SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan Escalates Insider Trading Crackdown

By Samuel Riding | 10/03/2017

24 brokers issued ‘show cause’ notices, another 26 in the firing line.

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan to Develop Guidance on Bank Insider Trading

By Samuel Riding | 24/02/2017

Regulator files criminal charges against senior banker; continues to hunt fugitive brokers.

Market Infrastructure

Pakistan Regulator Forming New Derivatives Regime

By Samuel Riding | 20/02/2017

SECP is reviewing product structures, regime for cash-settled derivatives, circuit breaker.

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan Exchange Suspends Chief Regulatory Officer

By Samuel Riding | 15/02/2017

PSX has received 485 claims against defaulting brokerage MR Securities.

Securities / Derivatives

Pakistan Hunts Fugitive Brokers

By Samuel Riding | 09/02/2017

Brokers stole clients’ cash, stocks; SECP to also investigate PSX officials for possible negligence.

Securities / Derivatives

SECP Tightens Discretionary Brokerage Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 01/02/2017

Move aims to curb abusive trades, boost investor confidence, enhance protection.

Pakistan to Introduce Derivatives in Mid-2017

By Samuel Riding | 23/01/2017

Move aims to boost market liquidity; Sukuk bonds, infra bonds to launch soon.

Capital / Liquidity

Pakistan Boosts Fund Liquidity Requirements

By Samuel Riding | 18/01/2017

Funds must hold at least 5% in cash, cash equivalents; arrange borrowing to meet unexpected redemptions.

Pakistan Sets Out AMC Sales, Marketing Conditions

By Samuel Riding | 06/01/2017

New rules cap marketing and selling expenses at 0.4% percent of net assets, limit expenses.