SEC celebrates 2017 World Investor Week
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Investor
By Lucy Nwachukwu
Abuja,Oct.4, 2017 (2017)The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has joined the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and other capital market regulators across the globe to celebrate the 2017 IOSCO World Investor Week
Mr Naif Abdussalam, the Head, Corporate Communications of SEC , in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the celebration Was The first of its kind.
The World Investor Week (WIW) is a week-long global campaign for IOSCO to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection.
It is meant to highlight the various initiatives of securities regulators in the two critical areas of education and protection of investors.
According to Abdussalam, IOSCO securities regulators across the globe will provide a variety of activities at the event.
He named some of the activities to include launching investor-focused communications and services, promoting contests to increase awareness of investor education initiatives, organizing workshops and conferences.
He noted that the SEC Nigeria had lined up a series of investor-based activities targeted at investors, market women, artisans, students and the general public.
“Specifically, it has set aside time for an outreache to a tertiary institution and a local government headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory on Oct. 5 and 6.
“The lined up activities will culminate in an interface between regulators, market intermediaries and shareholder groups at a session tagged ‘Investor Clinic’.
He said that the Clinic, which would be interactive, rich and engaging, was intended to enlighten shareholders on recent developments in the market and discuss general everyday retail investor issues.
He further said the WIW offered a unique opportunity for IOSCO members to work in collaboration with all investor education and protection stakeholders at both the local and international levels.(NAN)
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