Students of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari visited Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) where they were given an insight about practical aspects of various financial institutions, their products and investment avenues by industry professionals.
Nadeem Asghar, Head of Investor Relations Department-LSE apprised the students about various investment opportunities and market dynamics. He also briefed about local mutual funds industry and its effective approach for people to start investments offering risk diversification and good returns through proficient fund management.
Madiha Abrahim from LSE also informed the students about the features of financial services and products being offered by banks and gave them an insight about various investment avenues available in the banking sectors and their role in the economic system of the country.
Iftikhar from CDC explained the students on the need for setting up CDC and various facilities being offered by CDC not only to add efficiency but also for increased transparency & investors confidence. Later, the students visited various brokerage houses where they were given synopsis on the functioning of these institutions such as live market trading.