News Release
30 May 2008
New Zealand Securities Commission Chairman re-elected chair of world organization
The Chairman of the Securities Commission, Jane Diplock AO, has been re-elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of
IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) for a third term.
IOSCO has over 100 members and is recognized by the international financial community as the global standards setter for
securities regulation. Its members regulate over 90 percent of the world’s capital markets.
“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to continue our contribution to IOSCO,” Jane Diplock says. “It is an honour
for New Zealand to be recognized at such an important international level, acknowledging the development of our own
regulatory framework in line with international best practice.”
In 2005, under Ms Diplock’s leadership, IOSCO took on a new strategic direction focusing on raising standards of
securities regulation and promoting its Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMOU).
The MMOU enables regulators to exchange information for effective enforcement across borders. Ms Diplock is keen to see
through the milestone of all members signing up to it by 2010. “It will be an important legacy for investor protection,
transparency and efficiency across borders.”
IOSCO addresses important issues affecting the securities markets. This week it published a review of the Code of
Conduct for Credit rating agencies and a report on the sub-prime crisis from the securities markets perspective.
Ms Diplock was re-elected yesterday at the 33rd IOSCO annual meeting in Paris. She will continue to chair the New
Zealand Securities Commission during her two-year term as Chairman of the IOSCO Executive Committee.
For information about IOSCO see www.iosco.org
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