SGX signs deal with SIAS

Singapore Exchange and Securities Investors Association (Singapore) are committed to “bring investing to the heartlands”.

The Memorandum of Understanding signing announcement said retail investors can look forward to the Community Outreach Education Programme which includes various investment seminars conducted in the heartlands jointly by SGX and SIAS.

The joint statement said, “These seminars will be customized according to the needs of the community, ranging from the basics of financial literacy, like how to manage your money to courses on the basics of investing, for example, what are stocks and dividends.”

Another highlight of the MOU is the Youth Chapter which will see SGX and SIAS cooperate with tertiary educational institutions to equip young investors with foundational knowledge of investing and SGX-listed stocks.

The first joint initiative is the inaugural Singapore Investment Week 2012, a community outreach campaign that will raise the level of awareness on the importance of investing happening from 25 to 31 August 2012.