SECP Company organise investor awareness seminars

The strategic objectives of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) include developing an efficient and dynamic regulatory framework that fosters principles of good governance in the corporate sector, ensuring proper risk management procedures in the capital market, and protecting investors through responsive policy measures and effective enforcement practices.while recognizing that investor education is crucial for sustainable growth of the financial markets, ensuring investor protection and bolstering confidence in the markets, the SECP — in collaboration with Central Depository Company (CDC) — has organized investor awareness seminars in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.Similar investor awareness seminars have also been organized by the CDC in Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore and Gujranwala where the SECP also made its contribution. The timing of these seminars is particularly important in the context of current regulatory initiatives where subscription to the CDC Access, SMS and email alerts have been made mandatory by the SECP.The seminars were marketed to the existing investors, mainly involved i n active trading of capital market securities. There were Q and A sessions at all seminars, which were handled by the SECP and CDC executives.The SECP’s director, Market Development and Investor Education Department, Mr. Naseeruddin Humayun, made his presentation on the SECP’s service desk and the forthcoming rolling out of investor education plan.