SEBI-OECD International Conference on Investor Education

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3-4 February 2012
Goa, India

The international conference on investor education, was co-hosted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and OECD*.

In the presence of the Honourable Finance Minister of India Pranab Mukherjee and Ambassador Richard A. Boucher, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, the Conference focused on:

explore the specificities of investor education: the global context, rationale and research, main challenges, good practices and programmes to reach out to targeted groups as well as innovative solutions
address international issues and analyse global trends, with a special attention to Asia and its investor education needs

Worldwide participants included high-level officials and experts from securities commissions, ministries of finance, central banks, regulatory and supervisory authorities, officials of State governments, the private sector, the academic and civil community as well as non-government organisations.

* The OECD contribution to this event was sponsored by the Government of Japan.

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Contact

OECD: Mr. Andrea Grifoni, Policy Analyst
[Andrea.Grifoni@oecd.org, Tel: +33 (0)1 4524 8353]

SEBI: Mr. N.Hariharan, General Manager
[icon2012@sebi.gov.in; Tel:+91-22-26449880]