Conducting Investors Education program is an important part of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ’s efforts to create awareness among the investors about the risks and returns associated in capital market and to protect them through extending their knowledge and consciousness about it. Investors education programs for general investors are usually held twice a month, usually at the end of 2nd and 4th week of each month. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) also conducts another investor education program each month exclusively for women investors. Each program is three-day long covering various topics related to the capital market.
The Commission usually organizes the investors education program for the capital market investors with a view to educating them on capital market regulatory framework, investor's rights & responsibilities, investment risks and rewards, analysis associated with investment and portfolio management, central depository, surveillance activities, enforcement actions etc. in the capital market.
Program-1 : Investor Education Program for general Investors (3-days program, twice a month, from 10:00 am- 5:00 pm)
Capital Market Regulatory Framework
Registration, Functions and Obligations of Market Intermediaries
Investment in Secondary Market, Transaction Procedure and Index
Public Issue of Securities
Mutual Funds and ETF
Surveillance and Investigation of Trading Activities
Enforcement Actions for Violation of Securities Laws/Rules
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969; সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড একচেঞ্জ কমিশন আইন, ১৯৯৩ and Panel Measures for Violation of Securities Laws.
Reading of Financial Statements and Salient Features thereof
Depository and Settlement Systems
Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management
Program-2 : Investor Education Program Exclusively for Women Investors (3-days program, once a month, from 10:00 am- 5:00 pm)
Capital Market Regulatory Framework
Registration, Functions and Obligations of Market Intermediaries
Investment in Secondary Market, Transaction Procedure and Index
Public Issue of Securities
Mutual Funds and ETF
Surveillance and Investigation of Trading Activities
Enforcement Actions for Violation of Securities Laws/Rules
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969; সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড একচেঞ্জ কমিশন আইন, ১৯৯৩ and Panel Measures for Violation of Securities Laws.
Reading of Financial Statements and Salient Features thereof
Depository and Settlement Systems
Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management
The Commission organizes such program regularly subject to availability of registrants. Notice regarding investors education is published time to time in newspapers inviting interested persons for registration to participate in the program. Registration for enrolment in investors education program is carried out at Library of BSEC, 20th floor, Jiban Bima Tower, 10 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka-1000. The librarian may be contacted for registration. It is also noted that the program is usually scheduled two-day long and conducted free of cost.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Mahbubul Alam
Executive Director
Financial Literacy Department
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Commission Bhaban
E-6/C, Agargaon
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Administrative Area
Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Phone: +880-2-55007117