IMF-IOSCO Joint Conference on Digital Assets and Retail Access to Illiquid Assets

IOSCO/MR/07/2026

Madrid, 1 April 2026

IOSCO announces 3 IMF-IOSCO Conferencerd

The International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are pleased to announce their third joint conference on Market-Based Finance in Washington, DC, USA. The conference will feature a fireside chat between IOSCO Board Chair Jean-Paul Servais and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins, and high-level panels on digital assets and on the retailization of illiquid assets respectively, with Autorité

des Marchés Financiers (AMF) France President Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Assistant Managing Director Tuang Lee Lim, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO Nikhil Rathi, high-level academics and senior stakeholders from the

financial industry. The IMF-IOSCO Conference is held on the first day of the official program of the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC (April 13-18, 2026). It will be hosted at the IMF HQ on Monday, April 13, from 9 to 11am ET / 3 to 5pm CET. The event will be livestreamed on the official IMF meetings channels. It is open to all registered participants of the IMF meetings, including press. "As international capital markets evolve, our regulatory approach must keep pace with

the innovation while preserving financial stability and investor protection. This year's conference highlights the transformative potential of tokenization alongside the opportunities and challenges related to the trend of wider access of retail investors to less liquid assets. I am grateful to Tobias Adrian and the IMF for the continued dialogue. By combining our expertise, participants will learn unique perspectives about the work conducted at international level on these important issues."

MEDIA RELEASE

• Jean-Paul Servais, IOSCO Board Chair
  "It's a pleasure to reconvene with IOSCO this year to discuss digitalization and the implications of illiquid assets exposure for retail investors. These trends are expected to shape financial markets in the years ahead, and I look forward to the insights from our panelists."

• Tobias Adrian, IMF Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital

Markets Department Notes to Editors

1. IOSCO is the leading international policy forum for securities regulators and the global standard setter for financial markets regulation. It develops, implements and promotes adherence to internationally recognized standards for financial markets regulation and works closely with other international organizations on the global regulatory reform agenda. The Organization's membership regulates more than 99% of the world's securities markets in 2. some 131 jurisdictions. By providing high quality technical assistance, education, and training, IOSCO supports its members to come together to achieve the following three objectives:

• Enhance investor protection; Ensure markets are fair and efficient; and • Promote financial stability by reducing systemic risk. •

1. The IOSCO Board is the governing and standard-setting body of IOSCO and is made up of 35
   securities regulators. Mr. Jean-Paul Servais, the Chair of Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), is the Chair of the IOSCO Board. The Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) Committee is the largest Committee within IOSCO, 4. representing more than 75% of the IOSCO membership, including ten of the G20 members. The Committee unites members from growth and emerging markets and communicates their views at other global regulatory discussions. IOSCO counts four regional committees: (1) Africa / Middle-East (AMERC), chaired by H.E. 5. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Commodities Authority, United Arab Emirates; (2) Asia & Pacific (APRC), chaired by Ms. Julia Leung Chief Executive Officer of the Hong- Kong Securities and Futures Commission; (3) European Regional Committee (ERC), chaired by Mr. Jean-Paul Servais; and (4) Inter-American Regional Committee (IARC), chaired by Ms. Lucia Buenrostro Vice President of Regulatory Policy at the Mexican Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores.

2. IOSCO's General Secretariat is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The Secretariat supports and
   coordinates the work of IOSCO and is comprised of permanent staff and member secondees. It is led by Rodrigo Buenaventura who was appointed IOSCO's Secretary General in January 2025.

Press Enquiries

Emilie Bernard Communications Manager e.bernard@iosco.org / www.iosco.org