Egypt will host the upcoming annual meeting for the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the biggest association of organisations that regulate the world's securities and futures markets. Egypt will host the upcoming 40th annual meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the biggest association of organisations that regulate the world's securities and futures markets. The 40th annual meeting of IOSCO will take place in Egypt in April 2015. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), established in 1983, is the acknowledged international body that brings together the world's securities regulators and is recognized as the global standard setter for the securities sector. IOSCO develops, implements, and promotes adherence to internationally recognized standards for securities regulation, and is working intensively with the G20 and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on the global regulatory reform agenda. IOSCO's membership regulates more than 95% of the world's securities markets. Its members include over 120 securities regulators and 80 other securities markets participants (i.e. stock exchanges, financial regional and international organizations etc.). IOSCO is the only international financial regulatory organization which includes all the major emerging markets jurisdictions within its membership.
