Amec Bulletin #06

December 14, 2021

FABIO COELHO JOINS OECD ROUNDTABLE

On December 6, Amec’s CEO, Fábio Coelho, joined OECD’s Latin American Roundtable on Corporate Governance, which was part of a wider event on Institutional ownership in today’s equity market.

Other panellists included Alejandra Medina from OECD, Bernardo González Rosas from Amafore, and Pedro Felipe Lega, from the Colombian Economy Ministry’s Financial Regulation Unit.

The panel aimed at addressing whether Latin American markets provide effective frameworks to enable and encourage investors to play a constructive role in the corporate governance of listed companies.

AMEC CELEBRATES COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH CVM

Amec and CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) signed an agreement on December 7 to enhance cooperation between both institutions. The announcement was made during the event celebrating CVM’s 45th Anniversary, which was organized in partnership with Amec, CFA Institute and CFA Society Brazil.

The agreement includes the development of joint activities to improve public policies, financial education, and the organization of events, among other topics. ‘’We are proud to be part of the Brazilian capital market’s history’’, mentioned Fabio Coelho, Amec’s CEO. ‘’It is with great pleasure that we announce the signature of this Cooperation Agreement between Amec and CVM, which is an honour to our association’’.

AMEC PARTICIPATES AT IMK MEETING

On December 7, another meeting of the Brazilian Economy Ministry’s Capital Markets Initiative (IMK) was held to bring together public and private sector stakeholders and discuss improvements to the market. Private Enforcement was the chosen topic for this session.

Amec has been joining IMK’s meetings on several topics, especially: Private Enforcement in capital market; Investment Funds; Changes to pension funds investment regulation; and the Facilitation of access from international investors to the Brazilian market.

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