Speeches

Public Communications by IOSCO Officials

Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Sustainable Finance

Open response to the open letter from CDP, Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) proposing avenues for Working together to meet the needs of the capital markets
Erik Thedéen, Director General of Finansinspektionen Sweden and Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Sustainable Finance - 28 October 2020
Speech at the conference Driving Global Standards on Sustainable Finance
Erik Thedéen, Director General of Finansinspektionen Sweden and Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Sustainable Finance - 30 September 2020

Chair of the IOSCO Board

Keynote speech at Companies Registry Corporate Governance Roundtable
Ashley Alder Chair of the IOSCO Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong - 13 March 2017
Financial Times: Systemic derivatives reforms require greater vigilance
Op-ed by Benoît Coeuré, Chair of the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), and Ashley Alder, Chair of the Board of IOSCO - 16 August 2016
Keynote remarks at Hedge Fund Standards Board Institutional Investor Roundtable
Ashley Alder, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 22 June 2016
Deepening global securitisation markets: An IOSCO perspective, a speech by Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Chair of the IOSCO Board, to the Australian Securitisation Forum Annual Conference
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 1 December 2015
Digital disruption: Harnessing the opportunities, mitigating the risks, a speech by Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission to the Women in banking and finance business series luncheon, Sydney
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 17 November 2015
The future of capital markets in a digital economy, a speech by Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Chair of the IOSCO Board, as part of the distinguished speaker series, Carnegie Mellon University (Adelaide, Australia)
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 16 September 2015
Conquering the new frontier: Regulating for growth in the digital age, The Bloomberg Address Sydney
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 26 November 2014
Understanding and adapting to the regulatory environment: An IOSCO perspective, Australian Securitisation Forum, Annual Conference
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 11 November 2014
39th IOSCO Annual Conference, Rio de Janeiro
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 01 October 2014
IOSCO Board Meeting with Stakeholders, Madrid
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 01 July 2014
Shaping Global Financial Regulation - A View from Asia
Masamichi Kono, Former Chair of the IOSCO Board - 22 October 2013
IOSCO Stakeholder Meeting - Introductory Comments, Madrid
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 28 June 2013
American Australian Association lunch event, New York
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 24 April 2013
Improving the global consistency of financial regulation, EuroFi High Level Seminar, Dublin
Greg Medcraft, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 11 April 2013
European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Public Hearing - Tackling the culture of market manipulation - Global action post Libor/Euribor
Masamichi Kono, Chair of the IOSCO Board - 24 September 2012

Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee

"The World in Reset: Defining Global Finance", article written by Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee and Chairman, Securities Commission, Malaysia, for the World Capital Markets Symposium held in Kuala Lumpur
Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee - 21 October 2013
Opening Remarks, IFSB-IOSCO Roundtable on Disclosure Requirements for Islamic Capital Market Products, 18 September 2012, Securities Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia - 18 September 2012
Speech on The Future of Financial Regulation and Emerging Markets, Opening Ceremony of the 35th IOSCO Annual Conference, Montreal
Guillermo Larrain, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee - 9 June 2010 (IOSCO SP07-10)
5th IOSCO Technical Committee Conference Opening Remarks, Basel, Switzerland
Guillermo Larrain, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee - 8 October 2009 (IOSCO SP008-09)
34th IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Address, Tel Aviv
Guillermo Larrain, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee - 10 June 2009 (IOSCO SP005-09)
33rd IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Speech, Paris
Guillermo Larrain, Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee - 28 May 2008 (IOSCO SP005-08)

Chair of the IOSCO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee

Opening remarks at IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets Committee Conference, Colombo
Jun Mizuguchi, Chair of the IOSCO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee and Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs of the Financial Services Agency of Japan - 20 September 2017
Regulators' role in the age of the globalization paradox
Ryozo Himino, Chair of the IOSCO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee and Vice Minister for International Affairs of the Financial Services Agency of Japan - 14 October 2016
Speech at the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association Annual Conference 2014
Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission and Chair of the Asian Pacific Regional Committee - 5 November 2014
Speech at 5th Pan Asian Regulatory Summit
Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission and Chair of the Asian Pacific Regional Committee - 29 October 2014
Think global, act local - Speech at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Annual Forum 2014
Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission and Chair of the Asian Pacific Regional Committee - 24 March 2014
Stakeholders Involvement in the Implementation of Change in Financial Services in Emerging Markets
Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, Chair of the IOSCO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee - April 2006

IOSCO Secretary General

Opening keynote David Wright, Secretary General, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Madrid
David Wright, IOSCO Secretary General - 2 March 2015
Remarks by David Wright at the Taiwan Corporate governance Forum, Taipei
David Wright, IOSCO Secretary General - 27 November 2013
Speech by Secretary General David Wright on the Future of Global Financial Regulation
David Wright, IOSCO Secretary General - 10 December 2012
Speech on Importance of Investor Education and Current Real Challenges, IOSCO/IFIE Investor Education Conference, Seoul, Korea
David Wright, IOSCO Secretary General - 21 May 2012 (IOSCO SP01-12)
Speech on Building a Better Financial System: IOSCO's Role, International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland
Greg Tanzer, IOSCO Secretary General - 12 October 2011 (IOSCO SP05-11)
Opening Ceremony, 36th IOSCO Annual Conference, Cape Town
Greg Tanzer, IOSCO Secretary General - 20 April 2011
The International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Future of Securities Regulation
Greg Tanzer, IOSCO Secretary General - 12 May 2010
Presentation at the IIF Open Program in Frankfurt
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - June 2007
Speech at the IIF Open Program in Frankfurt
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - June 2007
La Tribune Interview with the Secretary General (French)
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - June 2007
A Cross Sectoral Approach to the Supervision of Islamic Financial Services: The IOSCO View
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - May 2007
Caribbean Securities Regulators Conference
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - October 2006
Cambridge Symposium on Economic Crime
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - September 2006
Importance of Effective Standards for Market Regulation
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - March 2006
Convergence in the Regulation of International Financial Markets
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - November 2005
Euromoney Handbook
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - July 2005
Cinco Dias (Spanish language version)
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - April 2005
IOSCO: A Key Element in the Restoration of Financial Markets Confidence
Philippe Richard, IOSCO Secretary General - July 2004

IOSCO Deputy Secretary General

Remarks by Tajinder Singh, Deputy Secretary General of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, at the Annual General Meeting and Conference of the International Council of Securities Associations, Stockholm
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 23 May 2016
Remarks by Tajinder Singh, Deputy Secretary General, The International Organization of Securities Commissions, At the Corporate Governance Summit 2015: "Gatekeepers of Governance", Mumbai
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 27 November 2015
IOSCO's agenda and global prospects for market-based financing
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 14 April 2014
The shift towards Market Based Financing: the role of financial regulation
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 25 February 2014
Reliable and Comparable Corporate Reporting and Achieving High-Quality Corporate Reporting Standards: IOSCO's Role in Promoting Mechanisms for Consistent Application
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 6 November 2013
Regulatory Fragmentation to One World Alliance: Myth or Reality
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 31 October 2013
New Trends in Capital Markets Regulation
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 28 October 2013
Preparing Securities Markets for the Future: Opportunities and Risks
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 22 October 2013
Human Rights and the Financial Crisis Perspectives on Causes and Responses
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 1 July 2013
Update on Recent IOSCO Work
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 28 June 2013
G20 Seminar on Commodity Markets' Transparency: Physical and Financial Markets
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 3 June 2013
Opening Remarks at the IARC/COSRA Meeting, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 30 October 2012
Keynote Address, Conference on Deleveraging and Growth in Spain: Sector Priorities and Strategies on the Road to a Balanced Economy
Tajinder Singh, IOSCO Deputy Secretary General - 11 October 2012

Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Co Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Financial Market Benchmarks

Remarks, European Parliament, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, September 24, 2012, Brussels Belgium
Gary Gensler, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Co Chair of the IOSCO Task Force on Financial Market Benchmarks - 24 September 2012

Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee

Welcome Remarks, Opening Ceremony of the 37th IOSCO Annual Conference, Beijing
Maria Helena Santana, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 16 May 2012 (IOSCO SP02-12)
Interview with CNBC Africa "Power Lunch" on Thursday 21 April 2011
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 21 April 2011
Opening Remarks, Opening Ceremony of the 36th IOSCO Annual Conference, Cape Town
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 20 April 2011 (IOSCO SP02-11)
Enhancing Financial Policy and Regulatory Cooperation - Responses to the Global Financial Crisis, The Australian APEC Study Centre, Melbourne APEC Finance Centre
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 9 March 2011 (IOSCO SP01-11)
IOSCO 10th Anniversary in Madrid
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 3 November 2010 (IOSCO SP13-10)
Speech on Corporate governance: An effective tool for rebuilding the financial world, Continuous Professional Development Programme Presentation, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 28 September 2010 (IOSCO SP10-10)
Speech on Systemic Risk and Regulation in the post crisis era, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) Members, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 28 September 2010 (IOSCO SP11-10)
Speech on Regulation after the GFC, Plenary Session, 27th Annual Banking & Financial Services Law & Practice Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 16 August 2010 (IOSCO SP09-10)
Speech on Time for a paradigm shift in thinking, 35th IOSCO Annual Conference, Montreal
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 10 June 2010 (IOSCO SP08-10)
Welcome Remarks, Opening Ceremony of the 35th IOSCO Annual Conference, Montreal
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 9 June 2010 (IOSCO SP05-10)
Global Financial Architecture - Challenges for Islamic Finance, IFSB Summit, Bahrain
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 5 May 2010 (IOSCO SP03-10)
Regulation in Derivatives Markets, Asian Banker Summit Markets and Exchanges Conference, Singapore, New Landscapes New Players New Rules
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 19 April 2010 (IOSCO SP02-10)
The Work of IOSCO and the Financial Regulatory Framework, Global Financial Crisis Conference, Bond University, Sydney
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 9 April 2010 (IOSCO SP01-10)
Opening Remarks, Emerging Markets Committee Conference 2009, Bucharest
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 6 November 2009 (IOSCO SP011-09)
Sustainable Stock Exchanges Event, United Nations Headquarters, New York
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 2 November 2009 (IOSCO SP010-09)
5th IOSCO Technical Committee Conference Opening Remarks, Basel, Switzerland
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 8 October 2009 (IOSCO SP007-09)
Future of the Financial Regulatory Framework, Basel, Switzerland
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 8 October 2009 (IOSCO SP009-09)
34th IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Address, Tel Aviv
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 10 June 2009 (IOSCO SP003-09)
Who should do what in the global financial architecture... the art of the possible. CEPS, Brussels
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 22 April 2009 (IOSCO SP002-09)
Welcome Remarks Gulf Cooperation Council Regulators' Summit
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 1 March 2009 (IOSCO SP001-09)
Speech to the CNMV 20th Anniversary Conference
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 18 September 2008 (IOSCO SP006-08)
33rd IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Address, Paris
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 28 May 2008 (IOSCO SP003-08)
Welcome Speech at GCC Regulator's Summit
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 19 February 2008
Capital Markets and Regulation: Asia Pacific Today Instituto De Empressa Business School and Expansion Newspaper Madrid
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 1 February 2008
International Investment Funds Association, Sydney
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 1 November 2007
World Federation of Exchanges Annual Meeting, Shanghai
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - October 2007
Institute of Actuaries Biennial Convention, Christchurch
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 25 September 2007
IFRS Conference, Singapore
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 29 August 2007
32nd IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Address, Mumbai
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - 12 April 2007
IOSCO speech for GCC Regulators Conference, Qatar
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - March 2007
Securities Regulation - An International Perspective
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - October 2006
Luncheon Address at the IOSCO Emerging Markets Committee Conference in Shanghai
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - September 2006
IOSCO - A Global Standards Setter
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - May 2006
IOSCO Training Seminar for the Asia-Pacific Region
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - April 2006
IOSCO Challenges in a Dynamic Global Market
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - April 2006
Regulation & Cross Border Developments
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - February 2006
IOSCO Response to Accounting Scandals
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - November 2005
Securities Regulation - Global Trends & Trans Tasman Alignment
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - May 2005
IOSCO Strategies & Regulatory Issues
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - May 2005
IOSCO Background, Priorities & Challenges
Jane Diplock, Chair of the IOSCO Executive Committee - February 2005

Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee

Opening Remarks, Opening Ceremony of the 36th IOSCO Annual Conference, Cape Town
Hans Hoogervorst, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 20 April 2011 (IOSCO SP03-11)
IOSCO 10th Anniversary in Madrid
Hans Hoogervorst, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 3 November 2010 (IOSCO SP14-10)
Opening Remarks, Opening Ceremony of the 35th IOSCO Annual Conference, Montreal
Kathleen Casey, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 9 June 2010 (IOSCO SP06-10)
5th IOSCO Technical Committee Conference Welcoming Remarks, Basel, Switzerland
Kathleen Casey, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 8 October 2009 (IOSCO SP006-09)
34th IOSCO Annual Conference Welcoming Remarks, Tel Aviv
Kathleen Casey, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 10 June 2009 (IOSCO SP004-09)
33rd IOSCO Annual Conference Opening Ceremony Speech, Paris
Michel Prada, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - 28 May 2008 (IOSCO SP004-08)
Opening Speech of the IOSCO Technical Committee Conference
Michel Prada, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - November 2007
Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee, European Parliament
Michel Prada, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - December 2006
Roundtable on Financial Reporting and Auditing
Michel Prada, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - February 2006
Global Public Policy Symposium
Michel Prada, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - October 2005
Securities Regulation vs Prudential Regulation
Andrew Sheng, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - May 2005
Disclosure Regulation: Role of Intermediaries
Andrew Sheng, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - March 2005
IOSCO Background and Current Issues
Andrew Sheng, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - February 2005
Attracting Global Investors to Emerging Markets
Andrew Sheng, Chair of the IOSCO Technical Committee - February 2005