SC Signs IOSCO EMMoU To Strengthen Market Integrity, Safeguard Investor Interests

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today signed the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Enhanced Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding concerning consultation and cooperation and the exchange of information (EMMoU), highlighting its commitment towards maintaining market integrity and safeguarding investor interests.

SC chairman Datuk Mohammad Faiz Azmi said the EMMoU also demonstrates the SC’s unwavering support regarding international enforcement cooperation.

“This is very timely as the increasingly interconnected nature of global financial markets necessitates international cooperation to address issues such as securities fraud,” he said in a statement today. 

The signing ceremony was held in conjunction with IOSCO’s annual meeting, where the SC, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Kenya and Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), Spain joined the 27 IOSCO members who are already signatories of the EMMoU.

The EMMoU allows its signatories to avail themselves of the latest forms of cross-border assistance to increase the effectiveness of investigation and enforcement.

Mohammad Faiz signed the EMMoU in the presence of IOSCO members during the last day of the IOSCO Annual Meeting, which ran from 12-14 May 2025 in Doha, Qatar.

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The IOSCO annual meeting is a key forum where members discuss important issues related to global securities and futures markets.

The meeting serves as a platform for sharing information, coordinating the enforcement of securities regulations, and implementing common standards, aiming to strengthen the global regulatory framework for financial markets.

-- BERNAMA