With all these benefits for the market players, we market supervisors are left with a  2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  definite need to upgrade our market surveillance techniques. I am pleased to note that the use of technology to aid in the supervision of market intermediaries will be a topic covered in this seminar.
Ladies and gentlemen, the globalisation of securities markets has had a significant impact on the nature and level of trading, as well as the provision of related services. As the desire and capacity for cross-border trading and cross-border services have increased, so has the need to ensure that involved parties are acting properly in performing their duties.