Educating investors: SECP launches ‘jamapunji’
The SECP has taken numerous measures to create awareness in Pakistan’s capital markets through the portal
ISLAMABAD:
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched an investor education initiative for investors’ protection and building their confidence to enable them make informed choices about financial products and investments. The programme is aimed at educating various segments of public through virtual and physical means about capital markets, insurance, non-banking finance companies and corporate sector. On June 8, 2015 the SECP launched its educational web portal under the brand name ‘jamapunji’ as a gateway to educating different segments of the society through digital technology. The SECP has taken numerous measures to create awareness in Pakistan’s capital markets through the portal. In order to spread the message among the target audience, the SECP has decided to ask all listed companies to include an informational message on Jamapunji in their annual reports.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 20th, 2015.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has launched an investor education initiative for investors’ protection and building their confidence to enable them make informed choices about financial products and investments. The programme is aimed at educating various segments of public through virtual and physical means about capital markets, insurance, non-banking finance companies and corporate sector. On June 8, 2015 the SECP launched its educational web portal under the brand name ‘jamapunji’ as a gateway to educating different segments of the society through digital technology. The SECP has taken numerous measures to create awareness in Pakistan’s capital markets through the portal. In order to spread the message among the target audience, the SECP has decided to ask all listed companies to include an informational message on Jamapunji in their annual reports.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 20th, 2015.