The Jordan Securities Commission participates in the World Investor Week to educate and educate investors WIW 2022

03-Oct-2022

The Jordan Securities  Commission (JSC) announced its participation in the activities of the World Investor Week WIW2022, which starts from 3-9 of this month, and is organized by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), with the aim of promoting investment awareness and developing investment culture among small and new investors. By investing in the financial market in addition to workers in the financial services sector (such as brokers and others), and officials of joint stock companies.
By participating in this event, the Authority seeks to introduce the safe investment environment that was formed by a set of legislation and legal and regulatory frameworks aimed at protecting investors from risks and fraud, leading to sustainability and keeping pace with best practices in this field.
The Authority participates in this event through a set of awareness and educational activities along with many of the bodies and counterpart bodies that are members of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). These activities include publishing awareness messages, audio lectures and short videos, activating chat channels and inquiries, sharing links to educational activities for counterparts, and guides on how to deal with margin, corporate governance and issuance on the authority’s website and social media pages.
The broad headlines of the events focus on the importance of following up on companies’ disclosures and obtaining appropriate financial information in the planning process that seeks to make a sound investment decision capable of achieving the desired goals to improve the performance of dealers, and to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory frameworks, especially with regard to governance, in addition to introducing how to open an account and trading. in the Amman Financial Market and to form a general idea of the nature of the risks of investing in securities.
As part of the week's activities at the international level, the authority will participate in the four virtual seminars that will be held from 4-7 of this month. The Authority invites the public interested in investing in securities to register and participate in the symposium through the links announced on the Authority's website and its social networking pages. The seminars discuss the following topics: meta-virus and financial markets opportunities and challenges, scrutiny of digital/crypto assets before making a decision, investor protection and education, sustainable finance, and investor resilience.