From February 19 to 21, 2025, in Quang Nam, the State Securities Commission (SSC) will host the 2025 Asia-Pacific Subcommittee Conference (APRC) of the International Organization of Securities Committees (IOSCO) in Vietnam.
This is an event in a series of annual, specialized activities of IOSCO. The 2025 APRC Conference will be attended by IOSCO Secretary General, senior leaders of financial market regulators, and securities market regulators of APRC member countries.
The Conference program includes meetings between managers on supervision and enforcement in the stock market and a plenary meeting of the APRC Subcommittee. APRC will also organize a Dialogue Forum between stock market regulators in Europe and Asia - Pacific.
This is an opportunity for financial and securities market management agencies of countries to share and learn from each other's experiences in managing and supervising financial and securities markets and exchange and discuss new challenges, as well as create conditions for international connections and cooperation between management agencies to promote the world financial and securities market to operate transparently, safely, stably and effectively.
In the series of events, Comrade Nguyen Van Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance, will attend and chair the thematic conference and orientation for the development of the stock market in the integration trend.
The conference will create space for APRC - IOSCO members and Vietnamese stock market members to discuss topics related to capital market development, green financial markets, digital transformation and new products in the world financial market, efforts of IOSCO and APRC members in enhancing resilience of the stock market.
Since becoming an official member of IOSCO, this is the second time Vietnam has hosted the APRC Conference. Therefore, this is an opportunity for the State Securities Commission in particular and Vietnam in general to continue to affirm its role and responsibility in the region and globally, actively promoting international cooperation to contribute to the common development of the international financial and securities markets. The event is also an opportunity to introduce and promote the image of the country, people and the Vietnamese stock market, attracting the attention and investment of the international community.
The International Organization of Securities Committees (IOSCO) was established in 2018. Currently, IOSCO has 200 members from 130 countries and territories, representing 95% of the world's financial and securities market regulators. IOSCO plays a role in connecting securities committees around the world and is an important forum for international cooperation between capital market management agencies and the stock market.
The Asia-Pacific Subcommittee (APRC) is one of four regional subcommittees established by IOSCO to address issues related to securities management and supervision, promoting cooperation and development in the financial sector in the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, the Subcommittee has 24 official members and 09 affiliated members.
After an active process of implementing procedures to apply for joining the IOSCO Organization and receiving the approval of the Prime Minister, the SPP joined IOSCO in 2001. Within the framework of multilateral cooperation between IOSCO and APRC, the State Securities Commission always fulfills its responsibilities, obligations and rights as an official member. The participation of the State Securities Commission in IOSCO and APRC has brought many practical benefits, contributing to the comprehensive development of the Vietnamese stock market. SSCs have the opportunity to quickly access and update international principles, standards and recommendations on capital market management and supervision to apply in practice and develop the domestic stock market.
