World Investor Week 2022

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas joins IOSCO and securities regulators around the world in celebrating World Investor Week 2022 (WIW 2022).

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is celebrating the sixth annual World Investor Week (WIW) from 3 to 9 October 2022. To learn more about World Investor Week visit www.worldinvestorweek.org

PRESS RELEASES

Securities Commission Celebrates World Investor Week 2022

IOSCO to launch 2022 World Investor Week on 3-9 October 2022

SCB Announces Launch of WIW 2022 FinTok Competition

Prime Minister Davis Proclaims October 2022 “Investor Education Month”

World Investor Week 2022 Happenings

IOSCO Global Webinars
  • Metaverse and Capital Markets: Challenges and Opportunities Webinar

4 October 2022 at 8:00 am
Hosted by CVM Brazil, participants will share their views on how the metaverse is impacting or will impact the capital markets, including in relation to regulation/self-regulation, financial education, investor protection, among other points.
Register for this webinar using the following link. https://www.metamarkets.space/wiw

  • Webinar on Crypto/Digital Assets and DeFi – Look Before You Leap

5 October 2022 at 7:00 am
Hosted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Asia Pacific Hub in Kuala Lumpur, and supported by the IOSCO Board-level Fintech Task Force this webinar will discuss Crypto and DeFi issues with impact on investor protection and investor education. Financial innovation, like crypto/digital assets and DeFi products and services, may result in greater efficiencies, but they also present risks that investors must understand to take informed investment decisions.
Register for this webinar using the following link. https://bit.ly/3SmLmSo

  • Sustainable Finance and Investor Education and Protection Webinar

6 October 2022 at 7:00 am
Hosted by CONSOB Italy and CVM Brazil, this webinar will focus on the main challenges for investors and how regulators and other stakeholders could support initiatives to enhance investor protection and investor education in the area of sustainable finance.
Register for this webinar using the following link.https://bit.ly/3SFDVph

  • Investor Resilience Webinar

7 October 2022 at 8:00 am
Hosted by CVM Brazil, this webinar will discuss different factors that are relevant for investors in the current environment, such as inflation, raising interest rates, energy issues, and some geopolitical factors impacting investors’ financial well-being. The discussion will also touch on different tools that could be useful or helpful in terms of enhancing investor resilience, including through the investor education and investor protection perspectives.
Here’s a link to the webinar. https://bit.ly/3ULYqlY

Investor Education Content

For a refresher on the fundamentals of financial literacy and investor education see the links below:

Smart Investor Tips

Resilience and Sustainability

Spotting Frauds and Scams

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