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IOSCO Launches Fifth Annual World Investor Week

IOSCO fifth annual World Investor Week ("WIW") will focus on sustainable finance, and fraud and scams prevention. The campaign to promote investor education begins on October 4.

The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, the CFTC, FINRA, NFA, and the North American Securities Administrators Association (or "NASAA") jointly issued an investor bulletin to highlight key topics for WIW, including (i) environmental, social and governance investing, (ii) digital assets, (iii) day trading, (iv) special purpose acquisition companies (or "SPACs") and (v) brokerage imposter scams.

Primary Sources

  1. IOSCO Press Release: IOSCO launches its fifth World Investor Week to promote investor education and protection
  2. SEC/CFTC Investor Bulletin: Key Topics for World Investor Week 2021
  3. SEC Press Release: SEC Highlights Investor Protection for World Investor Week 2021

Tags

Regulated Activities
Suitability and Consumer Protection
Regulated Entities
Issuers of Securities
Sub-Entity
SPACs and Blank Check Companies
Regulated Products
Digital Assets ESG
Body of Law
Securities Law CEA Regulation
Jurisdiction
US - Federal , States , Global
Organization
Regulators' Associations SEC CFTC, NFA, CFTC Markets FINRA / MSRB / SEC Exchanges / SIPC / Accountants
Sub-Author
IOSCO, SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, NASAA, NFA, CFTC, FINRA