The seventh edition of World Investor Week, an initiative of IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions), was held from 2 to 8 October 2023. The aim of this week was to promote financial education and investor protection. The various initiatives taken by the supervisory authorities in these two critical areas were at the centre of attention.
This year’s World Investor Week focused in particular on sustainable finance and crypto assets. Other topics, such as online investments and the different types of scams they are liable to, were also featured. This thematic week offered yet another opportunity to draw investors' attention to the basic principles of investing without taking undue risks.
This initiative was once again supported by the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the chairman of which is also chair of the IOSCO Board.
On the occasion of the World Investor Week, Jean-Paul Servais, chairman of the FSMA welcomed Carmine di Noia, Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD, at the Wikifin Lab in Brussels. The chairman also spoke via a video message at the World Investor Week launch event in Warsaw.
The FSMA drew attention to World Investor Week through its social media and also launched a digital awaraness campaign on investment fraud and fraudulent offers to direct the public to its financial education website www.wikifin.be, which offers all kinds of useful information and handy tools relating to money matters.
Additional information on the campaign can be found on wikifin.be (available in French - Dutch only).