The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched a new global investor alert portal – the International Securities & Commodities Alerts Network (I-SCAN) – with the aim of strengthening investor protection and more effectively combating investment fraud.
I-SCAN is a centralized platform through which investors, banks and other interested stakeholders can verify whether a warning has been issued by a financial regulator in any jurisdiction in relation to a particular entity or investment offering. The platform consolidates information on entities identified as providing investment services without authorization or as being associated with suspicious activities.
