blue chips and financial shares lead nationwide stock surge

Blue chips and financial shares lead nationwide stock surge

experts look back at a year in the markets

Experts look back at a year in the markets

The stock market in Viet Nam witnessed a strong recovery this year with the benchmark indices, market capitalisation and the involvement of foreign capital soaring over last year, according to the State Securities Commission.
bidv listing likely in early 2014 value may deter investors

BIDV listing likely in early 2014, value may deter investors

If approved by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, BIDV may list in the first quarter of 2014 under the trading code BID, noted a report from the Ho Chi Minh Securities Corporation.
qatari fund invests in blackberry

Qatari fund invests in BlackBerry

A Qatari sovereign wealth fund was among a small group of investors who recently contributed $1 billion to Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry, US securities filings showed Friday.
ace life wins new landmark licence

ACE Life wins new landmark licence

ACE Life, part of the ACE Group, has got the nod from Vietnam’s State Securities Commission to open its first fund management company in Asia.
vp bank awarded best bond house

VP Bank awarded ‘Best Bond House’

Vietnam’s VPBank Securities received this year’s “Best Bond House” award at the Country Awards Gala Dinner by FinanceAsia magazine.
ssc forces gpfund to suspend operations

SSC forces GPFund to suspend operations

The Global Petroleum Fund Management Corporation (GPFund) was forced to suspend operations two years after starting on September 6, 2013, following Decision No.548 by the State Securities Commission of Viet Nam (SSC).
maybank kim eng ready to be first 100pc foreign owned securities company in vietnam

Maybank Kim Eng ready to be first 100pc foreign owned securities company in Vietnam

The Vietnamese government is considering raising the limit on foreign share ownership in listed companies. Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, chief executive of Maybank Kim Eng, shared his thoughts with VIR’s Linh Mai.
maybank kim eng and ssc join hands

Maybank Kim Eng and SSC join hands

Maybank Kim Eng and State Securities Commission(SSC) today signed the Cooperation and Technical Support Framework Agreement.
leveraged buyouts to create waves

Leveraged buyouts to create waves

Leveraged buyouts (LBO) are a common feature of many developed economies. LBOs can be a means to a friendly merger— or they can be hostile, as a controversial tactic employed by so-called “corporate raiders.” Is Vietnam ready for such a dynamic and sophisticated approach to mergers and acquisitions? VietCapital Securities (VCSC) senior manager Pham Hong Son offers some insights.
new rules give greater investor security

New rules give greater investor security

Viet Nam will launch a new attack on white-collar crime under a new joint circular on securities markets, effective from August 15.
vn stock market quitters outnumber newcomers

VN stock market: quitters outnumber newcomers

There are fewer companies being added to the Vietnamese stock market than those asked or voluntarily requesting to remove their listing from the country’s two largest stock exchanges in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC).
deutsche bank awarded merit of excellence

Deutsche Bank awarded Merit of Excellence

Deutsche Bank AG, Ho Chi Minh City branch has been awarded a Merit of Excellence for its cooperation and collaboration with Vietnam's State Securities Commission in advancing professional works in 2012.
latest business report includes some surprises

Latest business report includes some surprises

Despite the fact that SME Securities Corporation (SME) is on the brink of bankruptcy, it was still ranked 30 among the 500 fastest-growing companies (FAST500), released by Vietnam Report JSC on March 11.
foreign capital ploughed into securities market

Foreign capital ploughed into securities market

Around $2.34 billion of foreign capital was poured into the local securities market last year, including about $340 directly channeled into stock trading on the two bourses, according to an official of the State Securities Commission (SSC).