The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) held an investor awareness session for students at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in Islamabad under its Jamapunji initiative, focusing on financial planning and informed financial decision-making. The session aimed to strengthen financial literacy and help students protect themselves from fraudulent investment schemes. The programme covered early financial planning, budgeting, saving, and the risk-return trade-off in investment decisions. It also flagged common indicators of Ponzi and pyramid schemes, including promises of guaranteed high returns, pressure tactics, and investment offers from unregistered entities, and explained how to verify SECP-registered companies and use the Commission’s complaint redressal mechanisms.

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