Sinha replaces former Sebi chairman C B Bhave who served as the head of the Asia-Pacific regional committee of IOSCO from June 2009 till February this year.
"U K Sinha, chairman, Sebi has been elected chairman of the Asia-Pacific Regional Committee of the IOSCO at the 36th Annual Conference of IOSCO held at Cape Town, South Africa from April 17 to 21," the market regulator said.
The IOSCO is an association of organisations that regulates the world's securities and futures markets.
It covers more than hundred jurisdictions and regulates more than 90
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