Stimulating the Growth of Smart Investors, MNC Securities Malang Branch Holds Capital Market School

Jakarta, March 26, 2022 - The capital market in Indonesia, which is growing over time, is something that people are starting to look at, according to IDX data in 2021 when the pandemic occurred, investors grew by more than 50% or up to 7.5 million investors as of December 2021. The capital market itself has a role important for the economy of a country, because the capital market has a function as a means for business funding or as a means for companies to obtain funds from the investor community.

In order to increase knowledge about the capital market and the importance of investing in the community, PT MNC Kapital Indonesia Tbk (BCAP) through MNC Securities Malang Branch and MNC Asset Management (MNC AM) together with the IDX East Java Regional Office held a Webinar for the Capital Market School on Saturday, March 26 2022.

Asikin Ashar as a representative of the IDX East Java Regional Office explained, "Investment has now become a necessity in the community, no longer an option, because investment is a preparation step for retirement."

In the webinar, MNC AM Chief Marketing Officer as well as speaker, Dimas Aditia Ariadi, explained the importance of being a smart investor before investing. “Become a smart investor, by first understanding the risk profile and investment period. Ladies and gentlemen, don´t be tempted by fake investments, check 2L (legal and logical)," said Dimas.

Dimas also said, "Before buying a mutual fund, first look at the product´s fund fact sheet details, such as the net asset value, the custodian bank, and also the product performance."

The recommended products for novice investors are money market mutual funds (MNC Dana Lancar) with an indication of a return of 4.35% p.a & a fixed income mutual fund (MNC Dana Likuid) with an indication of a return of 7.72% p.a (NAV as of March 25, 2022). Both products can be purchased through APERD MNC Securities, namely through the MotionTrade application which can be downloaded via the website www.motiontrade.id or the App Store & Google Play.