The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held its 2018 annual conference in Budapest at the start of May. Alongside the public discussions, bilateral meetings between the finance industry and regulators were also organised, as they are each year, by the ICSA and the new chairs of IOSCO's standing committees.

Key areas of concern for regulators addressed at these meetings included fintechs and regtechs, cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, ETFs, passive investment strategies, outsourcing, liquidity during periods of stress, and sustainable finance