Bursa’s Umar sounds the gong on financial literacy

“We believe an educated investor is less likely to fall prey to financial frauds, ” chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift (pic) said during the opening session of an investor education webinar on informed investing.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s education programmes aim to increase investor awareness of financial frauds and scams, which are on the rise, as financial products become more complex.

“We believe an educated investor is less likely to fall prey to financial frauds, ” chief executive officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift said during the opening session of an investor education webinar on informed investing.