The Vietnam State Securities Commission (SSC) convened a conference in Ho Chi Minh City, in coordination with a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project, to brief southern market participants on amendments to the Securities Law and the detailed implementing regulations, with a focus on consistent interpretation and practical application. Chaired by SSC Vice Chairman Hoang Van Thu, the event brought together around 500 participants from public companies, listed companies, securities firms, fund managers, commercial banks acting as depository members, audit firms, and the media. The SSC highlighted key policy changes in Law No. 56/2024/QH15 and the accompanying framework, including Government Decree No. 245/2025/ND-CP amending Decree No. 155/2020/ND-CP and Ministry of Finance Circular No. 19/2025/TT-BTC on public company registration, termination of public company status, and reporting of audited paid-in charter capital; it also flagged new provisions on public company dossier registration and initial public offerings linked to share listing, alongside administrative procedure simplification. Participants raised technical questions on matters including signatory authority for reports and forms, foreign ownership limits, early cancellation of bond trading registration, IPO and concurrent listing documentation, and financial statement audits. The Ho Chi Minh City session forms part of a three-event SSC outreach programme held across Vietnam’s northern, central, and southern regions during October under the SSC’s 2025 legal dissemination plan, delivered within a JICA-funded capacity-building project to improve securities market effectiveness.

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