International regulator releases guidance to improve retail investor protection

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco) has published a report on behavioural insights that seeks to help regulators better understand the behaviour of retail investors in making financial investment decisions. The report, The Application of Behavioural Insights to Retail Investor Protection , describes behavioural biases and how they affect retail financial markets. The examples given in the report show how emotions and psychological experiences can influe