Policy & Regulations

Vietnam weighs stabilisation fund, using influencers to boost stock market

Vietnam’s benchmark stock index tumbled 9.3% in March.

Local authorities investigated the two firms for suspected insider trading in share placements.

Heavy disclosure rules and listing costs have made public markets less attractive for companies.

The penalty follows a lawsuit by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in late 2024.

MAS and SBMA set up the working group in January.

The practice “reduced competition and harmed consumers,” the agency said.

Investigators accuse the company of inflating the perceived value of digital assets.

Currently, HK’s tax-free carried interest measure only applies to private equity investments.

The IDX had said companies would be assigned one, two, or three years to comply.

The proposed changes give flexibility to some companies to do two buybacks a year.