IOSCO is a standard setting body with more than 200 members from 130 jurisdictions, representing 95% of the worlds securities regulators.

It is governed by a Board which comprises 35 securities regulators and which sets the Work Program of IOSCO in support of its members. The Chair of the IOSCO Board is Jean-Paul Servais. The Board oversees the establishment of principles and standards, formally developed by Board-level task forces and policy committees.

The Presidents Committee comprises all the Chairs (or Presidents) of our Ordinary and Associate members, which total 165. It meets once a year in person during the Annual Meeting.

There are a number of additional committees which support the work of IOSCO.

The Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) Committee. This is the largest Committee within IOSCO, representing over 75% of IOSCO's ordinary membership. The Committee seeks to promote the development and greater efficiency of emerging securities and futures markets by establishing principles and minimum standards, providing training programs and technical assistance for members and facilitating the exchange of information and transfer of technology and expertise.

Our four Regional Committees: Africa / Middle-East Regional Committee, Asia-Pacific Regional Committee, European Regional Committee and Inter-American Regional Committee provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practice at a regional level, helping us to learn constantly from each others' experience.

Our Affiliate Members Consultative Committee (AMCC), made up of self-regulatory organizations and representatives from the private sector such as exchanges, and trade associations, provide an additional perspective into the work we do.

A number of networks ensure that we support each other in becoming effective regulators.

It is the function of the General Secretariat to deliver on the Work Program set out by the Board.