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In an effort to protect consumers from Ponzi scheme investments, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) plans to establish a market intelligence team (team) for each sector of the financial industry, including banking institutions, capital market, and non-banking financial institutions.
Kusumaningtuti, a member of OJK’s Board of Commissioners, explained that in addition to the team, OJK has established an investment alert task force (task force) along with other governmental institutions to handle reports and complaints related to Ponzi scheme investments.
“If the team discovers a crime or fraud, the company will be reported to the task force,” she said on Friday (7/2).
She explained that the team will gather information regarding investment products by pretending to be a consumer of an investment company. However, she predicted that establishing the team will not be an easy task because currently, OJK does not have many employees to spare.
According to her, there are two main reasons that resulted in the rise of Ponzi scheme investments. First, Indonesian consumers are often tempted by promises of high investment profit. Second, she stated that consumers tend to favor easily accessible investment services, which are commonly offered by bad investment companies.
“Ironically, the ones who are tempted are not only low-income individuals, but also high income individuals,” Kusumaningtuti said.
She informed that to prevent the public from being tricked by Ponzi scheme investments, OJK plans to promote investment awareness among consumers and establish a call center that will provide information on fraudulent investments.
(jt)
Fathan Qorib, Mahinda Arkyasa
In an effort to protect consumers from Ponzi scheme investments, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) plans to establish a market intelligence team (team) for each sector of the financial industry, including banking institutions, capital market, and non-banking financial institutions.
Kusumaningtuti, a member of OJK’s Board of Commissioners, explained that in addition to the team, OJK has established an investment alert task force (task force) along with other governmental institutions to handle reports and complaints related to Ponzi scheme investments.
“If the team discovers a crime or fraud, the company will be reported to the task force,” she said on Friday (7/2).
She explained that the team will gather information regarding investment products by pretending to be a consumer of an investment company. However, she predicted that establishing the team will not be an easy task because currently, OJK does not have many employees to spare.
According to her, there are two main reasons that resulted in the rise of Ponzi scheme investments. First, Indonesian consumers are often tempted by promises of high investment profit. Second, she stated that consumers tend to favor easily accessible investment services, which are commonly offered by bad investment companies.
“Ironically, the ones who are tempted are not only low-income individuals, but also high income individuals,” Kusumaningtuti said.
She informed that to prevent the public from being tricked by Ponzi scheme investments, OJK plans to promote investment awareness among consumers and establish a call center that will provide information on fraudulent investments.
(jt)