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The National Stock Exchange Investor Protection Fund Trust (NSE IPFT) and IIM-Bangalore (IIMB) jointly on Monday launched the Platform for Investor Education (PIE), at IIM Bangalore.
The launch of this platform is a result of synergy between NSE’s Investor Protection Fund Trust (NSE IPFT) and IIM-Bangalore’s Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM).
The NSE IPFT promotes research in the field of capital markets and carries out diverse activities in the area of investor education. The Platform for Investor Education (PIE) was jointly launched by Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO, NSE and Prof G Raghuram, Director, IIM-Bangalore.
Spreading awareness
Speaking on the occasion and addressing the gathering of students and alumni of IIM-B, professionals and academics, Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO, NSE, said, “This digital investor education and awareness offering reinforces our commitment to spreading capital market awareness in an easy to understand and simple to use format to public at large.
“Content is available on demand allowing investors to access whenever they have time and wherever they are located. Top notch experts in the field will work in making the offering relevant for the entire spectrum of investors from first time investors to experienced investors.”
Prof SG Badrinath, Chair of the Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management at IIM-B and the Canara Bank Chair in Banking and Finance at IIMB, said: “The Platform for Investor Education at IIM-B will develop, disseminate and continually manage investor education content that is product neutral and demand driven. The material will incorporate the latest in digital technology.”
Salient features
The salient features attributed to the Platform for Investor Education are: First, IIM-B’s educational materials would be product-neutral, unlike many offered by the other financial services entities.
Second, the content would be developed by experienced faculty who are cognisant of financial literacy efforts and will reflect current developments in financial markets.
Third, the materials will incorporate the latest in animation and data visualisation technology, and will be made available on multiple platforms to actively engage different cohorts of potential investors.
Fourth, the Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management aims to make this initiative much more than just large-scale online education, supplementing the videos with frequently updated web content as well as by conducting periodic investor forums at different locations.
The launch was followed by a distinguished investor panel discussion on ‘Investing in Indian Equities — The Past, The Present and The Future’.
The panellists included Prashant Jain, Chief Investment Officer, Executive Director and Fund Manager, HDFC Asset Management Company, Navneet Munot, CIO, SBI Mutual Fund, and Mathew Cyriac, who co-headed Blackstone Group’s PE Business. The panel was moderated by Prof SG Badrinath and Prof Venkatesh Panchapagesan, faculty from the Finance & Accounting area at IIM-B.
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