Morning – The AMMC engaged in financial education

The Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) participates in the 2019 edition of World Investor Week (WIW), a global event focused on financial education and investor protection, says Authority in a statement.

Launched in 2017 by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the "World Investor Week" is an annual event mobilizing Financial Regulatory Authorities around the world to promote actions promoting education. and the protection of savers, the statement said, noting that for the 2019 edition, 95 jurisdictions and organizations will rally in favor of investors by conducting various educational actions throughout the fourth quarter of 2019

The AMMC, in line with its missions of protection, information and financial education of savers, promises an ambitious and diversified program, with the triple objective of promoting and strengthening the financial education of current or future savers on its component capital market, to allow investors to have a good understanding of the capital market and the benefits and risks associated with investment in financial instruments and to share with SMEs and Startup the possibilities of financing through the capital market.

The Authority, which is taking part in this event for the third year in a row, is mobilizing the entire capital market ecosystem to actively contribute to the 2019 edition. "Meeting at the AMMC Headquarters on Friday, October 11, 2019 , market players, Casablanca Stock Exchange, Maroclear, CCG, professional associations and other market participants, exchanged on the realization of annual financial education programs on the capital market and launched the program 2019, "said the press release.

Thus, for the 2019 edition, the AMMC has developed tools and content in different formats such as capsules, messages broadcast via social networks, mobile application, seminars and conferences or brochures and fact sheets. the Authority will organize a seminar for SMEs and start-ups on financing possibilities via the capital market and on the design of video capsules aimed at popularizing the main concepts of the capital market.

The program also includes the development of educational factsheets putting into perspective useful information for investors and the launch of development work for a mobile application in financial education, with the aim of enabling the general public to have a better knowledge of the market. capital.

Similarly, the AMMC will publish a compendium of laws and regulations aimed at facilitating access to the Moroccan capital market regulations, organizing three seminars for students from large schools. In addition, the different market players will offer during the period several educational actions in favor of the target audience.