Monday 11 May 2015

SEBI to explore social media to promote financial education

In the SMS space, SEBI is specially targeting the schemes where investors are promised doubling of their investments within a few months 

In order to spread financial education, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to track social media, internet and other mobile platforms, according to a media report.

The SEBI is already present on platforms such as TV, radio and print newspapers for investor education and awareness programmes.

The regulator has also carried out a number of campaigns in various languages including English, Hindi and regional languages spoken across India.

SEBI is now planning to explore various other mediums such as outdoor media, advertising and social media in the current fiscal 2015-16, to spread investor awareness.

In the SMS space, SEBI is specially targeting the schemes where investors are promised doubling of their investments within a few months, the media report added.

Besides, SEBI is continuing its investor education and awareness programmes through newspapers. 

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