Past Training Programs (2025)
9th IOSCO-PIFS-Harvard Law School Global Certificate Program for Regulators of Securities Markets – Phase I, Madrid, Spain, 23-27 June 2025
IOSCO and the Program on International Financial Systems and Harvard Law School (PIFS-HLS) jointly developed this two-phase program to offer IOSCO members an executive education program that is exclusively tailored for regulators of securities markets. Attendees have up to three years to complete both phases of the Global Certificate Program. Successful attendees will be awarded a joint certificate of participation issued by IOSCO and PIFS-Harvard Law School. Also, IOSCO members may attend any part of the program on a non-certificate basis. This year marks the 9th edition of the program which was inaugurated in 2016.
Phase I, hosted by IOSCO, consists of the following components: online learning materials and a one week-long in-person module on regulation and compliance. The in-person module will be conducted at IOSCO´s premises in Madrid (Spain) from 23-27 June 2025 and will cover the fundamentals and intricacies of securities regulation and compliance and related current critical issues. These sessions will be delivered primarily by current or former securities regulators.
Phase II, hosted by PIFS-HLS, consists of a one week-long in-person module that will be conducted on campus at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge (Massachusetts, US) from 8-12 December 2025 (TBC). This one week-long session will examine current and future regulatory challenges and emerging issues and will be delivered by leading academics, securities regulators and public policy makers.
While any IOSCO member employee may attend the program, it is specifically designed for regulatory staff with strong leadership potential and approximately five to seven years of regulatory experience.
For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Webinar on Staying Ahead of Scams: Smarter Tools, Stronger Coordination, 16 June 2025
The IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub is organizing a Webinar on Staying Ahead of Scams: Smarter Tools, Stronger Coordination on 16 June 2025, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (MYT). This Webinar is exclusive to IOSCO members. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO-World Bank Workshop on Sustainability Reporting Adoption Roadmaps for Growth and Emerging Markets, Rabat, Morocco, 4-5 June 2025
IOSCO is collaborating with the World Bank to assist with the sustainability reporting adoption plans of jurisdictions, which will involve dialogue and consultation with national stakeholders and more strategic jurisdictional decisions. This program is targeted at IOSCO´s Growth and Emerging Market (GEM) membership and rolled out throughout the various regions with selected member jurisdictions. It is part of IOSCO´s capacity building program for corporate sustainability reporting to assist its members on their journeys towards adoption and implementation of the ISSB Standards, which is a key support mechanism for the GEMC Network for the Adoption and Other Use of ISSB Standards.
Building on the earlier IOSCO-World Bank Workshops that have been held in the various regions, this workshop is targeted at GEM members in the Africa/Middle-East region, and will be hosted by the AMMC Morocco in Rabat, Morocco, on 4-5 June 2025. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Webinar on Climate Risks & Capital Markets, 16 April 2025
The IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub is organizing a Webinar on Climate Risks & Capital Markets: Addressing Transition Finance, Data Gaps & Regulatory Challenges on 16 April 2025.
The transition to a low-carbon economy presents significant challenges and opportunities for capital markets. How can regulators drive real change while maintaining market efficiency? How are investors reshaping their portfolios? Is ASEAN´s climate finance approach aligned with international standards? What regulatory actions are needed today to accelerate sustainable finance?
The webinar is open to IOSCO members only and is offered free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO-IFRSF Capacity Building Program on Sustainable Finance: Sustainability Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Issuers, Technical Training Workshop, Doha, Qatar, 24-25 February 2025
IOSCO has developed a capacity building program to support an efficient implementation of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The program is exclusively tailored for securities regulators that are members of IOSCO. As part of this capacity building program, IOSCO, together with the IFRS Foundation, is organizing a two-day technical training workshop for IOSCO members from the Africa/Middle-East region, hosted by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority in Doha, Qatar, on 24-25 February 2025. The workshop is open to IOSCO members only and is offered free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Webinar on 2025 Regional Outlook: Emerging Regulatory Risks for the Asia Pacific Region, 7 February 2025
The IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub will be hosting its first program in 2025 on emerging regulatory risks anticipated for capital markets in the Asia Pacific region. It will begin with an analysis of the expected regional macroeconomic conditions and challenges that could impact the regulatory landscape.
Emerging risks that would be covered more extensively include areas in sustainable finance, the transformative role of digitalisation and AI, and the potential dynamic changes within traditional markets. It would also briefly cover emerging regulatory risks and proposed strategies in the ASEAN capital markets.
Participants will gain insights on regulatory issues that could shape regional markets, helping to inform policy direction in the region moving forward.
The webinar is open to IOSCO members only and is offered free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
IOSCO-IFRSF Capacity Building Program on Sustainable Finance: Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Issuers, Technical Training Program, Budapest, Hungary, 28-29 January 2025
IOSCO has developed a capacity building program to support an efficient implementation of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The program is exclusively tailored for securities regulators that are members of IOSCO. As part of this capacity building program, IOSCO, together with the IFRS Foundation, is organizing a two-day technical training workshop for IOSCO members from European growth an emerging markets, hosted by the Central Bank of Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, on 28-29 January 2025. The workshop is open to IOSCO members only and is free of charge. For all details, please visit the Members Area.
