“In a year defined by fragmentation and rapid innovation, the IIF turned uncertainty into actionable insight—advancing pragmatic, pro-growth policy and helping members shape the future of global finance.”
This year brought profound shifts in geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics, reshaping global trade and capital flows. Amid intensifying uncertainty and paradigm changes, the IIF remained focused on delivering strategic insights and advocating pragmatic, growth-oriented solutions.
Innovation was central to our efforts, helping members navigate emerging technologies and shape the future of financial infrastructure. Through open dialogue with the public sector and forward-looking analysis, we translated policy and regulatory developments into actionable insights for member firms and policymakers. Our work advanced digital finance and risk discussions on tokenization, stablecoins, AI, cross-border payments, and quantum, while re-engineering sustainable finance and climate risk initiatives to align with business priorities. Across capital flows and global debt markets, IIF data, analysis, and investor engagement informed decisions and shaped the evolving international financial architecture.
In 2025, we submitted over thirty comment letters to regulators and standard setters—including the European Commission, BCBS, FSB, IAIS, and IOSCO—on issues from AI and digital innovation to ESG, climate risk, cryptoassets, and market stability. These contributions reinforced the IIF’s role as a trusted voice at the intersection of global coordination and regional implementation.
Through strategic insights, 100+ events, and engagement with the official sector worldwide, we worked alongside you to address the challenges and opportunities shaping international finance.
Highlights from 2025 are featured in the link below.
In 2026, we will deepen our strategic focus across multiple fronts to equip members for a rapidly evolving global landscape by:
+ Geoeconomics & Risk: Decoding fragmentation and trade policy impacts, while expanding efforts to interpret security concerns and defense finance implications.
+ Economic Research: Focusing on decoding geopolitical shocks and technology disruption, and macroeconomic vulnerabilities and opportunities.
+ Regional Presence: Expanding advocacy and research in Brussels, Frankfurt, and Asia-Pacific to ensure our members globally have access to critical policy dialogues.
+ AI & Digital Finance: Scaling AI/ML initiatives, advancing tokenization frameworks and our work with Project Agora, addressing the rising concerns about digital fraud and scams, and supporting modernizing financial infrastructure.
+ Prudential Regulation: Driving global regulatory alignment and pragmatic reform in banking and insurance supervision; capital standards; sustainability and climate-related disclosure; and emerging sectors, i.e. digital assets and private credit, to ensure effective and forward-looking financial regulation.
+ Sustainable Finance: Setting out clear, evidence-based positions to counter worrying trends on supervisory overreach on climate change, with a special focus on the EU Omnibus process.
Thank you for your support and partnership. Your engagement ensures that IIF remains a trusted partner to the global financial community.
Best,
Tim
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