April 1, 2026/IOSCO
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 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner 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.”
– 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
