In this live episode of AFME Voices, recorded at the European Financial Integration (EFI) 2026 conference, Rodrigo Buenaventura, Secretary General of International Organization of Securities Commissions, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on the outlook for global capital markets. The conversation explores the current environment for IPO activity and capital market development, the importance of supervisory convergence across jurisdictions, and the evolving priorities around financial market resilience. The episode also examines how regulators are approaching emerging developments including artificial intelligence and tokenisation, and what these trends could mean for the future of financial markets.
In this special live recording of AFME Voices from the European Financial Integration conference 2026, Rodrigo Buenaventura, Secretary General of International Organization of Securities Commissions, joins Jacqueline Mills, Head of Advocacy at Association for Financial Markets in Europe, for a discussion on the evolving global capital markets landscape.
The conversation explores a range of themes shaping financial markets today, including capital market development and the outlook for IPO activity, the role of supervisory convergence in supporting global markets, and the importance of maintaining financial market resilience amid continued uncertainty.
The episode also looks ahead to emerging trends and regulatory priorities, including the growing impact of artificial intelligence and the increasing focus on tokenisation across financial services.
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