The Bank for International Settlements has warned that overheating capital markets could generate the circumstances for another financial crisis. Seven years on from the onset of the Global Financial Crisis, what has been achieved and what needs to be done? The International Organisation of Securities Commissions, which is headquartered in Madrid, has emerged as a critical player in this space. Bringing together market conduct regulators from around the world, IOSCO is currently stewarded by Greg Medcraft, Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. As the current leader of the G20, Australia has the capacity to influence global financial market regulation.

In the eighth and final instalment of a series of interviews with international regulatory experts on the future of financial regulation, the focus shifts to Brasil, which will host the upcoming International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Conference in September 2014.