SEC Chairman attends Asia Investor Forum

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka Chairman Udayasiri Kariyawasam was invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the Asia Forum for Investor Education (AFIE) which was held recently in Seoul, Korea. Kariyawasam attended this inaugural meeting and made a presentation on the "Current status and challenges of investor education in Sri Lanka."

This forum was hosted by the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) and the Korea Council for Investor Education (KCIE). The AFIE is the Asia-Pacific regional body for the International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE).

The primary objective of the AFIE is to facilitate investor education and information exchange, ultimately contributing to the development of capital markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

The AFIE will provide a platform for investor education experts in the region to work together and explore more effective strategies in their efforts to promote investor education.

The inaugural forum provided an opportunity for AFIE members to share the current status of the initiatives taken by different jurisdictions in the region on investor education.