BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV4I9019,
     title={A Review of Studies on Investor Protection},
     author={M. Hema Lavanya and Dr. N. Jayaprada},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={4},
     number={9},
     pages={94--99},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV4I9019.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Enormous increase in the financial market operations, unpredictable augments in the awareness levels of the customers about the financial products and the risks associated with them, mounting up of the number of financial frauds, techniques that the companies use to earn profits, and many other factors become the challenge for the survival of the financial and capital markets universally. A necessity arose for the financial regulators to introduce the concept of Investor Protection and Investor Education in order to safeguard their best interests. The financial crisis also had emphasized on the prominence of the financial awareness and protection to buffer investors from the market upheavals. The current paper is a representation of an organized literature review with dependable referencing, and conclusions that were drawn from different logical rivulet of theories relating to the study “Investor Protection: Awareness among Professionals (with special reference to Central Visakhapatnam)” undertaken by the researcher.

Investor Protection, Investor Awareness, Corporate Governance, Investor Education, Capital Markets, Economic Growth