOSCO Assessment Methodology) that will enable the objective assessment of the level of implementation of the IOSCO Principles in the jurisdictions of IOSCO members and the development of practical action plans specifically designed to correct identified deficiencies.
The member agencies, which include exchanges and market regulatory industry groups, currently assembled together in IOSCO have resolved through its permanent structures:
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to cooperate together to promote high standards of regulation in order to maintain just, efficient and sound markets;
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to exchange information on their respective experiences in order to promote the development of domestic markets;
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to unite their efforts to establish standards and an effective surveillance of international securities transactions;
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to provide mutual assistance to promote the integrity of the markets by a rigorous application of the standards and by effective enforcement against offences.
The FSB is truly proud to be a member since 1992 of this highly acclaimed organisation.
IOSCO members meet every year at the Annual Conference to discuss important issues related to world securities and futures markets.
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The countries that hosted the IOSCO annual conferences in the past
are listed in the following table:
Annual Conferences of IOSCO |
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Caracas — Venezuela* |
September 1974 |
Lima — Peru* |
January 1976 |
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Buenos Aires — Argentina* |
November 1977 |
Queretaro — Mexico* |
November 1978 |
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Rio de Janeiro — Brazil* |
November 1979 |
Montreal — Quebec* |
September 1980 |
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Washington, D.C. — USA* |
May 1982 |
Quito — Ecuador |
April 1983 |
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Toronto — Ontario |
August 1984 |
Cartagena — Colombia |
June 1985 |
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Paris — France |
July 1986 |
Rio de Janeiro — Brazil |
September 1987 |
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Melbourne — Australia |
November 1988 |
Venice — Italy |
September 1989 |
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Santiago — Chile |
November 1990 |
Washington, D.C. — USA |
September 1991 |
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London — United Kingdom |
October 1992 |
Mexico City — Mexico |
October 1993 |
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Tokyo — Japan |
October 1994 |
Paris — France |
July 1995 |
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Montreal — Quebec |
September 1996 |
Taipei — Chinese Taipei |
November 1997 |
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Nairobi — Kenya |
September 1998 |
Lisbon — Portugal |
May 1999 |
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Sydney — Australia |
May 2000 |
Stockholm — Sweden |
June 2001 |
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Istanbul — Turkey |
May 2002 |
Seoul — Korea |
October 2003 |
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Amman — Jordan |
May 2004 |
Colombo — Sri Lanka |
April 2005 |
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Hong Kong |
June 2006 |
Mumbai — India |
April 2007 |
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