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

Telegraph - The rise of fraudulent investments and illegal online loans that can ensnare customers with high credit interest. BNI Asset Management (BNI AM) together with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) continue to conduct financial education for hundreds of diaspora Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) spread across Tokyo and industrial cities in Japan.

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 education 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.

On the same occasion, BNI Operational Director AM Ade Yusriansyah said that investment habits must be cultivated from an early age by being disciplined in setting aside 20% of income to invest.

"Before investing, it is necessary to set investment objectives 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.

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