Government Programmes - Italy: Investor education, Consob

Protection of investors is one of Consob’s key objectives, therefore investor education is considered as a matter of great importance by Consob. Since 2000, Consob published several documents in order to improve investors’ understanding of financial instruments. These documents are available on Consob website (www.consob.it – “Risparmiatori” – “Investor education”). The purpose is to provide investors with useful tools and information for undertaking informed investment decisions.

For each document template, see:

• Impariamo ad investire (learn to invest), Consob

• Il percorso per investire (Step to invest: dos and don’ts), Consob
• Rischi (Risks disclosure), Consob
• I servizi di investimento (investment services), Consob
• Fondi comuni (Collective investment schemes), Consob
• Prodotti derivati - elementi di base (Derivative financial instruments – basic elements), Consob
• Covered warrants,Consob
• Reverse convertibles, Consob