Bangkok--13 Dec--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) recently discussed its investor education programs with an international audience at the Investor Education Workshop held in Phuket during December 6 — 8. Education is a high priority with SET, and workshop participants were keen to find out more and study materials from the Thailand Securities Institute (TSI) and Money Channel, SET’s Capital Market Education Chairman Mr. Punsak Vejanurug said.
The Exchange elaborated on the full range of its investor education activities, especially those directed at youth, school, university and vocational students, and the general public. The programs contain curriculum design, including train-the—trainer, teacher development and activity-based education. Program resources cover student and teacher manuals, e-learning, various books, games, and media such as Money Channel. TSI will reach about six million people this year, or 9.2% of the Thai population. The strategy is going well, considering that it is only six years old.
“The Investor Education Workshop participants, representing 26 exchanges and other organizations involved in investor education, showed interest in the operational, human resource and financial aspects of SET’s approach, and its strategy of collaboration with other organizations, e.g., Ministry of Education, securities and investment management firms. Some exchanges were examining how to adapt TSI materials to their home countries,” Mr. Punsak said.
The Thai exchange is committed to developing financial literacy to benefit the economy overall. Similarly, to boost economic and institutional stability, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is successfully working with the South African government to implement financial literacy as part of its national development agenda.
In more developed economies with high internet penetration, such as the U.S.A., Australia, Japan and Singapore, the focus is on educating savers and new investors about financial instruments and associated risks. These programs tend to feature e-learning, investment simulations and competitions.
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