BNI Asset Management Holds Financial Education for Hundreds of Diaspora in Japan

Rakyat Merdeka - BNI Asset Management (BNI AM) together with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) conducted financial education for hundreds of diaspora Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) spread across Tokyo and industrial cities in Japan.

This event was held to provide education to PMIs so that they can carry out good financial planning so that they can avoid online loans or the lure of fraudulent investments which have been on the rise recently.

BNI Wholesale & International Banking Director Silvano Rumantir hopes that this activity can provide adequate knowledge about financial management.

"Diaspora in Japan have a pretty good income, so the education that is carried out is important for them so they don't become easy targets for irresponsible parties," he said in the webinar Diaspora Capability Finance, Diaspora Sejahtera initiated by BNI Tokyo Branch, Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo , and OJK.

Present on this occasion were the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Japan Heri Akhmadi and the Chief Executive of Financial Services Business Actor Behavior Monitoring, OJK Consumer Protection Education Friderica Widyasari Dewi.

Silvano explained, the total PMI diaspora in Japan reached around 70,000 people consisting of the PMI Apprenticeship Program and PMI Skill Workers.

"The fields of work include the agricultural sector, automotive industry, manufacturing, nurses and caregivers," said Silvano in his statement, Saturday (2/9).

On the same occasion, BNI Operational Director AM Ade Yusriansyah said that investment habits must be cultivated from an early age with the discipline of setting aside 20 percent of income to invest.

Ade explained that this needs to be done because investment will only be successful if it is done with discipline and consistency in setting aside income for investment, not leaving anything behind.

"Before investing, it is necessary to set investment goals in advance so that they are more focused and can be adjusted to the investor's risk profile, investment period, and the type of investment instrument," said Ade.