This is the fifth such centre by the BSE in the country after New Delhi, Kochi, Kolkota and Ahmedabad.
Inaugurating the Chennai centre, located in the Madras Stock Exchange building here, S Jambunathan, chairman, BSE, said the new Investor Service Centre marked a major development in expanding the scope and reach of BSE Services to investors located in different parts of the country.
The services provided by the Centre include "accept and redress investor grievances and act as an information centre, organise investor awareness and other training programmes, organise presentations, lectures, seminars on capital markets and provide viewing facilities on BSE online trading, derivatives and Web terminals," he said.
The centre will also provide library facility for investors to make available to them newspaper, periodicals and books on capital markets for reference. "This initiative is a reflection of the keen commitment of the exchange towards
enhancing the reach of its services across the nation and addressing the needs of investors at their doorsteps. With this initiative, BSE has come closer to the market participants in Chennai," Jambunathan said.
A A Tirodkar, chief (investor services), BSE and Sunil Bichare, Sr General Manager, BSE, were also present.