The Financial Superintendence of Colombia hosted the sixth “Capital Markets in Colombia, Colombia as an investment destination” working session, presenting progress on the country’s capital markets roadmap and reaffirming priorities to further strengthen the market. The Financial Superintendent, César Ferrari, highlighted the need to improve liquidity and expand the issuer base. Discussion covered securities market regulation and supervision, ongoing regulatory developments, public tender offers (OPAs), alternative financing for SMEs, market liquidity mechanisms, requirements for recognition as a known issuer and recurring issuer, and securities issuance and placement programmes. The Colombia Stock Exchange shared end-March 2025 indicators showing favourable index performance that supports continued eligibility in MSCI’s emerging markets index, while underscoring the need to strengthen representativeness and international positioning; the Superintendence invited participants to jointly develop an English-language information portal on the securities market to improve visibility and accessibility for foreign investors. Participants agreed to create five additional working groups focused on liquidity, independent financial advice, innovation, alignment, and promotion. The seventh session of the joint working group is planned for August.

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