Training Programs by the Hub

Digital Assets Evolution: Regulatory Oversight and Enforcement – Valerie Szczepanik, Director, Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, US SEC; Donald Day, Senior Manager, Intermediaries Supervision, SFC Hong Kong; Benedicte Nolens, Head, BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre

The webinar featured a discussion on the evolution of the digital assets sector and challenges in regulatory oversight and enforcement of digital assets and digital asset trading platforms.

The Implications of COVID-19 on Retail Investor Behaviour and Protection – Cathie Armour, Commissioner, ASIC; José Alexandre Vasco, Director of the Office of Investor Protection and Assistance, CVM Brazil and Dr Joanne Yoong, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Social Research, USC & Associate Professor, NUS 
 
Held in conjunction with IOSCO World Investor Week 2020, the webinar discussed the changing landscape of the retail market and investor behaviour in light of COVID-19, risks and challenges for retail investor protection and key regulatory measures taken in response to these risks.
 

The IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub will be hosting IOSCO's MMoU/ EMMoU Training Workshop on 12 to 14 November 2019. This 3-day workshop, targeted at MMoU signatories and members who expect to sign soon, will focus on the MMoU practicalities with a view to provide a guide on the efficient use of the MMoU/EMMoU and the pre-requisites for becoming an EMMoU signatory.

This 2-day workshop seeked to enhance the Cyber resilience and incident response capabilities of regulators and financial entities to mitigate exposure to Cyber risks. It included an overview of the Cyber risk landscape in financial markets; key components to promote sound Cyber practices, Cyber threat intelligence and decision making, regulatory approaches to Cyber risk management and supervision of Cyber risks.