Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 10, 2016
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Deloitte Vietnam, in partnership with the Hanoi and Hochiminh Stock Exchanges, are helping Vietnamese listed companies adopt international best practices in corporate governance to boost their appeal to foreign investors and spur growth.
More than 300 participants are expected to attend a half-day conference in Hanoi on June 9 and another one in Ho Chi Minh City today. Experts from the stock exchanges as well as the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Deloitte Vietnam, Dragon Capital Group, and IFC will update businesses on new requirements in Vietnam’s 2014 Law on Enterprises, as well as international best practices in corporate governance and their relevance for Vietnamese companies.
“The new law includes significant revisions to help public and listed companies adopt international best corporate governance practices, as part of the government’s drive to ensure better corporate governance,” said Nguyen Thanh Long, Chairman of the Hanoi Stock Exchange. “Companies will benefit tremendously from attending this conference, which will help them take their corporate governance to a new level.”
Under the new law, which came into force in July 2015, public and listed companies are also allowed to set up an audit committee under the Board of Directors, without having a supervisory board, subject to requirements. This is the first time the definition and role of an independent director in the company’s Board of Directors has been introduced in the Law on Enterprise.
“Businesses need to be aware of the vital role of corporate governance and a board’s audit committee in overseeing the effectiveness and integrity of internal controls,” said Ha Thu Thanh, Chairwoman of Deloitte Vietnam.
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Together with our counterparts, we understand our part in helping companies and the market improve transparency, increase efficiency and enhance resiliency, and we are determined to fully support companies in successfully applying good corporate governance.”
“As competition grows among countries in the region, improving corporate governance in line with internationally accepted practices will help Vietnamese companies become more sustainable and attractive to investors,” said Chris Razook, IFC Corporate Governance Lead for East Asia and the Pacific. “Enhanced corporate governance will also strengthen the development of Vietnam’s capital markets and benefit the overall economy.”
IFC has been working with the Vietnamese government since 2007 to improve the country’s regulations and investment climate, raise public awareness of good corporate governance, build the capacity of its partners, and provide governance advice to individual companies. IFC’s Corporate Governance Program in Vietnam is funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland.
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About Deloitte Vietnam
Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte’s more than 225,000 professionals are committed to making an impact that matters. Deloitte serves 4 out of 5 Fortune Global 500® companies.
Harnessing the strength of the Deloitte regional and global interconnected network together with deep business knowledge and industry expertise of over 700 professionals located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices, Deloitte Vietnam, founded 25 years ago as the first audit and advisory firm in Vietnam, is able to help our clients enhance their capacity generally and corporate governance particularly in order to excel in the local, regional and global marketplace.
About the Hanoi Stock Exchange
Hanoi Stock Exchange, (formerly known as Hanoi Securities Trading Center) was officially launched in 2005 and transformed into the Exchange, the state owned limited liabilities company model under the management of the Ministry of Finance, in 2009.
As an organizer and regulator of the Vietnam securities market, Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) is operating the market in a transparent, equitable and efficient manner. In the primary market, HNX organizes share auctions and Government bond auctions. In the secondary market, HNX operates 3 trading markets including Government bond market, listed stock market and UPCoM (Unlisted Public Company Market). As of 31 May 2016, HNX had 377 stocks listed in the main market, 299 stocks registered in UPCoM and 522 bonds listed in the Government bond market. The average trading value per day via HNX in May was about 350 mil USD, accounting for appox 78% of the total average trading value per day of the entire stock market; market capitalization of HNX’s trading markets was about USD $48,5 billion.
HNX has been currently assigned by Ministry of Finance with building the derivative market, scheduled for launching early in 2017. In the meantime, HNX is finalizing the master plan of completing and further developing the corporate bond market.
About the Hochiminh Stock Exchange
Established in July 2000, Hochiminh Securities Trading Center (HoSTC) – now known as Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) – was the first centralized stock market in Vietnam. The establishment of HoSTC brought the Vietnam securities market to regulated stage of operation, aiming at building an effective and long-term capital mobilization channel for economic development. On August 2007, HoSTC was transformed to HOSE, bringing Vietnam securities market closer to other developed markets within the region and all over the world.
After nearly 16 years, HOSE currently has about 307 listed companies, 39 bonds and 1 ETFs with total market capitalization of USD 53 billion, 77 securities members and over 1.5 million trading accounts. The total trading value for the past 15 years reached more than USD 144 million (more than 140 billion of securities).
Currently, HOSE is focusing on researching and launching new products such as Exchange Trade Fund Certificate, Covered Warrant as well as new indices (include the ESG Index).
