Indonesia's Financial Services Authority has used a public lecture at University of Darussalam Gontor in Ponorogo to strengthen sharia capital market literacy and inclusion among young people, linking investor education to the expansion of Indonesia's domestic investor base. The release centers on the need for stronger understanding of investment risks as youth participation in the capital market increases, alongside support for student securities account openings as a route into legal and sharia-compliant investing. The authority said Indonesia had about 28.1 million capital market investors by mid-May 2026, with more than 54 percent aged under 30. East Java had about 3.1 million investors, making it the third-largest province by investor numbers after West Java and Jakarta. OJK's capital markets supervisory chief Hasan Fawzi said equity investment is a lawful investment activity rather than gambling, and that the sharia capital market is supported by fatwas from the National Sharia Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council and by the Sharia Online Trading System, which is designed to keep transactions aligned with sharia principles. He also warned students not to invest simply by following trends and to apply the 2L principle of Legal and Logical. The Gontor event forms part of the 2026 Integrated Capital Market Socialization and Education program in East Java. Other activities in the series include capital market outreach to the Kediri city government and the planned launch of an investment gallery for civil servants, a radio talk show on market literacy and investor protection, and carbon trading outreach in Madiun for financial institutions and regional industry participants involving the Ministry of Environment and validation and verification bodies.

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