Securities Board of Nepal

Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
The details programme agenda of World Investors Week (WIW), 7-11October, 2020

Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has decided to conduct the following programmes virtually, employing ZOOM
technology, on the occasion of World Investors Week (WIW) as announced by IOSCO to hold WIW from October 5-11,
2020 under the campaign of raising awareness about the importance of investors education and protection and to highlight the
investor education and protection initiatives of securities regulators.

Date Programme Participants & Objectives

Day & Event-1 Broadcasting radio programme from Radio Nepal- Radio broadcasting will
the National Radio Broadcaster of Nepal, on be done throughout the
7 October, 2020 securities and commodities derivatives markets to country targeting at least
build awareness and educate the people in a simple 50 thousand general
Day: Wednesday
Time:7:30AM-
and effective manner residing in every part of investors, entrepreneurs,
8:00AM country. students, housewives,
retired senior citizen,
employees, and reporters.
The programme is
targeted to empower the
investors at large
providing basic
knowledge and
information related to
securities markets along
with to induce their
interest in securities
markets.

Day & Event-2 Organising presentation cum interaction programme High level of authorities
on the fundamentals, regulatory provisions, (CEO/MD) from public
8 October, 2020,
Thursday advantages and disadvantages of free pricing of limited companies from
public issues through book-building method by an real sector, experts and
Time: 3:00PM-5:30 PM independent expert and authority from SEBON. general investors, and
authority from Office of
Company Registrar,
SEBON, Federation of
Nepalese Chambers of
Commerce and Industries
(FNCCI), and
Confederation of
Nepalese Industries
(CNI).
This programme is aimed
to orientate potential
public limited companies
from real sector on free
pricing in public issue of
securities and manage
long-term fund
requirements as well as
educating the general
 investors about the
benefits of the book-
building system for the
maximisation of
shareholder wealth.

Day & Event-3 Conducting a joint training cum awareness About 100 thousand
programme on securities markets to general investors general investors,
9 October, 2020, with resource person from Nepal Stock Exchange entrepreneurs, students,
Friday
Ltd. (NEPSE), CDS and Clearing Ltd. (CDSC), housewives, reporters,
Time: 1:30 PM – 5:30
PM ICRA Nepal (Credit Rating Agency) in order to retired senior citizen,
educate general investors about the right they have employees will directly
and services available for them. get benefited with the
knowledge and
 Lunching of a hand book on ” Securities information on various
Markets and Commodity Derivatives Markets, aspects of securities
2020” markets.
 Launching of “Electronic Reporting and
Retrieval System (ERRS)” of SEBON Handbook will assist to
increase the financial
literacy on securities
markets by way of
fulfilling the famous
quote “Knowledge is
Power”. The aim of the
handbook is to equip
investors with the
knowledge and skills
needed to make informed
investment decisions and
effectively manage and
protect their investments
and wealth.

ERRS enhances both the

reporting of financial and
non-financial information
by the market participants
which is obviously a
useful source of
information for investors
and can reduce the
asymmetry information
problem.

Day & Event-4 Publishing and disseminating the information on About one million
securities markets and investment through the major general investors,
10 October, 2020,
Saturday economic national daily newspapers. entrepreneurs, students,
housewives, retired
senior citizen, reporters,
employees will directly
get benefited by
imparting knowledge and
skills needed to
effectively manage and
 protect their investments
and wealth.

Day & Event- Broadcasting a documentary from Nepal About 50 thousand

5 general investors,
Television (a national television) on
11 October, entrepreneurs, students,
2020, the role of SEBON and initiatives taken and housewives, reporters,
Sunday retired senior citizen,
continued to empowering and protecting the
employees will directly
general investors. get benefited with the
knowledge and
information on SEBON
and various aspects of
securities markets.

Dr Nabaraj Adhikari
Coordinator
World Investors Week (WIW) Organising Committee