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The Future of Capital Markets | Ep 2 | Akash Shah: Building Trust for Retail Investors

The biggest concern that people have around investing is that it’s a rigged game. How can we ensure that capital markets are fundamentally fair to all of those who participate?

Akash Shah, Senior Executive Vice-President, Chief Growth Officer with BNY Mellon, provides an overview of the numerous ways that trust can be built between retail investors and financial institutions.

The Future of Capital Markets is a five-episode series that profiles global thought leaders on how capital markets are becoming more accessible to retail investors. Each episode explores topics such as the democratization of retail investing, leveraging technology for access, educating retail investors, building trust in capital markets, and the future of retail investing.

Learn more about the work of the World Economic Forum on capital markets here.

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