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First phase delivers Consultation Reports on Finfluencers, Copy-Trading

and Digital Engagement Practices (DEPs)

In a new, emboldened effort to address the rise in retail investor fraud and

manage the risks posed by technological advancements, IOSCO has today launched a

new Roadmap for Retail Investor Online Safety (the ‘Roadmap’).

This strategic initiative aims to safeguard retail investors worldwide from fraud,

excessive risk and misinformation as digital trading and social media reshape the

retail financial market.

IOSCO’s Roadmap addresses these emerging risks by focussing on enhancing

investor education and promoting robust regulatory frameworks to better protect retail

investors. This initiative reflects IOSCO’s commitment to building a safer, more

transparent, environment for all retail investors engaging with online financial

markets.

With five waves of targeted actions planned over the next 12 months, IOSCO’s

Roadmap introduces a comprehensive approach focused on regulation, education and

collaboration to address emerging digital risks, that stem from technological
developments and increasing impact of social media on retail investor decisions.

As part of the regulatory strategy, the Roadmap outlines measures to address

practices like copy trading and the influence of finfluencers, who often share

unregulated advice on social media.

The first wave, published alongside the Roadmap today, delivers three

Consultation Reports:

First, a Consultation Report on Finfluencers - While Finfluencers help make

finance accessible particularly to younger investors, they also pose risks by potentially

spreading biased information and promoting high-risk products without adequate

conflict-of-interest disclosures. IOSCO's Consultation Report elaborates Good

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