The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will celebrate its seventh annual World Investor Week (WIW) from 2 to 8 October 2023 (press release in ENG press relase in ITA).

The WIW is a global awareness campaign [https://www.worldinvestorweek.org/] to increase the importance of investor education and protection and to highlight the many initiatives conducted by regulators on these two areas.

As reflected in the IOSCO WIW Public Report 2022, published today, the participation of different jurisdictions, in both developed and emerging-market regions, keeps increasing. Hence, notwithstanding the challenging conditions experienced during the global pandemic, the number of WIW participating jurisdictions and stakeholders increased in the 2020, 2021, and 2022 campaigns, underscoring the need for financial education to enhance retail investor protection worldwide.

This year, the WIW campaign will focus on three main themes: Investor Resilience, Crypto Assets, and Sustainable Finance, which the IOSCO Board has identified as particularly relevant given current and expected global market conditions. Other themes cover Frauds and Scams Prevention, Basics of Investing, Technology and Digital Finance.

Consob, in line with the previous editions, will lead the campaign in Italy as a member of IOSCO, in coordination with the Financial Education Month, the initiative promoted by the Edufin Committee in October.