The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun its chairship of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), setting out a “RISE” agenda aligned with the ACMF Action Plan 2026 to 2030 and the Philippines’ ASEAN 2026 chairship theme. The agenda focuses on Regional integration, Inclusivity, Sustainable finance, and collaborative Enforcement. Planned outputs under the Priority Economic Deliverable on Sustainable and Resilient Capital Markets include publishing an ASEAN Code of Conduct for External Verifiers in Sustainable Finance, expanding the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard Regional Assessment, establishing an ACMF Knowledge Network of Supervisory and Enforcement Directors, completing the next phase of the Mitigation co-benefit and Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide, and promoting ASEAN as an asset class through the ASEAN Diamonds. The SEC assumed the ACMF chairship after a handover in Kuala Lumpur in November 2025 and has hosted early workstream meetings in January 2026, including the first in-person meeting of the ASEAN Taxonomy Board in Makati, an ACMF Deputies meeting to set direction across workstreams, and a preparatory meeting for the supervisory and enforcement knowledge network. Further SEC-hosted ASEAN-related events are scheduled through 2026, including an ACMF Chairs’ Meeting in March to deliberate issues elevated by the Deputies and provide strategic guidance on initiatives.

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