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Taking the opportunity of March 15 – International Day for Protecting Consumers’ Rights, Shenzhen Stock Exchange organized a series of investor education activities in various forms and rich contents, in a bid to strengthen the awareness of investors’ rights and interests and push forward relevant work. These activities include Listed Companies’ Open House Program – Stepping into Tempus Global and Launching of “Easy IR” Mobile APP, Securities Brokers’ Open House Program – Visiting China Investment Securities, the 12th Session of Investors Rights Protection Online Consultation, and the release of 2013 Retail Investor Survey Report.
“Easy IR” Mobile APP Launched
Embracing the advent of the mobile Internet, SZSE launched a mobile application for the original web-based “Easy IR”. The APP is now available on Apple’s APP store and Android APP stores.
At the launch event of the APP, investors representing over 70 securities brokers downloaded the APP and raised questions via the APP. The listed company gave detailed answers to all the questions.
According to the principal of SZSE, the launch of “Easy IR” APP aims at building an innovative way of interacting between investors and listed companies at all times and places, and promoting the efficient interaction and information transparency between them.
The “Easy IR” Mobile APP covers all functions of the web-based version, such as interactive communication, raising questions by investors, responding by companies, voices of companies, IR information center. etc. What makes it differentiate from the web-based version is that the mobile APP enables users to access real-time information and communicate anytime and anywhere. The “Easy IR” Mobile APP is featured with three characteristics: first, easy registration with mobile phone numbers and third party access for users of Tencent and Sina; second, customized information subscription; third, easy SNS forwarding, including Sina Weibo, Tencent QQ, WeChat, etc.
Five-in-one Investors Service Platform Formed
SZSE has placed unprecedented attention to the construction of market transparency and investor protection work, and has formed a Five-in-one Investors Service Platform, which is consisted with the following five parts:
Easy IR – a move to smooth the interacting between investors and listed companies;
Easy Voting – an unclogged channel for investors’ participation in corporate governance;
Easy IK – a turn from didactic approach to experiential approach for investors’ education;
Easy Analysis – a push for investors’ education based on different levels and classifications; and
Easy Calling – an open channel for consultations and complaints.
In the long run, SZSE will enhance its investor education and services network from the following two aspects:
1. in terms of contents, SZSE will provide more convenient mobile channels to protect investors’ rights to be informed, rights to address inquiries, and rights of decision-making and participating;
2. in terms of application patterns, SZSE will build up a mobile home for investors by integrating the Internet, mobile internet, WeChat and other resources.
Six Measures to Enhance Market Transparency Unveiled
To deepen the efforts in investor protection, SZSE unveiled the following six measures to further enhance market transparency:
1. launching a specialized zone for IPO information query;
2. adding two sections to “Easy IR”, i.e. “Voices of Companies” and “IR Information Center”, where listed companies could publish information other than legal disclosure on their own initiatives;
3. pushing forward the pilot work on online broadcasting of shareholders’ meetings;
4. establishing a database of commitments made by listed companies;
5. enhancing the transparency for SEZE’s business processing schedule;
6. promoting open information in the field of supervision.
The Investor Protection Bureau under China Securities Regulatory Commission extended their congratulations for the launching of “Easy IR” Mobile APP, and regarded it as a significant practice for carrying out the state opinion “to smooth interacting channels of small and medium sized investors”. Moreover, the Bureau is collecting public opinions and suggestions over supervisory policies via the channel of “Easy IR”.
It is known that SZSE will organize Listed Companies’ Open House Programs for overseas investors on March 20 and 21.
