The eighth edition of World Investor Week, an initiative of IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions), was held from 7 to 13 October 2024. 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. To mark the beginning of World Investment Week, the chairman took part in the ‘Ring the Bell’ ceremony at Euronext Brussels.
The FSMA drew attention to World Investor Week through its social media and also relaunched its digital awareness 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 (available in French - Dutch only) can be found on wikifin.be.