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FPA celebrates World Financial Planning Day

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... hosting the inaugural World Financial Planning Day, which is also part of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) World Investor Week. The FPSB's network of 170,000 members globally will provide programs to promote consumer ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement, and contribute to the work of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on senior investor vulnerability," ASIC said. The Ageing Population Co-ordination Group will seek to understand ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... other essential tasks," he said. The remarks come alongside comments from the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which in its new report, highlights the important interaction between financial technology and securities market ...

ASIC collaborates with Kenya on innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... innovation in financial services. The agreement was signed at last week's International Organisation of Securities Commissions board meeting in Hong Kong and will see Australia and Kenya work together to share information in their respective markets ...

Medcraft steps down from global leadership position

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... leadership position so as to "refresh" the organisation. Medcraft was chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) for the past three years. He declined to seek a third term, and will be replaced by Hong Kong Securities and ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head of IOSCO, Australia's top financial regulator told a National ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... di Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's role as chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). In its statement, ASIC explains the meetings involved issues such as IOSCO's policy work, developing post-GFC initiatives ...

ASIC calls for standard cyber risk measure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... markets." Speaking at a Bloomberg Address in Sydney, Medcraft said that the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has made the risk of cyber-attacks "a priority" under his chairmanship. He said that companies can never be completely ...

IOSCO updates FinLit framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has released its final report outlining its global framework for investor education and financial literacy. In their Strategic Framework for Investor Education and Financial Literacy report ...