KSEI Targets 15 Million Investors In Political Year

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Central Securities Depository (KSEI) targets capital market investors in 2024 to continue to grow even in the midst of global geopolitical onslaught and the general election democracy party (Pemilu).

KSEI President Director Samsul Hidayat said that the challenges that will occur in 2024 investors will tend to monitor the development of the new government change, especially the economy minister's policy that will be appointed by the new President.

"In 2024, there will be an election process, which will cause investors to see and ensure future developments, under whom Indonesia will be led and economic policies under the elected minister," he said on the sidelines of the celebration of KSEI's 26th anniversary, in the SCBD area. Jakarta, Wednesday 27 December.

However, Samsul targets an increase in the number of new investors every year by 2.5 million investors. This figure is in accordance with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) roadmap which targets the number of investors in 2027 as many as 20 million investors.

"We are part of that, so every year at least 2.5 million per year. This target is not only targeted at KSEI but also at the IDX and KPEI. Still, OJK will try to be part of this figure. The hope is that 2027 the number of investors will reach 20 million Single Investor Identification (SID)," he explained.

Thus, investor achievements in 2024 will increase from 12.3 million investors to 15.5 million investors.

Samsul explained, in 2023 the number of investors recorded at KSEI grew 17.6 percent from December 2022 which was 10.32 million to 12.12 million as of November 2023.

"I think this figure is extraordinary, there has indeed been a decline compared to 2022-2021, because at that time there was a significant increase where there was a pandemic and there was a significant growth," he concluded.