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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 54/2019/QH14
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Hanoi, November 26, 2019
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LAW
ON SECURITIES
Pursuant
to the Constitution of Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The
National Assembly promulgates the Law on Securities.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
This Law
provides for securities activities and the securities market; rights and
obligations of organizations and individuals in the securities market;
organization of the securities market; state management of securities and the
securities market.
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1.
Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals that invest in securities
and operate in the securities market of Vietnam.
2.
Securities authorities.
3. Other
organizations and individuals involved in securities activities and the
securities market.
Article 3. Application of the Law on Securities and
relevant laws
Provisions
of this Law and relevant laws shall apply to securities activities; rights and
obligations of organizations and individuals in the securities market;
organization of the securities market; state management of securities and the
securities market.
Article 4. Definitions
For the
purpose of this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:
1.
“securities” include the following assets:
a)
Shares, bonds, fund certificates;
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c) Derivatives;
d) Other
kinds of securities defined by the Government.
2. Shares
are securities that certify their holders’ lawful rights and interests to a
portion of share capital of the issuer.
3. Bonds
are securities that certify their holders’ lawful rights and interests to part
of the debt of the issuer.
4. Fund
certificates are securities that certify their holders’ ownership of a stake in
a securities investment fund.
5. Warrants
are the securities that are issued together with bonds or preference shares
and bestow upon their holders the right to buy a certain amount of common
shares at a specified price over a specific period of time.
6. Secured
warrants are securities secured by collateral and issued by a securities
company. They allow their holders to have the right to buy (call option) or the
right to sell (put option) the securities to their issuer at a specified strike
price prior to or on a specified date, or receive the difference between the
strike price and the underlying security price at that time.
7. Call
option is a type of securities which is issued a joint-stock company and
bestows upon the existing shareholders the right to buy new shares under
specific conditions.
8.
Depository receipts are the securities issued on the basis of securities of an
organization that is lawfully established in Vietnam.
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10. Underlying
assets are securities, securities indexes or other assets prescribed by the
Government upon which the derivative price is based.
11.
Options are derivatives that certify the buyer’s right and the seller’s
obligation to:
a) Buy or
sell a specific quantity of underlying assets at a specified strike price prior
to or on a specified date in the future;
b) Pay
the difference between the value of the underlying assets determined upon
contract conclusion and the value determined prior to or on a specified date in
the future.
12. “futures”
are listed derivatives that certify the parties’ agreement to:
a) Buy or
sell a specific quantity of underlying assets at a predetermined price on a
specified date in the future;
b) Pay
the difference between the value of the underlying assets determined upon
contract conclusion and the value determined on a specified date in the future.
13.
Forwards are derivatives that certify the parties’ agreement to buy or sell a
specific quantity of underlying assets at a predetermined price on a specified
date in the future.
14. Securities
activities include offering, listing, trading, investing in securities,
providing securities-related services, disclosing information, public company
administration and other activities provided for in this Law.
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16. Investors
are organizations and individuals that make investments in the securities
market.
17.
Strategic investors are the investors selected the General Meeting of
Shareholders according to their financial capacity, technological capacity and
commitment to cooperate with the building work for at least 03 years.
18. A
major shareholder means a shareholder that holds at least 5% of the voting
shares of an issuer.
19.
Public offering means the offering of securities:
a)
Through mass media;
b) To at
least 100 investors, not including professional investors; or
c) To
unidentified investors.
20.
Private placement means the offering of securities in cases other than those
specified in Point a Clause 19 of this Article and:
a) The
securities are offered to fewer than least 100 investors, not including
professional investors;
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21. An
issuer means an organization that that offers, issues securities.
22. An
accredited audit organization means an independent audit organization on the
list of audit organizations accredited by State Securities Commission (SSC) in
accordance with this Law and independent audit laws.
23.
Prospectus means a physical or electronic document that contains accurate
and objective information about the offering or listing of securities by an
issuer.
24.
Listing means the admission of eligible securities to trading on a system for
trading of listed securities.
25. Registration
means the admission of securities to trading on a system for trading of unlisted
securities.
26.
Securities trading systems include the systems for trading of listed securities
and the systems for trading of unlisted securities, organized and run by
Vietnam Stock Exchange (VSE) and its subsidiaries.
27.
Securities market refers to a location or method of information exchange for
trading securities.
28.
Securities trading include brokerage, proprietary trading, securities
underwriting, securities investment consulting, securities investment fund
management, securities portfolio management and provision of securities-related
services in accordance with Article 86 of this Law.
29. Securities
brokerage means the brokerage of sale and purchase of securities.
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31.
Securities underwriting means an underwriter’s commitment to the issuer to buy
part or all of the issuer’s securities for reselling, or to buy the unsold
securities, or to put the best efforts to sell as much as possible of a
securities offering.
32.
Securities investment consulting means the provision of analysis result,
analysis report to the client and giving recommendations regarding the
purchase, sale or holding of securities.
33.
Securities registration means the registration of information about the issuer,
its securities and holders.
34.
Securities depository services include the depositing, storage, transfer of
securities for clients, assisting the clients in exercising their rights
relevant to the deposited securities.
35.
Securities portfolio management means the management of an investor’s sale,
purchase and holding of securities and other assets of the investor under an
agreement.
36.
Securities investment fund management means management of the sale, purchase
and holding of securities and other assets of the securities investment fund.
37. A
securities investment fund is a fund established through capital contribution
by investors to make investment in securities or other assets, including real
estate. Investors do not have the right to daily control the investment
decisions of the fund.
38. A
public fund is a securities investment fund that publicly offer fund
certificates.
39. An
open-end fund is a public fund whose publicly offered fund certificates have to
be redeemed at the request of the investors.
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41. A
private fund means a securities investment fund that has 02 - 99 capital
contributors who are all professional investors.
42. An
exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an open-end fund that is established on the basis
of receipt of exchange of securities for fund certificates. The ETF
certificates shall be listed and traded on the systems for trading of listed
securities.
43. A
real estate investment fund is a securities investment fund that primarily makes
investments in real estate and securities issued by real estate enterprises at
least 65% of revenue of which comes from ownership and trade in real estate
according to their latest annual financial statements.
44.
Internal information is information about a public company, listed
organization, registered organization, public fund, public investment company
which may considerably affect its securities price if published.
45.
Internal actors are persons holding important positions in the management of an
enterprise, public fund or public investment company. To be specific:
a)
Internal actors of an enterprise include the President of the Board of
Directors or the Chairperson of the Board of members or the company president
or members of the Board of members, legal representative, general director
(director), deputy general director (deputy director), financial director,
chief accountant and persons holding equivalent positions elected or by the
General Meeting of Shareholders or designated by Board of Directors, the Board
of members or the company president; The chief and members of the Board of
Controllers, members of the internal audit boards, secretaries, administrators
and authorized spokespersons;
b)
Internal actors of a public fund or public investment company are members of
the representative board of the public fund or members of the Board of
Directors of the public investment company, executives of the public fund or
public investment company, or internal actors of the securities investment fund
management company (hereinafter referred to as “fund management company”).
46.
Relevant persons are:
b) An
enterprise and its internal actors; a public fund or public investment company
and its internal actors;
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c) Any
organization or individual that directly or indirectly supervises or is
directly or indirectly supervised by another organization or individual; two
organizations or individuals under the management of the same entity;
d) An
individual and his/her biological parent, adoptive parent, father- or
mother-in-law, spouse, biological child, son- or daughter-in-law, sibling, brother-
or sister-in-law;
dd) A
fund management company and the securities investment funds or investment
companies under its management;
e) An
organization or individual that is the representative of another organization
or individual in a contract;
g) Other
organizations and individuals that are relevant persons as defined by the Law
on Enterprises.
47. A
certified securities professional is a person who has the securities
professional certification granted by SSC and works for a securities company,
fund management company, foreign branch in Vietnam of a foreign securities
company or foreign fund management company (hereinafter referred to as “foreign
securities company”) or a securities investment company.
48. A
listed organization or registered organization is an organization whose
securities are listed or registered on the securities trading system.
Article 5. Rules for securities activities
1.
Respect of ownership and other rights to assets in securities activities;
freedom to trade, invest and provide information about securities of
organizations and individuals.
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3.
Protection of investors’ the lawful rights and interests.
4. Accept
risks.
Article 6. Policies on development of the securities market
1. The
State shall introduce policies facilitating Vietnamese and foreign
organizations and individuals to invest and operate in the securities market in
order to mobilize medium-term and long-term capital.
2. The
State shall introduce management and supervision policies to ensure the
fairness, openness, transparency, safety and effectiveness of the securities
market.
3. The
State shall introduce policies on investment in modernization of infrastructure
and information technology serving the operation of the securities market,
develop human resources for the securities industry, provide basic knowledge
about securities and the securities market.
Article 7. Measures for assurance of security and safety of
the securities market
1.
Measures for assurance of security and safety of the securities market include:
a)
Supervision of security and safety of the securities market;
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c) Suspension
of certain listed or registered securities from trading on the system;
d)
Suspension of some or all transactions of VSE and its subsidiaries;
dd)
Partial or full suspension or restoration of securities registration,
depositing, offsetting, payment functions of Vietnam Securities Depository and
Clearing Corporation (VSDCC);
e)
Temporarily or permanently prohibition from holding certain positions in
securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies, investment companies; prohibition from securities activities due to
commission of securities offences;
g)
Freezing the securities account; requesting a competent person to freeze a
deposit account involved in a securities fraud.
2. The
Government shall provide for implementation of securities market safety
measures mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 8. State management of securities and the
securities authorities
1. The
Government shall uniform state management of securities and the securities
authorities.
2. The
Ministry of Finance shall be responsible to the Government for state management
of securities and the securities market, and have the following duties and
entitlements:
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b)
Promulgate or propose promulgation of legislative documents on securities and
the securities market;
c) Direct
SSC to implement the strategies, plans, schemes and policies on development of
the securities market and legislative documents on securities and the
securities market.
3. Other
ministries and ministerial agencies, within the scope of their duties and
entitlements, shall cooperate with the Ministry of Finance in state management
of securities and the securities market.
4. The
People’s Committees at all levels, within the scope of their duties and
entitlements, are responsible for state management of securities and the
securities market in their administrative divisions.
Article 9. State Securities Commission (SSC)
1. SSC is
affiliated to the Ministry of Finance and is responsible for advising and
assisting the Minister of Finance in state management of securities and the
securities market, organizing implementation of regulations of law on
securities and the securities market as authorized by the Minister of Finance,
and has the following duties and entitlements:
a)
Propose legislative documents on securities and the securities market,
strategies, plans, schemes and policies on development of the securities market
to the Minister of Finance or a competent authority for promulgation;
b)
Organize and develop the securities market; directly manage and supervise
securities activities; manage services related to securities and the securities
market in accordance with regulations of law;
c) Issue,
reissue, renew, revise, revoke licenses, securities professional
certifications, certificates related to securities activities; revise, suspend
and revoke decisions relevant to securities activities;
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dd)
Consider approving new securities; change and apply new transaction methods;
e) Manage
and supervise operations related to securities and the securities market of
organizations and individuals;
g) Carry
out inspections; settle complaints and denunciations; impose administrative
penalties against securities-related offences;
g) Submit
reports to the Ministry of Finance on the securities market developments.
Submit a report to the Ministry of Finance, the Government and the Prime
Minister on any adverse event that considerably affect the security and safety
of the securities market in order to stabilize the market and maintain
financial security and safety;
i)
Implement or request a competent authority to implement measures for assurance
of securities market safety and security;
k)
Produce statistics and forecasting about securities activities and the
securities market; modernize information technology serving securities
activities and the securities market;
l)
Provide or cooperate with relevant organizations in providing training for
securities officials and certified securities professionals; spread knowledge
about securities and the securities market in the public.
m) Issue
instructional documents and other documents under the management of SSC;
n)
Supervise securities-related socio-professional organizations implementing
their charters and guidelines;
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p)
Promote international cooperation and coordinate implementation of
securities-related international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory;
q) Other
duties and entitlements provided for in this Law and relevant laws.
2.
Functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of SSC shall be
specified by the Prime Minister.
3.
Officials and public employees of SSC, in performance of their duties, shall
ensure truthfulness and confidentiality of information, compliance with
regulations on securities and the securities market and relevant laws.
Article 10. Securities-related socio-professional
organizations
1.
Securities-related socio-professional organizations shall be established and
run in accordance with regulations of law on associations, comply with
regulations of law on securities and the securities market, and be supervised
by SSC.
2. Each
securities-related socio-professional organization shall issue its own code of
professional ethics after it is approved by SSC; cooperate with securities
authorities in disseminate knowledge about securities and the securities market
among its members.
Article 11. Professional investors
1.
Professional investors are investors that have adequate financial capacity or
securities qualifications, including:
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b) Any
company whose contributed charter capital exceeds 100 billion VND; every listed
or registered organization;
c)
Holders of securities professional certifications;
d) Any
individual holding a quantity of listed or registered securities that is worth
at least 02 billion VND as confirmed by the securities company;
dd) Any
individual whose taxable income in the latest year is at least 01 billion
according to his/her submitted tax return or tax deduction documents of his/her
income payer.
2. The
Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 12. Securities-related offences
1. Direct
or indirect commission of frauds, forgery of documents, provision or disclosure
of false information to conceal true information or omit necessary information
in a manner that causes misunderstanding, adversely affects the offering,
listing, trading, investment of securities and provision of securities-related
services.
2. Use of
internal information to buy or sell securities to oneself or another person;
revelation or provision of internal information; advising another person to buy
or sell securities based on internal information.
3. Use of
one or several accounts of oneself or another person, trading securities in a
manner that creates artificial demand or supply; collaborating with another
person in trading securities to manipulate securities prices; use of other
methods, with or without false information, to manipulate securities prices.
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5. Use of
a client’s account or asset without the client’s authorization or against the
law; abuse of trust to appropriate a client’s assets.
6.
Allowing another person to borrow the account to trade securities, hold
securities in the name of another person for the purpose of manipulating
securities prices.
7.
Organizing the securities market against regulations of this Law.
Chapter II
OFFERING SECURITIES
Section 1. PUBLIC OFFERING
Article 13. Face values of securities
1. Face
values of securities offered within Vietnam’s territory shall be expressed as
VND.
2. The
face value of a publicly offered share or fund certificate shall be 10
thousands VND. The face value of a publicly offered bond shall be a multiple of
100 thousands VND.
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Article 14. Types of public offering
1. Public
offerings include initial public offerings, follow-on offerings of shares or
pull options, and other types of offerings.
2. The
Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 15. Requirements for public offering
1. A
joint-stock company (the issuer) shall satisfy the following requirements to
offer its shares publicly:
a) The
contributed charter capital is at least 30 billion VND on the offering date
according to the accounting books;
b) The
company has profit over the last 02 years and has no accumulated loss on the
offering date;
c) There
is a plan for issuance and use of capital generated by the offering ratified by
the General Meeting of Shareholders;
d) At
least 15% of its voting shares have been sold to at least 100 non-major
shareholders. If the issuer’s charter capital is 1.000 billion VND or above,
the ratio shall be 10%.
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e) The
issuer is not undergoing criminal prosecution and does not have any unspent
conviction for economic crimes;
g) The
offering is consulted by a securities company, unless the issuer is already a
securities company;
h) The
issuer has a commitment to have its shares listed or registered on the
securities trading system after the end of the offering;
i) The
issuer has an escrow account to receive payments for the offered shares.
2. In
order to make follow-on offering, a public company (the issuer) shall satisfy
the following requirements:
a) The
requirements specified in Points a, c, e, g, h and i Clause 1 of this Article;
b) The
company has profit in the preceding year and has no accumulated loss on the
offering date;
c) The
value of the new shares does not exceed the total value of shares outstanding
at their face value, unless there is a commitment to buy all of the shares of
the issuer for reselling or to buy all of the unsold shares of the issuer,
shares issued to raise more capital from equity, shares issued for swapping,
consolidation or acquisition of enterprises;
d) If the
public offering is meant to raise capital to execute a project of the issuer,
at least 70% of the offered shares must be sold to the investors. The issuer
shall have a plan to make up for the shortage in case the capital generated by
the offering is inadequate.
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a) The
contributed charter capital is at least 30 billion VND on the offering date
according to the accounting books;
b) The
issuer has profit in the preceding year and has no accumulated loss on the
offering date; there is no debt that is overdue for more than 01 year;
c) There
is a plan for issuance, use and repayment of the capital generated by the
offering ratified by the General Meeting of Shareholders, Board of Directors,
the Board of members or the company president;
d) The
issuer has a commitment to fulfill its obligations to the investors in terms of
conditions for issuance, payment, assurance of the lawful rights and interests
of investors and other conditions;
dd) The
offering is consulted by a securities company, unless the issuer is already a
securities company;
a) All of
the requirements specified in Point e Clause 1 of this Article are satisfied;
g) The
issuer has a credit rating if required by the Government;
h) The
issuer has an escrow account to receive payments for the offered bonds;
i) The
issuer has a commitment to have its shares listed on the securities trading
system after the end of the offering.
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5.
Requirements for initial public offering of fund certificates:
a) The
total value of the offered fund certificates is 50 billion VND;
b) There
is a plan for issuance and use of capital generated by the offering as prescribed
by this Law;
c) The
offering is supervised by a supervisory bank as prescribed by this Law;
d) The
publicly offered fund certificates are listed on the securities trading system
after the end of the offering, except open-end fund certificates.
6. The Government
shall specify the requirements and the application for public offering to
convert state-owned enterprises, wholly state-owned single-member limited
liability companies, public service agencies into joint-stock companies;
offering of shares at lower prices than face values; public offering by
shareholders of public companies, strictly controlled credit institutions;
overseas offering and other cases of offering and issuance.
Article 16. Public offering registration
1. Before
a public offering, issuers and shareholders of public companies shall register
with the SSC, except for the cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
2. Public
offering registration is not required in the following cases:
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b)
Offering of bonds issued by international financial institutions approved by
Vietnam’s Government;
c) Public
offering to convert state-owned enterprises, wholly state-owned single-member
limited liability companies, public service agencies into joint-stock
companies;
d) Sale
of securities under an effective court judgment or decision or under an
arbitral decision; sale of securities of the asset manager or recipient in case
of bankruptcy or insolvency.
Article 17. Requirements for underwriting public offering
1. A
securities company or an organization shall satisfy the following requirements
to underwrite a public offering:
a) The
securities underwriting is licensed by SSC in accordance with this Law;
b)
Financial safety criteria are satisfied as prescribed by law;
c) The
underwriter is not a related person of the issuer.
2. If
underwriter opts to purchase of part or all of the issuer’s securities, the
total value of securities purchased must not exceed the equity and 15 times the
difference between the short-term assets and short-term debts according to the
latest financial statement.
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1. An
application for registration of public offering consists of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
prospectus;
c) The
issuer’s charter;
d) The
decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders to ratify the plan for issuance
and the plan for use of capital generated by the offering, and the commitment
to have the shares listed or registered on the securities trading system;
dd) The
commitment to comply with the regulations in Point d and Point e Clause 1
Article 15 of this Law;
e) The
major shareholders’ written commitment to hold at least 20% of the company’s
charter capital for at least 01 year from the end of the offering;
g) The
contract with a securities company for public offering consulting;
g) A
bank’s or FBB’s confirmation on opening of an escrow account to receive
payments for the offered shares;
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2. An
application for follow-on offering consists of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
documents specified in Points b, c, d, g, h and i Clause 1 of this Article and
the written commitment mentioned in Point e Clause 1 Article 15 of this Law;
c) A
competent authority’s decision to approve the project and the plan for making
up for shortage of capital in the event mentioned in Point d Clause 2 Article
15 of this Law;
d) The
statement on use of capital generated by the latest offering which must be
audited within 02 years from the date of application, unless the audited
statement has detailed descriptions of the use of capital generated by the
latest offering.
3. An
application for registration of public offering of bonds consists of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
documents specified in Point b and Point c Clause 1 of this Article the written
commitment mentioned in Point e Clause 1 Article 15 of this Law;
c) The
decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders, Board of Directors, the Board
of members or company owner to ratify the plan for issuance and the plan for
use and repayment of capital generated by the offering, and the commitment to
have the bonds listed on the securities trading system;
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dd) The
credit rating report prescribed in Point g Clause 3 Article 15 of this Law;
e) The
contract with a securities company for public offering consulting;
g) A
bank’s or FBB’s confirmation on opening of an escrow account to receive
payments for the offered bonds;
h) The
public offering underwriting agreement (if any).
4. An
application for registration of public offering of convertible bonds consists
of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
documents specified in Points b, c, d, g, h and i Clause 1, Point d Clause 2 of
this Article and the written commitment mentioned in Point e Clause 1 Article
15 of this Law;
c) The
decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders to ratify the plan for issuance
and the plan for use of capital generated by the offering, and the commitment
to have the bonds listed or registered on the securities trading system;
d) The
commitment to fulfill its obligations to the investors in terms of conditions
for issuance, payment, assurance of the lawful rights and interests of investors
and other conditions;
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e) The
public offering underwriting agreement (if any).
5. An
application for registration of public offering of fund certificates consists
of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
prospectus;
c) The
draft charter of the securities investment fund;
d) The
principle contract on supervision by the supervisory bank and the fund
management company; the principle contract on distribution; principle contracts
with relevant service providers (if any);
dd) The
public offering underwriting agreement (if any).
6. An
application for public offering of shares or bonds shall be enclosed with the
decision of the Board of Directors or the Board of members or the company
president to approve the application. The application for public offering of
shares of a credit institution shall have the SBV’s written approval for change
of its charter capital. In case the public offering of an insurer leads to
change in its charter capital, the application shall be enclosed with the
Ministry of Finance’s written approval for change of the insurer’s charter
capital.
7. In
case any of the documents in the application for public offering is certified
by a relevant entity, the issuer shall send the written certification to SSC.
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9. When
the issuer submits the application for public offering to SSC, an application
for listing or registration of securities prescribed in Clause 4 Article 48 of
this Law shall also be submitted, except for offering of open-end fund
certificates.
Article 19. The prospectus
1. In
case of public offering of shares and bonds, the prospectus shall contain the
following information:
a)
Summary of the issuer, including its organizational structure, business
operations, assets, financial status, Board of Directors, the Board of members
or the company owner, General Director (Director), Deputy General Director
(Deputy Director), chief accountant and shareholders (if any);
b)
Information about the offering and the offered securities, including: offering
conditions, risk factors, estimated profit and dividends of the nearest year
after the issuance, the issuance plan and the plan for use of capital generated
by the offering;
c) The
issuer’s financial statements of the last 02 years as prescribed in Article 20
of this Law;
d) Other
information prescribed in the model prospectus.
2. In
case of public offering of fund certificates, the prospectus shall contain the
following information:
a) The
type and scale of the securities investment fund;
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c)
Summary of the draft charter of the securities investment fund;
d) The
plan for issuance of fund certificates and instructions on making investment in
the securities investment fund;
dd)
Summary of the fund management company and the supervisory bank, regulations on
trading with their related persons;
e) Other
information prescribed in the model prospectus.
3.
Signatures in the prospectus:
a) In
case of public offering of shares and bonds, the prospectus shall bear the
signatures of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the
Board of members, the company's President; General Director (Director); CFO or
chief accountant of the issuer; legal representative of the consulting
organization or underwriter (if any). A letter of authorization is required in
case of authorized signing;
b) In
case of public offering of fund certificates, the prospectus shall bear the
signatures of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the
Board of members, the company's President; General Director (Director) of the
fund management company; legal representative of the underwriter (if any). A
letter of authorization is required in case of authorized signing.
4. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate the model prospectus.
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2. If the
issuer is a parent company, it shall submit a consolidated financial statement
in accordance with accounting laws.
3. The
annual financial statement shall be audited by an accredited audit
organization. The financial statement shall receive unqualified opinion. If the
financial statement receives qualified opinion without affecting the offering
conditions, the issuer shall provide justification certified by the auditing
organization.
4. If the
application is submitted within 60 days from the end of the annual tax period,
the annual financial statement of the previous year is not required to be
audited, provided the audited financial statements of the 02 preceding years
are enclosed therewith.
5. If the
application is submitted after 90 days from the end of the annual tax period,
the issuer shall prepare a supplementary financial statement of the latest
month or quarter.
Article 21. Accredited audit organizations and auditors
1. SSC
shall consider granting approval and publish the list of accredited audit
organizations and auditors to audit public interest entities in the securities
industry.
2. Public
interest entities in the securities industry include public companies, listed
organizations, registered organizations, organizations making public offering,
securities companies, fund management company, securities investment companies
and securities investment funds.
3. The
accredited audit organization that audits a public interest entity shall comply
with independent audit laws and has the obligations to:
a) Submit
a report to SSC within 10 days from the day on which the name, headquarters
location, business lines, list of auditors is changed in a manner that it is no
longer accredited;
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After
providing the audit report to the audited entity, if the audit organization
finds material errors due to failure to comply with laws, the audit
organization shall send a written notification to SSC;
d)
Protect confidentiality of information as prescribed by law.
4. The
Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 22. Revising the application for registration of
public offering
1. While
the public offering application is being considered, if the issuer finds
inaccurate, inadequate or misleading information, the issuer shall revise the
application.
2. While
the application is being considered, SCC is entitled to request the issuer to
revise it in order to make sure the published information is accurate and
adequate, and the lawful rights and interests of investors are protected.
3. If new
information has to be published after SSC issues the certificate of
registration of public offering, the issuer shall disclose such information
within 07 working days following the procedures in Clause 3 Article 25 of this
Law and revise the application.
4. The
revised application shall contain the signatures of the persons whose
signatures are contained in the initial application, or signatures of the
persons holding the same positions as those of the persons whose signatures are
contained in the initial application.
5. The
time limit for processing an application in the circumstances specified in
Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article begins when SSC receives the valid
revised application.
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1. The
issuer shall be legally responsible for the accuracy, truthfulness and adequacy
of the application.
2. The
counseling organization, the underwriter, the accredited audit organization,
the persons who sign the audit report and any organization or individual that
certifies the application shall bear legal responsibility for performance of
their tasks.
Article 24. Information before public offering
While the
application is being considered by SCC, the issuer, the counseling
organization, the underwriter, relevant organizations and individuals may
accurately use information in the prospectus submitted to SSC for the purpose
of market survey. It is mandatory to emphasize that the issuance date and
securities price are only estimated.
Article 25. Issuance of certificate of registration of
public offering
1. Within
30 days from the receipt of the satisfactory public offering application, SSC
shall decide whether to issue the certificate of registration of public
offering, or reject the application and provide explanation.
2. A
certificate of registration of public offering issued by SSC is a certification
that the public offering application is conformable with law.
3. Within
07 working days from the issuance date of the certificate of registration of
public offering, the issuer shall announce the issuance on 01 online newspaper
or 03 issues of a physical newspaper.
4.
Securities may only be publicly offered after an announcement is made in accordance
with Clause 3 of this Article.
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1.
Securities shall only be distributed after the issuer makes the prospectus
publicly available at the locations specified in the issuance announcement.
2. The
issuer, the underwriter or agent shall distribute securities fairly and openly;
allow investors a minimum period of 20 days to subscribe. In case the offered
securities are secured warrants, the time limit shall be specified in the
issuance announcement.
In case
the quantity of securities subscribed exceeds the permissible quantity, the
issuer or underwriter shall distribute the permissible quantity of securities
to investors in proportion to the ratio of securities subscribed by each
investor.
3. All
the payment for securities shall be deposited to an escrow account opened at a
bank or FBB until the offering ends and a report is submitted to SSC.
4. The
issuer shall complete the distribution of its securities within 90 days from
the effective date of the certificate of registration of public offering. In
case the issuer is not able to complete the distribution of within this time
limit, SSC will consider extending the time limit for up to 30 more days. If
the offering is divided into multiple waves, the interval between two waves
shall not exceed 12 months.
5. The
issuer or underwriter shall submit a report on the offering result to SSC
within 10 days from the end of the offering together with a confirmation of the
total revenue from the offering issued by the bank or FBB where the escrow
account is opened.
6. The
issuer shall complete the distribution of its securities within 30 days from
the effective date of the certificate of registration of public offering.
Article 27. Suspension of public offering
1. SSC is
entitled to suspend a public offering for up to 60 days in the following
circumstances:
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b) The securities
are not distributed in accordance with Article 26 of this Law.
2. Within
07 working days from the suspension date, the issuer shall announce suspension
in accordance with Clause 3 Article 25 of this Law, withdraw the issued
securities if requested by the investors, and refund the payment to the
investors within 15 days from the day on which the request is received.
3. After
the causes of the suspension have been rectified, SSC shall issue a notice to
lift the suspension.
4. Within
07 working days from the issuance date of the notice of lifted suspension, the
issuer shall announce it in accordance with Clause 3 Article 25 of this Law.
Article 28. Cancellation of public offering
1. SSC
shall issue a decision to cancel a public offering in the following cases:
a) If the
causes of the suspension are not rectified by the deadline mentioned in Clause
1 Article 27 of this Law, the public offering shall be cancelled;
b) The
quantity of voting shares being sold to at least 100 non-major shareholders of
the issuer is below the ratio specified in Point d Clause 1 Article 15 of this
Law;
c) The
follow-on offering fails to raise adequate capital to execute the issuer’s
project as prescribed in Point d Clause 2 Article 15 of this Law.
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3. Within
07 working days from the cancellation date, the issuer shall announce
cancellation in accordance with Clause 3 Article 25 of this Law, withdraw the
issued securities if requested by the investors, and refund the investors
within 15 days from the cancellation date. If the investors are not refunded by
this deadline, the issuer shall pay damages as agreed with the investors.
Article 29. Obligations of the issuer
1. The
issuer that has successfully made a public offering and thus become a public
company as prescribed in Point b Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law is not
required to submit the application for public company registration to SSC as
prescribed in Clause 1 Article 33 of this Law.
2. The
successful issuer shall complete the application for listing or registration
within 30 days from the ending date of the public offering.
3. The
successful issuer has the obligation to disclose information in accordance with
this Law.
Section 2. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Article 30. Private placement by issuers other than public
companies
The Law
on Enterprises and relevant laws shall apply to private placement by issuers
other than public companies.
Article 31. Private placement by public companies,
securities companies, fund management companies
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a) There
is a decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders to ratify the plan for
issuance and the plan for use of capital generated by the private placement
with specific criteria and quantity of investors;
b) The
private placement is only available to strategic investors and professional
investors;
c) The
transfer of privately placed shares, convertible bonds and warrant-linked bonds
is limited to 03 years for strategic investors and 01 year for professional
investors from the ending date of the private placement, except for transfer
between professional investors, transfer under an effective court judgment or
decision, arbitral decision, and transfer due to inheritance as prescribed by
law;
d) There
is an interval of at least 06 months between two private placements of shares,
convertible bonds, warrant-linked bonds;
dd) The
ratio of holding of shares, conversion of bonds into shares and execution of
warrants by foreign investors is conformable with law.
2. In
order to make a private placement of bonds in cases other than those specified
in Clause 1 of this Article, a public company shall satisfy the following
requirements:
a) There
is a decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders or the Board of Directors
to ratify the plan for issuance and the plan for use of capital generated by
the private placement with specific criteria and quantity of investors;
b) The
private placement is only available to professional investors;
c) The
transfer of privately placed bonds is limited among professional investors,
except for transfer under an effective court judgment or decision, arbitral
decision, and transfer due to inheritance as prescribed by law;
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dd) The
financial statement of the year preceding the year in which the bonds are
issued is audited by an accredited audit organization;
e) The
prudential ratios and operation safety ratios (if any) are maintained as
prescribed by law.
3. In
order to make private placement of shares, convertible bonds or warrant-linked
bonds, a securities company or fund management company that is not a public
company shall satisfy the requirements in Clause 1 of this Article.
4. In
order to make a private placement of bonds in cases other than those specified
in Clause 3 of this Article, a securities company or fund management company
that is not a public company shall satisfy the following requirements:
a) There
is a decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders or the Board of Directors
or the Board of members or the company’ owner to ratify the plan for issuance
and the plan for use of capital generated by the private placement with
specific criteria and quantity of investors;
b) All of
the requirements specified in Points b, c, dd, e Clause 2 of this Article are
satisfied.
5. In
order to offer shares to existing shareholders according to their holdings, a
securities company or fund management company that is not a public company
shall satisfy the requirements in Point a and Point d Clause 1 of this Article.
6. The
Government shall specifically provide for private placement by public
companies, securities companies, fund management companies mentioned in this
Article; private placement of other securities by public companies.
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Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 32. Public companies
1. A
joint-stock company will become a public company in one of the following cases:
a) The
company has a contributed charter capital of at least 30 billion VND and at
least 10% of the voting shares are being held by at least 100 non-major
shareholders;
b) The
company has successfully made its IPO by registration with SSC as prescribed in
Clause 1 Article 16 of this Law.
2. The
joint-stock company mentioned in Point a Clause 1 of this Article shall submit
the application for public company registration as prescribed in Clause 1
Article 33 of this Law to SSC within 90 days from the day on which the
requirements specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article are fully satisfied.
3. Within
15 days from the receipt of the valid application from the joint-stock company
mentioned in Point a Clause 1 of this Article, or from the receipt of the
report on completion of the offering prescribed in Point b Clause 1 of this
Article, SSC shall confirm the registration of the public company, publish the
company’s name, operations and other information on SSC’s media.
Article 33. Application for public company registration
1. An
application for public company registration consists of:
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b) The
company’s charter;
c) The
certificate of enterprise registration;
d) The
information disclosure statement about the public company, including summary of
the company’s organizational structure, business operations, management,
shareholders, assets, financial status and other information;
dd) The
latest annual financial statement audited by an independent audit organization.
In case the company’s charter capital is increased after the end of the latest
fiscal year, an audited financial statement of the latest period is required;
e) The
list of shareholders.
2. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate the model information disclosure statement
and provide for the application for public company registration after
consolidation, merger or division.
Article 34. Rights and obligations of public companies
1. After
SSC confirms the public company registration, the public company shall have the
following rights and obligations:
a)
Disclose information in accordance with this Law;
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c) Apply
for share registration at VSDCC as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 61 of
this Law;
d) The
public company mentioned in Point a Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law shall apply
for trading shares on the trading system for unlisted securities within 30 days
from the day on which SSC confirms the public company registration. After 02
years from the first day of trading on the trading system for unlisted
securities, the public company may apply for listing if whenever all listing
requirements are satisfied;
dd) The
public company mentioned in Point b Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law shall have
its shares listed or registered within 30 days from the ending date of the
public offering.
2. Apart
from the rights and obligations specified in Clause 1 of this Article, a public
company also has the rights and obligations specified in the Law on Enterprises
and relevant laws.
Article 35. Tender offer
1. In the
following cases, tender offer is mandatory and has to be registered with SSC:
a) The
purchase of voting shares or closed-end fund certificates by an organization or
individual and their related persons defined in Points a, b, c, d, e and g
Clause 46 Article 4 of this Law will directly or indirectly lead to ownership
of at least 25% of the voting shares of a public company, or at least 25% of
the outstanding fund certificates of a closed-end fund;
b) The
organization or individual and their related persons defined in Points a, b, c,
d, e and g Clause 46 Article 4 of this Law that are holding at least 25% of the
voting shares of a public company, or at least 25% of the outstanding fund
certificates of a closed-end fund wish to hold at least 35%, 45%, 55%, 65%, 75%
of voting shares of a public company or outstanding fund certificates of a
closed-end fund;
b) Unless
all voting shares of a public company or outstanding fund certificates of a
closed-end fund have been bid for, the organization or individual and their
related persons defined in Points a, b, c, d, e and g Clause 46 Article 4 of
this Law that are holding at least 80% of voting shares of a public company or
outstanding fund certificates of a closed-end fund shall buy the shares or fund
certificates being held by the remaining shareholders or investors within 30
days at the same offered price and with the same payment method in the tender
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a) The
purchase of shares or closed-end fund certificates results in the holdings
specified in Clause 1 of this Article under an issuance plan approved by the
General Meeting of Shareholders of the public company or the representative
board of the closed-end fund;
b) The
acquisition of voting shares or outstanding closed-end fund certificates
results in the holdings specified in Clause 1 of this Article as approved by
the General Meeting of Shareholders of the public company or the representative
board of the closed-end fund, in which cases the General Meeting of
Shareholders or representative board of the closed-end fund shall identify the
transferors and transferees;
c) The
transfer of shares between groups of companies, including business
corporations, general companies, parent companies, subsidiaries does not result
in cross ownership defined by the Law on Enterprises;
d) Shares
are acquired through auction of publicly offered securities or offering upon
transfer of state capital or a state-owned enterprise’s stakes in another
enterprise;
dd)
Shares are acquired through division, acquisition or consolidation of
enterprises;
e)
Giveaway, inheritance of shares or closed-end fund certificates;
g)
Transfer of shares or closed-end fund certificates under an effective
court judgment, court decision or arbitral decision.
3. The
Government shall elaborate tender offers of shares of public companies and
closed-end fund certificates.
Article 36. Share repurchase by a public company
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a) There
is a decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the share
repurchase to reduce its charter capital and a repurchase plan which specifies
the repurchase quantity, time and price;
b) The
company has sufficient funds to repurchase its shares from the following
sources: share premium, development investment funds, undistributed post-tax
profits, other equity funds used for charter capital increase as prescribed by
law;
c) A
securities company is assigned to carry out the transaction, unless the
repurchasing company is a member of VSE;
d) All
conditions are satisfied if the public company has conditional business lines;
dd) It is
not the case specified in Clause 3 of this Article.
2. The
requirements specified in Points a, b, c, d Clause 1 of this are waived in the
following cases:
a) The
share repurchase is repurchased by the shareholders as prescribed by the Law on
Enterprises;
b) The
employees’ shares are repurchased in accordance with the regulations on
employee share ownership or under a scrip issue plan or share issuance from
equity;
c) The
share repurchase is meant to fix a transaction error or is an odd lot buyback.
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a) The
company has overdue debts according to the latest audited annual financial
statement. In case the expected repurchase date is later than 06 months from
the end of the fiscal year, overdue debts will be identified according to the
latest audited or examined biannual financial statement, except for the case in
Point c Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Shares
are being offered or issued to raise additional capital, except for the cases
specified in Point c Clause 2 of this Article;
c) The
company’s shares are being offered in a tender offer, except for the cases
specified in Clause 2 of this Article;
d) There
was a share repurchase or an additional share issuance to increase capital over
the last 06 months, except for the cases in Clause 2 of this Article.
4. Unless
shares are repurchased according to the investors’ holdings in the company,
under an effective court decision, court judgment or arbitral decision, or
through order matching, a company must not repurchase shares from:
a)
Internal actors and their related persons defined by this Law;
b)
Holders of shares restricted from transfer as prescribed by law and the
company’s charter;
c) Major
shareholders prescribed by this Law.
5. A
public company that repurchases its own shares as prescribed in Clause 1 and
Point a Clause 2 of this Article shall follow procedures for reducing its
charter capital according to the total value of shares repurchased within 10
days from the day on which payment for the repurchased shares is fully made.
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a) The
total quantity of employees’ shares being repurchased by the company to reduce
charter capital shall be reported at the annual General Meeting of
Shareholders;
b) The
company shall reduce its charter capital according to the total value of
repurchased shares at their nominal value within 10 days from the day on which
it is reported at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders as prescribed in
Point a of this Clause.
7. A
securities company or public company that repurchases its own shares may sell
the shares right after they are repurchased in the following cases:
a) The
repurchase is meant to fix a transaction error or is an odd lot buyback;
b) The
public company repurchases odd lot shares under a scrip issue or plan for share
issue from equity;
c) The
share repurchase is requested by the company’s shareholders.
8. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate specific regulations on share repurchase
by public companies.
Article 37. Reporting share repurchase, disclosing
information and execution of share repurchase
1. A
public company mentioned in Clause 1 Article 36 of this law, before
repurchasing its own shares, shall send the following documents to SSC:
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b) A
decision of the General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the share repurchase
and the repurchase plan;
c) The
document confirming the transaction of the securities company, unless the
repurchasing company is a member of VSE;
d) A
decision of the Board of Directors to approve the share repurchase plan;
dd) The
latest audited financial statement;
e)
Documents proving that the company has sufficient funds to repurchase shares;
g)
Documents proving fulfillment of all conditions for share repurchase if the
repurchasing company has conditional business lines.
2. A
report on the share repurchase shall contain:
a)
Purposes of the repurchase;
b)
Estimated repurchase quantity;
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d) Method
of transaction;
dd)
Expected execution date;
e)
Pricing method.
3. Within
07 working days from the receipt of the documents specified in Clause 1 of this
Article, SCC shall send a notice of receipt to the public company if the
documents are adequate and valid, or a request for supplementation if the
documents are not fully valid or adequate. The supplementation time shall
not be included in the time limit specified in this Clause. In case of rejection,
SCC shall send a written notice and provide explanation.
4. Within
07 working days from the date of the SSC’s notice, the public company shall
disclose the information specified in Clause 2 of this Article on its website
and the media of SSC and VSE. The public company may initiate the share
repurchase after 07 working days from the day on which information is
disclosed.
5. Within
10 working days from the end of the share repurchase, the public company shall
send a report to SSC and publicly disclose information. In case the public
company does not repurchase all the expected quantity of shares, it shall
submit a report and explanation.
6. The
public company shall complete the share repurchase within the time limit
specified in the information disclosure statement, which must not exceed 30
days from the beginning date.
7. Within
06 months from the end of the share repurchase, the public company must not
offer its shares to increase charter capital, except conversion of convertible
bonds into shares under commitments.
Article 38. Involuntary delisting
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2. In
case a public company fails to fully satisfy the requirements for listing after
01 year from the day on which it no longer fully satisfies the requirements
specified in Point a Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law, SSC shall consider
delisting it.
3. The
company shall fully comply with regulations on public companies until SSC
issues a delisting notice.
4. Within
07 working days from the receipt of SSC’s notice of delisting, the company
shall announce the delisting on its website and the media of SSC and VSE,
follow procedures for delisting or deregistration as prescribed by law.
5. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate regulations on delisting of public
companies due to reorganization, dissolution and bankruptcy.
Article 39. Application for delisting
In the
case specified in Clause 2 Article 38 of this Law, the public company shall
submit an application for delisting to SSC. An application for delisting
consists of:
1. The
certificate of enterprise registration;
2. The
notice that the public company no longer fully satisfies the requirements in
Point a Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law;
3. The
list of shareholders provided by VSDCC;
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Section 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC COMPANIES
Article 40. Rules for administration of public companies
Administration
of public companies shall comply with regulations of this Law, the Law on
Enterprises, relevant laws and the following rules:
1. The
administration structure shall be reasonable and effective;
2. Ensure
effectiveness of the Board of Directors and the Board of Controllers;
strengthen the accountability of the Board of Directors to the company and its
shareholders;
3. Ensure
the rights and equality of shareholders;
4. Ensure
the roles of investors, the securities market and intermediate organizations in
assisting the company administration;
5.
Respect and protect the lawful rights and interests of the parties in company
administration;
6.
Punctually, adequately, accurately and transparently disclose information about
the company’s operation; ensure equal accessibility of information to all shareholders.
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1.
Shareholders of a public company shall:
a) Have
the right to equal treatment;
b) Have
accessibility to information periodically and irregularly published by the
company as prescribed by law;
c) Have
their the lawful rights and interests protected; have the right to request
suspension or cancellation of a Resolution or decision of the General Meeting
of Shareholders or Board of Directors as prescribed by the Law on Enterprises;
d) Not
take advantage of the major shareholder’s status to influence rights and
interests of the company and other shareholders as prescribed by law and the
company’s charter; disclose information as prescribed by law;
dd) Have
other rights and obligations prescribed by law and the company’s charter.
2. The
General Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened and organized as follows:
a) The
Board of Directors, the Board of Controllers and the convener shall follow the
procedures for convening the General Meeting of Shareholders specified in the
Law on Enterprises, the company’s charter and the company administration
regulations; prepare the place and set a reasonable time for the shareholders
to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders;
b) The
company administration regulations shall provide for application of information
technology to enable shareholders to attend meetings online, vote electrically
or through another method as prescribed by the Law on Enterprises and the
company’s charter;
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d) Other
regulations of law and the company’s charter shall be complied with.
3.
Composition and responsibilities of the Board of Directors:
a) There
should be a balance between the number of executive members, non-executive
members and independent members of the Board of Directors of a public company
in order to ensure its independence;
b) The
Board of Directors shall be accountable to the shareholders for the company’s
operation; ensure the company’s compliance with law, its charter and internal regulations;
develop the internal regulations on company administration and submit it to the
General Meeting of Shareholders for approval; designate executive officers; and
have other responsibilities prescribed by law and the company’s charter;
c) The
Board of Directors shall hold a meeting at least once per year following the
procedures specified in the company’s charter and the company’s administration
regulations. The organization, agenda and documents of a meeting of the Board
of Directors shall be informed in advance to its members as prescribed by law
and the company’s charter.
4.
Designation and nomination of members of the Board of Directors shall comply
with the Law on Enterprises, relevant laws and the following regulations:
a) The
public company shall disclose information about the candidates for members of
the Board of Directors at least 10 days before its meeting date on the
company’s website;
b) In
case the quantity of candidates is not sufficient as prescribed by the Law on
Enterprises, the current Board of Directors may nominate additional candidates
or hold a nomination as prescribed by the company’s charter and the company’s
administration regulations.
5.
Members of the Board of Directors shall:
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b)
Perform their duties in a truthful and cautious manner for the best interests
of the company and its shareholders;
c) Fully
attend meetings of the Board of Directors and comment of the raised issues;
d) Fully
and promptly inform the Board of Directors of the incomes from the
subsidiaries, associate companies and other organizations;
dd)
Report and disclose information when trading the company’s shares as prescribed
by law;
e) Have
other rights and obligations prescribed by law and the company’s charter.
6. A
public company shall comply with the following regulations on transparency and
prevention of conflict of interest:
a)
Members of the Board of Directors, Controllers, the General Director (Director)
and other executive officers shall disclose their related interests; must not
use the information that is obtained due to their positions for selfish purpose
or to serve other organizations or individuals;
b) The public
company shall implement necessary measures to prevent members of the Board of
Directors, Controllers, the General Director (Director), other executive
officers, shareholders and related person from interfering with the company’s
operation, causing damage to the company; ensure compliance to regulations on
transaction with shareholders, executive officers and their related persons;
protect the lawful rights and interests of people with relevant interests;
c) The
public company shall fully, accurately and promptly provide periodic and
irregular information and about the company’s business operation, finance and
administration, and other information for the shareholders and the public if
such information may affect the securities prices, shareholders’ and investors’
decision making;
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Government shall elaborate this Article.
Chapter IV
SECURITIES MARKET
Article 42. Organizing the securities market
1. VSE
and its subsidiaries are entitled to organize a market for listed securities;
securities of state-owned enterprises, wholly state-owned single-member limited
liability companies; securities of other enterprises that are not qualified for
listing; securities of startups; derivatives and other kinds of securities.
2. No
other organizations and individuals than VSE may organize and operate the
securities market.
Article 43. Establishment and operation of VSE and its
subsidiaries
1. VSE is
an enterprise that is established and operated in accordance with this Law, the
Law on Enterprises. Over 50% of charter capital or voting shares of VSE shall
be held by the State.
2. The
Prime Minister shall issue decisions on establishment, dissolution, operating
model, type of ownership, functions, tasks and powers of VSE, and establishment
of its subsidiaries as proposed by the Minister of Finance.
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Article 44. Organizational structure of VSE
1. The
Prime Minister shall decide the organizational structure of VSE in accordance
with this Law, the Law on Enterprises and relevant laws.
2. The
Chairperson of the Board of members, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors,
General Director (Director) of VSE shall be designated and dismissed by the
Minister of Finance at the request of the Board of members or Board of
Directors of VSE and according to comments of the President of SSC.
3. Rights
and obligations of the Board of members, Board of Directors, General Director
(Director), the Board of Controllers (Controllers) shall comply with
regulations of law and the charter of VSE.
Article 45. Charter of VSE
1. The
charter of VSE shall be approved, issued, amended by the Minister of Finance at
the request of the Board of members or Board of Directors of VSE and according
to comments of the President of SSC.
2. The
Charter of VSE shall have the following contents:
a) Names
and addresses of the headquarters, subsidiaries and branches;
b)
Objectives, operating scope and available services;
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d) Names,
addresses and basic information of the founding shareholders, capital
contributors or owners;
dd)
Stakes or shares and capital contributed by the founding shareholders, capital
contributors or owners;
e) The
legal representative;
g) The
organizational structure;
h) Rights
and obligations of VSE;
i) Rights
and obligations the shareholders, capital contributors or owners;
k) Rights
and obligations of the Board of members, Board of Directors, General Director
(Director), the Board of Controllers (Controllers);
l)
Formalities for approving decisions of VSE;
m)
Formalities for amending the charter;
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Establishment and use of funds; rules for use of profits, settlement of losses
and other financial regulations;
p) Rules
for internal dispute settlement.
Article 46. Rights and obligations of VSE
1. VSE
has the rights to:
a) Issue
its regulations on listing and trading securities, disclosing information,
regulations on its members and other regulations on organization and operation
of the securities market after they are approved by SSC;
b)
Organize and operate the securities market;
c)
Putting securities under alert, control and restriction in accordance with law
and its SSC;
d)
Suspend or terminate trading of certain securities in case of abnormal
fluctuation in their prices or trading quantity without rectification by their
issuers, which result in the securities being put under alert, control or
restriction, or in case the suspension or termination is necessary to protect
the investors’ the lawful rights and interests and ensure the stability and
safety of the securities market;
dd)
Approve, change, cancel listing or registration of securities; supervise the
fulfillment of conditions for listing of securities of listed organizations;
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g)
Provide bidding services; services involving market information and information
about listed or registered securities; technological infrastructure development
services for the securities market, and other relevant services specified in
its Charter;
h) Act as
a mediator to settle securities-related disputes at the request of its members;
i) Carry
out inspections and take actions against violations committed by its members,
listed organizations and registered organizations in accordance with its
regulations;
k)
Request regulatory authorities to provide information about its members, listed
organizations and registered organizations for information disclosure purposes
as prescribed by law;
l) Other
rights prescribed by law and its charter.
2. VSE
has the obligations to:
a) Ensure
the transparency, fairness, order, safety and efficiency of securities trading
on the securities market;
b) Comply
with regulations of law on accounting, audit, statistics, financial
obligations, reporting, information disclosure;
c)
Supervise the trading of securities and fulfillment of obligations of its
members, information disclosure by listed organizations, registered
organizations and the investors that have to disclose information as prescribed
in Article 118 of this Law.
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dd)
Propose to SSC measures for responding to events that affect the safety, stability
or integrity of the securities market; violations committed by investors, its
members, listed organization or registered organizations;
e)
Cooperate in dissemination of knowledge about securities and the securities
market among investors;
g) Provide
information for and cooperate with VSDCC in securities activities; cooperate
with other authorities in investigations and taking of actions against
violations against regulations of law on securities and the securities market;
h)
Fulfill other obligations prescribed by law and its charter.
3.
Executives and employees of VSE, in performance of their duties, shall comply
with regulations of law on securities and the securities market, code of
professional ethics, information confidentiality regulations and relevant laws.
4. The
Prime Minister shall decide the entities responsible for the fulfillment of
rights and obligations of VSE and its subsidiaries as prescribed by this Law
and proposed by the Minister of Finance.
Article 47. Members of VSE
1.
Members of VSE include:
a)
Securities companies recognized as trading members by VSE;
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2.
Members of VSE have the rights to:
a) Use
the securities trading system and services provided by Stock Exchange and its
subsidiaries;
b)
Receive market information from VSE and its subsidiaries;
c)
Request VSE to act as a mediator to settle their securities-related disputes;
d) Raise
issues relevant to securities trading by VSE and its subsidiaries;
dd) Other
rights prescribed by law and the charter of VSE.
3.
Members of VSE have the obligations to:
a) Have
their securities trading and information disclosure supervised by VSE and its
subsidiaries in accordance with regulations of VSE;
b)
Disclose information in accordance regulations of law and VSE;
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d) Other
rights prescribed by law and the charter of VSE.
4. The
Government shall specify the requirements, documents and procedures for
becoming a member of VSE.
Article 48. Listing and registration of securities
1.
Publicly offered securities, shares of public companies, closed-end fund
certificates, ETF certificates, secured warrants, futures contracts and options
approved by SSC shall be listed or registered on the securities trading system.
2. Debt
instruments of the Government, Government-backed bonds and municipal bonds
shall be listed on the securities trading system at the request of the issuers
or authorized issues as prescribed by law.
3. The
issuer shall submit an application for listing or registration and assume
responsibility for the truthfulness and adequacy of the application. The
counseling organization, the audit organization, the person who signs the audit
report and any organization or individual that certifies the application shall
bear legal responsibility for performance of their tasks.
4. The
Government shall specify other kinds of securities that have to be listed or
registered; classification of listed securities; conditions for listing
securities; documents and procedures for listing and registering securities;
change cancellation of listing and registration of securities by Vietnamese and
foreign issuers; overseas listing of securities of Vietnamese issuers.
Article 49. Suspension, termination, restoration of
operations of VSE and its subsidiaries
1. SSC
will suspend, terminate some or all operations of Stock Exchange and its
subsidiaries in case of:
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b)
Abnormal fluctuation of the securities market or it is necessary to protect the
investors’ the lawful rights and interests and ensure the stability and safety
of the securities market.
2. SSC
will restore some or all transactions of VSE and its subsidiaries when the
causes of the suspension or termination have been rectified.
Article 50. Securities trading
1. Listed
and registered securities shall be traded by order matching and other methods
specified in the trading regulations of VSE.
2. Listed
and registered securities shall not be traded outside the securities trading
system organized by VSE and its subsidiaries, except for non-trading
transactions or other transactions that cannot be carried out through the
securities trading system.
3. The trading
of new securities, changes of a trading method and application of a new trading
method or inauguration of a new trading system are subject to approval by SSC.
4. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate specific regulations on securities
trading, supervision of securities trading, identification of non-trading
transactions and transactions that cannot be carried out through the securities
trading system.
5. The
Prime Minister shall consider securities trading with foreign securities
exchanges at the request of the Minister of Finance.
Article 51. Participation of foreign investors and
foreign-invested business organizations in Vietnam’s securities market
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2. The
Government shall provide for foreign holdings, conditions and procedures for
participation of foreign-invested business organizations in Vietnam’s
securities market.
Chapter V
REGISTRATION, DEPOSITING, OFFSETTING AND
PAYMENT OF SECURITIES
Article 52. Establishment and operation of Vietnam
Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDCC)
1. VSDCC
is an enterprise that is established and operated in accordance with this Law,
the Law on Enterprises. Over 50% of charter capital or voting shares of VSDCC
shall be held by the State.
2. The
Prime Minister shall issue decisions on establishment, dissolution, operating
model, type of ownership, functions, tasks and powers of VSDCC, and
establishment of its subsidiaries as proposed by the Minister of Finance.
3. VSDCC
is under management and supervision of SSC.
Article 53. Organizational structure of VSDCC
1. The
Prime Minister shall decide the organizational structure of VSDCC in accordance
with this Law, the Law on Enterprises and relevant laws.
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3. Rights
and obligations of the Board of members, Board of Directors, General Director
(Director), the Board of Controllers (Controllers) shall comply with
regulations of law and the charter of VSDCC.
Article 54. Charter of VSDCC
1. The
charter of VSDCC shall be approved, issued, amended by the Minister of Finance
at the request of the Board of members or Board of Directors of VSDCC and
according to comments of the President of SSC.
2. The
Charter of VSDCC shall have the following contents:
a) Names,
addresses of the headquarters and branches;
b)
Objectives and operating scope;
c)
Charter capital; method for increasing, decreasing of charter capital and stake
transfer;
d) Names,
addresses and basic information of the founding shareholders, capital
contributors or owners;
dd)
Stakes or shares and capital contributed by the founding shareholders, capital
contributors or owners;
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g) The
organizational structure;
h) Rights
and obligations of VSDCC
i) Rights
and obligations the shareholders, capital contributors or owners;
k) Rights
and obligations of the Board of members, Board of Directors, General Director
(Director), the Board of Controllers (Controllers);
l) Method
for ratification of VSDCC’s decisions;
m)
Formalities for amending the charter;
n)
Applied accounting and audit regulations;
o)
Establishment and use of funds; rules for use of profits, settlement of losses
and other financial regulations;
p) Rules
for internal dispute settlement.
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1. VSDCC has
the rights to:
a) Issue
regulations on securities registration, depositing, offsetting and payment, and
other operational regulations after they are approved by SSC;
b)
Provide services including securities registration, depositing, offsetting and
payment; registration of collateral for securities registered at VSDCC upon
request of clients; provide other services specified in VSDCC’s charter;
c) Issue
domestic ticker symbols and international securities identifying numbers to
securities registered at VSDCC;
d)
Approve, change, cancel registration of securities at VSDCC;
dd) Grant
and cancel membership of depository members of VSDCC; suspend depository
members from providing securities depository services;
e) Use
various sources to assist payment in case a member of VSDCC is temporarily
insolvent as prescribed by law;
g) Other
rights prescribed by law and VSDCC’s charter.
2. VSDCC
has the obligations to:
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b) Comply
with regulations of law on accounting, audit, statistics, financial
obligations, reporting, information disclosure;
c)
Supervise the registration, depositing, offsetting and payment of securities,
holdings of foreign investors, and fulfillment of obligations of VSDCC’s
members;
d)
Establish the process and risk management for each operation;
dd)
Implement necessary measures to protect the data, retain original documents
about the registration, depositing, offsetting and payment of securities in
accordance with regulations of law on accounting and statistics;
e)
Provide information about holders of securities of the issuers and competent
authorities as prescribed by law;
g)
Protect confidentiality of information about clients’ holdings; refuse to
freeze, hold, transfer asset, provide or copy information about clients’
holdings without their consensus, unless it is requested by a competent
authority or the auditor that audits the financial statement of VSDCC or a
depository member;
h)
Cooperate in dissemination of knowledge about securities and the securities
market among investors;
i)
Provide information for and cooperate with VSE in securities activities;
cooperate with other authorities in investigations and taking of actions
against violations against regulations of law on securities and the securities
market;
k)
Separately manage assets of clients and VSDCC; assets of compensation funds,
offsetting funds, risk management funds as prescribed by law;
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m)
Operate in the interests of depositors and securities owners;
n)
Fulfill other obligations prescribed by law and VSDCC’s charter.
3.
Executives and employees of VSDCC, in performance of their duties, shall comply
with regulations of law on securities and the securities market, code of
professional ethics, information confidentiality regulations and relevant laws.
Article 56. Members of VSDCC
1.
Members of VSDCC include:
a)
Depository members include securities companies, commercial banks, FBBs
licensed to provide securities depositing services by SSC and accepted by VSDCC
as depository members;
b)
Offsetting members include securities companies, commercial banks, FBBs
licensed to provide securities offsetting and payment services by SSC and
accepted by VSDCC as offsetting members.
2.
Depository members have the rights to:
a)
Provide securities depositing and payment services for clients;
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3.
Depository members have the obligations to:
a)
Fulfill the obligations specified in Points b, d, dd, g, h, i, l, m
Clause 2 Article 55 of this Law;
b) Ensure
availability of premises and equipment serving the securities depositing and
payment;
c)
Contribute to the compensation fund as prescribed by law;
d)
Separately manage assets of clients and assets of depository members; promptly
and accurately record assets, rights to assets and interests relevant to assets
deposited by clients;
d)
Maintain fulfillment of conditions for provision of securities depository
services;
e) Report
and fulfill other obligations prescribed by law and VSDCC’s charter.
4.
Offsetting members have the rights to:
a)
Provide offsetting and payment services for derivatives and other kinds of
securities. Offsetting members that are commercial banks and FBBs may only
offset and pay for their own derivatives;
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c) Close
positions, liquidate open positions of investors; use deposited assets to pay
for open positions of insolvent investors;
d)
Exercise other rights prescribed by law and VSDCC’s charter.
5.
Offsetting members have the obligations to:
a) Fully
and punctually make deposits to VSDCC; contribute to the offsetting fund and
risk management fund as prescribed by law;
b)
Establish and maintain the internal control and risk management system;
separately manage assets and positions of investors;
c)
Fulfill other obligations prescribed by law and VSDCC’s charter.
6. The
Government shall promulgate regulations on provision of securities offsetting
and payment services by VSDCC and its members; conditions and procedures or
becoming members of VSDCC.
Article 57. Requirements for securities depository registration
1. A
commercial bank or FBB may apply for securities depository registration when
it:
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b) has
satisfactory capital adequacy ratios prescribed by banking laws and has profit
in the last year; and
c) has
the premises and equipment serving the depositing and payment of securities.
2. A
securities company may apply for securities depository registration when it is
licensed for securities brokerage.
Article 58. Application for securities depository
registration
1. A
commercial bank’s or FBB’s application for securities depository registration
shall consist of:
a) The
application form;
b) The
applicant’s license for establishment and operation;
c) The
description of the applicant’s premises and equipment serving the depositing
and payment of securities;
d)
Documents proving the applicant’s satisfactory capital adequacy ratios
prescribed by banking law;
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2. A
securities company’s application for securities depository registration shall
consist of the documents specified in Point a and Point c Clause 1 of this
Article.
Article 59. Time limit for issuance of the certificate of
securities depository registration
1. Within
15 days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, SSC shall decide
whether to issue the certificate of securities depository registration, or
reject the application and provide explanation in writing.
2. Within
12 months from the issuance date of the certificate, the certificate holder
shall complete the procedures for depository member registration at VSDCC and
initiate the securities depository operation.
Article 60. Suspension of securities depository operation,
revocation of the certificate of securities depository registration
1. VSDCC
will suspend a depository member for up to 90 days if such member:
a)
Regularly fails to fulfill its obligations specified in this Law and VSDCC’s charter;
or
b) Causes
heavy damage to its clients.
2. SSC
will revoke the certificate of securities depository registration from a
securities company, commercial bank or FBB if:
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b) The
securities depository operation is not initiated within 12 months from the
issuance date of the certificate;
b) The
certificate holder’s has its license for establishment and operation revoked;
d) The
certificate holder no longer exists or is converted as prescribed by the Law on
Enterprises;
dd) The
certificate holder wishes to terminate its securities depository operation and
the termination is accepted by SSC;
e) The
requirements for registration of securities depository operation specified in
Article 57 of this Law are not fully satisfied.
3. After
the certificate of securities depository registration is revoked, the
depository member shall finalize its securities depository account in accordance
with regulations of VSDCC.
Article 61. Securities registration
1.
Securities of public companies and other organizations listed or registered on
the securities trading system shall be registered at VSDCC.
2.
Securities of other issuers the transfer of which is brokered VSDCC under
authorization shall be registered at VSDCC.
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4. VSDCC
shall compile a register of holders of securities registered at VSDCC.
5. VSDCC
shall compile a list and grant access to securities holders according to their
holdings as informed by the public companies and issuers. Only the holders on
the latest register will be entitled to the interests of the securities they
are holding.
Article 62. Securities depositing
1.
Securities of public companies and other organizations listed or registered on
the securities trading system shall be deposited at VSDCC before they can be traded,
unless otherwise prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
2. VSDCC
shall separately manage securities of each depository member.
3. VSDCC
shall register collateral for the securities registered at VSDCC in accordance
with regulations of the Government.
4. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate regulations on provision of securities
depository services, transfer of deposited securities for issuance of
depository receipts, and listing of securities in foreign securities markets.
Article 63. Securities offsetting and payment
1.
Offsetting and determination of the liability to pay money and securities shall
be carried out through VSDCC.
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3. The
Minister of Finance shall specify measures in case a member of VSDCC is
temporarily unable to maintain its solvency for securities trading.
Article 64. Establishment, transfer of ownership and other
rights to securities
1. The
establishment and transfer of ownership and other rights to the securities
registered at VSDCC shall be carried out with regulations of law on securities
and the securities market.
2. The
transfer of ownership of securities deposited at VSDCC shall be effective on
the date of the entry on the securities depository account at VSDCC.
3. For
securities mentioned in Clause 1 Article 61 of this Law that are not deposited
at VSDCC, their transfer of ownership shall be effective on the date of the
entry on VSDCC’s register.
Article 65. Protection of clients’ assets
1.
Securities and other assets of clients under management of VSDCC and its
members, deposits in clearing banks for securities trading of depository
members are assets of their owners and are not assets of VSDCC, its members or
clearing banks.
2. VSDCC,
its members and clearing banks must not use the securities and assets mentioned
in Clause 1 of this Article to pay their debts.
Article 66. Compensation fund
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2. The
compensation fund shall be managed by VSDCC. Assets of the compensation fund
and assets of VSDCC shall be separately managed.
3.
Methods of contributions, contribution amounts, management and use of the
compensation fund shall comply with regulations of the Minister of Finance.
Article 67. Offsetting fund
1. The
offsetting fund is contributed to by depository members to pay damages and
settle transactions of the depository members or investors that are insolvent.
2. The
offsetting fund shall be managed by VSDCC. Assets of the offsetting fund and
assets of VSDCC shall be separately managed.
3.
Methods of contributions, contribution amounts, management and use of the
offsetting fund shall comply with regulations of the Minister of Finance.
Article 68. Suspension, termination, restoration of securities
registration, depositing, offsetting, payment functions of VSDCC
1. SSD
shall decide partial or full suspension or termination of the securities
registration, depositing, offsetting, payment functions of VSDCC in the
following cases:
a) In
case of a war, natural disaster or major fluctuation of the economy,
malfunction of the registration, depositing, offsetting, payment system or any
other force majeure event that affects the securities registration, depositing,
offsetting, payment functions of VSDCC;
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2. SSC
shall decide partial or full restoration of the securities registration,
depositing, offsetting, payment functions of VSDCC when the causes of the
suspension or termination have been eliminated.
Article 69. Clearing banks
1.
Clearing banks include SBV and commercial banks that provide payment services
for securities transactions on the securities transaction system.
2. In
order to be appointed as a clearing bank by SSC, a commercial bank shall have:
a) The
license for establishment and operation in Vietnam prescribed by law;
b) A
charter capital of over 10.000 billion VND;
c) Profit
in the last 02 years;
d)
Satisfactory capital adequacy ratios prescribed by banking laws;
d)
Technical facilities qualified for payment transactions and connected to the
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g)
Technical facilities capable of retention of transaction information for at
least 10 years and provision of such information for SSC or VSDCC within 48
hours upon request.
3. A
clearing bank has the following rights and obligations:
a)
Separate payments for securities transactions on the securities transaction
system from other payments of the bank in accordance with regulations of law on
securities and the securities market;
b) Comply
with reporting regulations and fill other obligations prescribed by law;
c)
Maintain fulfillment of the conditions specified in Clause 2 of this Article.
4. The
Government shall specify the documentation and procedures for registration of
clearing banks.
Chapter VI
SECURITIES COMPANIES, FUND MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES
Section 1. SECURITIES TRADING LICENSE
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SSC has
the power to issue, reissue, revise, revoke the securities trading license of
securities companies, fund management companies, branches in Vietnam of foreign
securities companies and fund management companies.
Article 71. Enterprise registration, business registration
1. After
being granted the securities trading license, the license holder that is a
securities company or fund management company shall apply for enterprise
registration in accordance with the Law on Enterprises, the license holder that
is a branch in Vietnam of a foreign securities company or fund management
company shall apply for business registration at a business registration
authority.
2.
Securities companies and fund management companies shall be limited liability
companies or joint-stock companies as prescribed by the Law on Enterprises.
3. The
Government shall elaborate this Article.
Article 72. Operations of securities companies
1. A
securities company shall be licensed to perform one, some or all of the
following operations:
a)
Securities brokerage;
b)
Proprietary trading;
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d)
Securities investment consultancy.
2. A
securities company shall only be licensed for proprietary trading when it is
licensed for securities brokerage.
3. A
securities company shall only be licensed for securities underwriting when it
is licensed for proprietary trading.
Article 73. Operations of fund management companies
1.
Operations of a fund management company include:
a)
Securities investment fund management;
b)
Securities investment fund management;
c)
Securities investment consultancy.
2. The
licensing of the operations mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article shall be
included in the securities trading license of the fund management company.
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1. The
capital contributed shall be VND. The minimum charter capital for each
operation of the securities company is conformable with regulations of the
Government.
2.
Shareholders and contributing members:
a)
Shareholders and contributing members that are individuals are qualified for
establishment and management of enterprises in Vietnam as prescribed by the Law
on Enterprises;
b)
Shareholders and contributing members that are organizations shall be lawfully
operating juridical persons that have profitable business in 02 years prior to
the year in which the license is applied for; the latest annual financial
statement has been audited and received unqualified opinions;
c)
Shareholders and contributing members holding at least 10% of charter capital
of 01 securities company; their related persons (if any) do not hold more than
5% of charter capital of another securities company;
d)
Shareholders and contributing members that are foreign investors shall satisfy
the requirements specified in Article 77 of this Law.
3.
Quantities of shareholders and contributing members:
a) At
least 02 founding shareholders and contributing members shall be organizations.
The owner of the securities company that is a single-member limited liability
company shall be an insurer or commercial bank or foreign organization that
satisfies the requirements specified in Clause 2 Article 77 of this Law.
b) Total
capital contributed by organizations shall be at least 65% of charter capital;
capital contributed by insurers and commercial banks shall be at least 30% of
charter capital.
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a) The
premises are adequate for securities trading;
b)
Available equipment and technologies are adequate for securities trading
processes.
5. Personnel
requirements:
There is
a General Director (Director), at least 03 employees having suitable securities
trading certifications for the licensed operations, and at least 01 employee in
charge of compliance management. The General Director (Director) shall:
a) Not be
facing criminal prosecution, serving an imprisonment sentence or being banned
from securities trading as prescribed by law;
b) Have
at least 02 years’ experience of working in specialized departments of finance,
securities, banking, insurance organizations or in finance, accounting,
investment departments of other organizations;
c) Have
the practising certificate for financial analysis or asset management;
g) Not
incur any administrative penalties for securities-related offences in the last
06 months prior to the application date.
The
Deputy General Directors (Deputy Directors) in charge of specific operations
shall satisfy the requirements specified in Points a, b, d of this Clause and
have practising certificates suitable for their operation.
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Article 75. Requirements for issuing the securities trading
license to a fund management company
1. The
capital contributed shall be VND. The minimum charter capital for each
operation of the fund management company is conformable with regulations of the
Government.
2.
Shareholders and contributing members:
a)
Shareholders and contributing members shall satisfy the requirements specified
in Point a and Point b Clause 2 Article 74 of this Law;
b)
Shareholders and contributing members that are foreign investors shall satisfy
the requirements specified in Article 77 of this Law;
c)
Shareholders and contributing members holding at least 10% of charter capital
of 01 fund management company; their related persons (if any) do not hold more
than 5% of charter capital of another fund management company.
3.
Quantities of shareholders and contributing members:
a) At
least 02 founding shareholders and contributing members shall be organizations.
The owner of the fund management company that is a single-member limited
liability company shall be an insurer or commercial bank or foreign
organization that satisfies the requirements specified in Clause 2 Article 77
of this Law;
b) Total
capital contributed by organizations shall be at least 65% of charter capital;
capital contributed by insurers and commercial banks shall be at least 30% of
charter capital.
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a) The
premises are adequate for securities trading;
b)
Available equipment and technologies are adequate for securities trading
processes.
5.
Personnel requirements:
There is
a General Director (Director), at least 05 employees having asset management
certifications, and at least 01 employee in charge of compliance management.
The General Director (Director) shall:
a) Not be
facing criminal prosecution, serving an imprisonment sentence or being banned
from securities trading as prescribed by law;
b) Have
at least 04 years’ experience of working in specialized departments of finance,
securities, banking, insurance organizations or in finance, accounting,
investment departments of other organizations;
c) Have
the practising certificate for asset management or equivalent as prescribed by
the Government;
g) Not
incur any administrative penalties for securities-related offences in the last
06 months prior to the application date.
The
Deputy General Directors (Deputy Directors) in charge of specific operations
shall satisfy the requirements specified in Points a, b, d of this Clause and
have practising certificates suitable for their operation.
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Article 76. Requirements for issuing the securities trading
license to branches in Vietnam of foreign securities companies and foreign fund
management companies
1. A
foreign securities company may establish a branch in Vietnam when the following
requirements are satisfied:
a) The
company fully satisfies the requirements specified in Clause 2 Article 77 of
this Law and is not holding more than 49% of charter capital of any securities
company or fund management company in Vietnam;
b) The
capital provided for the branch in Vietnam satisfies the requirements in Clause
1 Article 74 of this Law;
c) The
branch in Vietnam satisfies the infrastructural and personnel requirements
specified in Clause 4 and Clause 5 Article 74 of this Law.
2. A
foreign fund management company may establish a branch in Vietnam when the
following requirements are satisfied:
a) It is
licensed for management of public funds by the home country’s securities
authority;
b) The
home country’s licensing authority and SSC has entered into a mutual or
multilateral agreement on information exchange, management, inspection,
supervision of securities activities and securities market with a remaining
operating of at least 05 years;
c) The
foreign company is not holding more than 5% charter capital of 01 fund
management company in Vietnam, whether directly or indirectly, with or without
related persons;
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dd) The
infrastructural and personnel requirements specified in Clause 4 and Clause 5
Article 75 are satisfied by the branch in Vietnam;
a) All of
the requirements specified in Point c Clause 2 Article 77 of this Law are
satisfied.
3. Each
foreign securities company or fund management company may establish 01 branch
in Vietnam.
Article 77. Foreign investment in securities companies and
fund management companies
1.
Foreign investors may contribute capital, buy shares and stakes in securities
companies and fund management companies as follows:
a) A
foreign investor that is an organization satisfying the requirements specified
in Clause 2 of this Article and its related persons may hold up to 100% of
charter capital of a securities company or fund management company. In case the
requirements in Clause 2 of this Article are not fully satisfied, the foreign
investor that is an organization and its related person may only hold up to 49%
of charter capital of a securities company or fund management company.
b) A
foreign investor that is an individual and his/her related persons may hold up
to 49% of charter capital of a securities company or fund management company;
c)
Foreign investors shall comply with regulations in Point c Clause 2 Article 74
and Point c Clause 2 Article 75 of this Law.
2. In
order to hold 100% charter capital of a securities company or fund management
company by contributing capital or buying shares/stakes, a foreign organization
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b) The
home country’s licensing authority and SSC has entered into a mutual or
multilateral agreement on information exchange, management, inspection, supervision
of securities activities and securities market;
c) The
organization’s business has profit in 02 years prior to the year in which
capital is contribute or shares/stakes are purchased, and the latest annual
financial statement has been audited and received unqualified opinions.
3.
Foreign securities companies and fund management companies may establish
branches and representative offices in accordance with Article 76 and Article
78 of this Law.
Article 78. Representative offices in Vietnam of foreign
securities companies and fund management companies
1. A
foreign securities company or foreign fund management company may establish a
representative office in Vietnam when:
a) It is
licensed and has been lawfully operating in this home country;
b) The
home country’s licensing authority and SSC has entered into a mutual or
multilateral agreement on information exchange, management, inspection,
supervision of securities activities and securities market, or the company has
been managing investment funds in Vietnam; the remaining operating period is at
least 01 years.
2. The
representative office in Vietnam of a foreign securities company or fund
management company has one, some or all of the following activities:
a)
Communication office and market research;
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Expedite and supervise implementation of agreements between the company and
Vietnamese business organizations;
d)
Expedite and supervise execution of the projects in Vietnam funded by the
company.
3.
Representative offices of foreign securities companies and foreign fund
management companies must not trade securities.
4. SSC
shall issue certificates of registration; manage and supervise operation of representative
offices in Vietnam of foreign securities companies and foreign fund management
companies.
Article 79. Documentation and procedures for issuance,
reissuance, revision, revocation of the securities trading license and the
certificate of registration
1. The
Government shall specify the documentation, procedures for issuance,
reissuance, revision, revocation of the securities trading license of
securities companies, fund management companies, branches in Vietnam of foreign
securities companies and fund management companies; the certificate of
registration of representative offices in Vietnam of foreign securities
companies and fund management companies.
2. Within
30 days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, SSC shall decide
whether to issue the securities trading license or the certificate of
registration. In case of rejection, SCC shall send a written notice and provide
explanation.
Article 80. Charter of securities companies and fund
management companies
1. The
charter of securities companies and fund management companies must not
contravene regulations of this Law and the Law on Enterprises.
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Article 81. Contents of the securities trading license
1. The
securities trading license of a securities company or fund management company
shall have the following contents:
a) The
company’s name;
b)
Addresses of the headquarters;
c)
Business operations;
d)
Charter capital;
dd) The
legal representative.
2. The
securities trading license of the branch of a foreign securities company or
foreign fund management company shall have the following contents:
a) Name,
address and operations of the branch;
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c) The
parent company’s address;
d)
Capital provided for the branch;
dd) The
branch manager.
3.
Changes to the securities trading license mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of
this Article are subject to approval by SSC.
4. Within
10 days from the day on which SSC approves the changes mentioned in Clause 3 of
this Article, the license holder shall inform the changes to the business
registration authority in accordance with enterprise laws.
Article 82. Names of securities companies and fund
management companies
1. Names
of securities companies and fund management companies shall comply with
regulations of the Law on Enterprises, Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.
2. The
Vietnamese name of a securities company consists of the following elements from
left to right:
a) The
type of business;
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c) The
company’s proper name.
3. The
Vietnamese name of a fund management company consists of the following elements
from left to right:
a) The
type of business;
b) The
phrase “quản lý quỹ” (“fund management”);
c) The
company’s proper name.
4. A
organization that is not a securities company or fund management company must
not use the phrase “chứng khoán” or “quản lý quỹ” in its name, or any other
phrases and terms that may create a false impression that it is a securities
company or fund management company.
Article 83. Declaration of operation
Securities
companies and fund management companies, branches and representative offices of
foreign securities companies and fund management companies shall declare their
operation through the media of SSC and 01 online newspaper or 03 continuous
issues of a printed newspaper at least 30 days before its expected inauguration
date. Declared information includes:
1. The
securities trading license or the certificate of registration issued by SSC;
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Article 84. Official inauguration date
1.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches and representative
offices of foreign securities companies and fund management companies shall
inaugurate within 12 months after they are licensed.
2.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches and representative
offices of foreign securities companies and fund management companies must not
trade securities before their official inauguration dates.
3. A
securities company or fund management company may start to operate after:
a) It has
been granted enterprise registration as prescribed in Article 71 of this Law;
d) It has
processes for operation, risk management, internal control;
c) The
charter has been approved by General Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of
members or the owner.
4. The
branch of a foreign securities company or fund management company may start to
operate after the requirements in Point a and Point b Clause 3 of this Article
are satisfied.
5. The
licensed securities companies, securities investment fund management companies,
branches in Vietnam of foreign securities companies and asset management
companies shall send a notice of their fulfillment of requirements in Clause 3
and Clause 4 of this Article to SSC at least 15 days before their official
inauguration date. SSC will suspend operation of the securities companies,
securities investment fund management companies, branches in Vietnam of foreign
securities companies and asset management companies that fail to fully satisfy
the requirements in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article.
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Article 85. Maintenance of fulfillment of requirements for
issuance of the securities trading license
1.
Maintenance of fulfillment of requirements for issuance of the securities
trading license:
a)
Securities companies shall maintain fulfillment of the licensing requirements
specified in Clause 1, Point c and Point d Clause 2, Clause 4 and Clause 5
Article 74 of this Law;
b)
Branches in Vietnam of foreign securities companies shall maintain fulfillment
of the licensing requirements specified in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article
76 of this Law;
c) Fund
management companies shall maintain fulfillment of the licensing requirements
specified in Clause 1, Point b and Point c Clause 2, Clause 4 and Clause 5
Article 75 of this Law;
d) Branches
in Vietnam of foreign fund management companies shall maintain fulfillment of
the licensing requirements specified in Points c, d and dd Clause 2 Article 76
of this Law.
2. Within
30 days from the day the requirements mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article are
no longer satisfied or the equity falls below the minimum charter capital, the
Board of Directors, the Board of members or the owner of the securities
company, fund management company, branch of the foreign securities company or
fund management company shall approve the rectification plan and send a report
to SSC. The time limit for rectification shall be 06 months for equity and 03
months for other requirements from the day on which the requirements are no
longer fulfilled.
3. During
the rectification period, :
a) a
securities company must not: expand its business; distribute profit; repurchase
shares except employees’ shares under the employees’ shares issuance
regulations or for correction of error correction;
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c) a
branch in Vietnam of a foreign securities company or fund management company
must not transfer its profit overseas.
Article 86. Operation of securities companies, fund
management companies, branches and representative offices in Vietnam of foreign
securities companies and foreign fund management companies
1. A
securities company licensed to provide securities brokerage services may:
a)
Receive and manage securities trading accounts of individuals; distribute
securities or act as securities distribution agent; manage securities trading
account; manage other enterprises’ lists of securities holders;
b)
Provide online securities trading services; provide or cooperate with credit
institutions granting loans for purchase of securities or securities lending;
provide or cooperate with credit institutions in advancing payment for
securities; securities depository; offset and pay securities; provide other
derivative-related services.
2. A
securities company licensed for proprietary trading may trade securities on its
proprietary trading account, make investment, contribute capital, issue and
offer financial products.
3. A
securities company licensed for securities underwriting may provide securities
offering consultancy services; perform pre-offering procedures; act as an agent
for securities depository, payment, transfer; provide consultancy on
restructuring, consolidation, acquisition, rearrangement of enterprises;
provide consultancy of enterprise administration, business strategies; provide
consultancy on offering, listing, registration of securities; provide consultancy
on enterprise equitization.
4. A
securities company licensed to provide securities investment consultancy
services may provide services for its clients in accordance with Clause 32
Article 4 of this Law.
5. In
addition to the services specified in Clause 1, 2, 3, 4 of this Article, a
securities company may only provide other finance services conformable with
regulations of law after a written report is submitted to SSC. SSC is entitled
to suspend or terminate provision of other financial services of a securities
company if it is not conformable with law or poses a risk to the securities
market system.
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7. The
branch in Vietnam of a foreign securities company may only provide securities
investment consultancy services. The branch in Vietnam of a foreign fund
management company may only provide asset management services for capital
raised overseas.
8. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate specific regulations on operation of
securities companies, fund management companies, branches and representative
offices in Vietnam of foreign securities companies and foreign fund management
companies; permitted services; suspension and termination of other financial
services of securities companies specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of this
Article.
Article 87. Operations subject to approval by SSC
1. A
securities company or fund management company shall obtain a written approval
of SSC before initiating the following operations:
a)
Suspension of operation, except for force majeure events;
b)
Offering and listing securities of the company overseas;
c) Making
indirect outward investments;
d)
Establishing, closing a branch or representative office in Vietnam or overseas;
establishing an overseas subsidiary; changing business operations at the
branch; establishing or closing a transaction office;
dd)
Changing the name or location of a branch, representative office or transaction
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2.
Suspension of the branch in Vietnam of a foreign securities company or fund
management company in the cases specified in Point a Clause 1 of this Article
is subject to written approval by SSC.
3. The
Government shall specify the requirements, documentation and procedures for
approving the operations specified in this Article.
Article 88. Management of clients’ assets
1. Clients’
assets under management of a securities company include securities trading
deposits, securities that are deposited or stored at the company, and relevant
rights. These assets are owned by the clients and are not considered assets of
the securities company.
2. Assets
entrusted by a client on the depository account of a fund management company
are under ownership of the client and not considered assets of the fund
management company.
3. In
case a securities company or fund management company is dissolved or goes
bankrupt, clients’ assets shall be returned to the clients after deducting the
clients’ liabilities to the company.
4. The
Minister of Finance shall elaborate the management of clients’ assets in
securities companies and fund management companies.
Article 89. Obligations of securities companies and
branches of foreign securities companies in Vietnam
1.
Establish systems for internal control, risk management, supervision and
preventing of conflict of interests within the company and in transactions with
relevant persons.
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3.
Separately manage assets of each client, assets of clients and assets of the
company.
4. Sign
written service provision contracts with clients; provide adequate and accurate
information for clients.
5. Give
priority to execution of clients’ orders over the company’s orders.
6.
Collect information about financial status, investment purposes, risk tolerance
of clients; make sure the recommendations and consultancy given by the company
are appropriate for financial status, investment purposes, risk tolerance of
each client, unless information is not provided or not fully and accurately
provided by the client.
7. Update
and fully information about the clients; documents bout transactions of the
clients and the company.
8. Comply
with regulations of law on accounting, audit, statistics, financial
obligations.
9.
Disclose information and report fully, punctually and accurately as prescribed
by law.
10.
Develop a information technology system and backup database to ensure safe and
continuous operation.
11.
Supervise securities transactions in accordance with regulations of the
Minister of Finance.
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Article 90. Obligations of fund management companies and
branches of foreign fund management companies in Vietnam
1.
Fulfill the obligations specified in Clauses 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12
Article 89 of this Law.
2. Mange
securities investment funds and securities portfolios in accordance with this
Law, charters of the securities investment funds, contracts with trustors and
contracts with supervisory banks.
3.
Determine the net value of securities investment funds in accordance with
Article 106 of this Law, charters of securities investment funds and contracts
with trustors.
4. The
fund management company shall deposit all trusted assets; separate assets of
each trustor; separate assets of trustors and assets of the company.
Article 91. Restrictions on securities companies, fund
management companies, branches of foreign securities companies and foreign fund
management companies in Vietnam
1. Do not
comment on or guarantee income or profit on the clients’ investment; Do not
make no-loss guarantee, except investment in fixed income securities.
2. Do not
reveal information about a client unless the provision of information is agreed
by the client or requested by a competent authority.
3. Do not
make clients and investors confused about securities prices.
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5.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches and representative
offices of foreign securities companies and foreign fund management companies
shall provide their services in their own names; must use the names of others
or allows others to use their names to provide securities services.
6. A
securities company must not contribute capital or purchase shares/stakes of
another securities company in Vietnam, unless the purchase results in:
a)
Consolidation or acquisition of the latter;
b)
Ownership or joint ownership (with related persons) of up to 5% of voting
shares of a listed or registered securities company.
7. A fund
management company must not contribute capital or purchase shares/stakes of
another fund management company in Vietnam, unless the purchase results in:
a)
Consolidation or acquisition of the latter;
b)
Ownership or joint ownership (with related persons) of up to 5% of voting
shares of a listed or registered fund management company.
Article 92. Financial safety
1.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam shall maintain
financial safety indicators.
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Companies
that fail to maintain their financial safety indicators shall be put under
alert, control or restriction by SSC and be subject `to remedial measures
accordingly.
Section 3. REORGANIZATION, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF
SECURITIES TRADING LICENSES
Article 93. Reorganization of securities companies and fund
management companies
1.
Reorganization of a securities company or fund management company is subject to
approval by SSC. Within 30 days from the receipt of the complete and valid
application, SSC shall decide whether to approve the reorganization of the
securities company or fund management company. In case of rejection, SCC shall
send a written notice and provide explanation.
2. After
approval is granted by SSC as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, the
company shall initiate the reorganization in accordance with the Law on
Enterprises and the following regulations:
a) The
reorganization must not affect the lawful rights and interests of clients;
ensure continuity and safety of transactions;
b) The
securities company or fund management company that is established after the
reorganization shall inherit the rights and obligations of the reorganized
company as prescribed by law;
c) The
reorganized company shall disclose information to its clients in full.
3. The
Government shall specify the requirements, documentation and procedures for
approving reorganization of securities companies and fund management companies.
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Article 94. Suspension of securities companies, fund
management companies, branches of foreign securities companies and foreign fund
management companies in Vietnam
1. SSC
will suspend one, some or all of the operations of a securities company, fund
management company, the branch of a foreign securities company or foreign fund
management company in Vietnam in the following cases:
a) The
application for issuance or revision of the securities trading license contains
false information;
b) The
issues mentioned in Article 92 of this Law are not resolved;
c) The
company operates against the license;
d) The
requirements specified in Clause 1 Article 85 of this Law or Clause 2 are not
satisfied or the equity is still smaller than minimum charter capital after
expiration of the time limit specified in Clause 2 Article 85 of this Law.
2. After
06 months from the effective date of the suspension decision, if the securities
company fails to rectify the causes of the suspension specified in Point b or
Point d Clause 1 of this Article, SSC will issue a decision to terminate the
suspended operations.
3. During
the suspension period, the company or branch shall:
a) Not conclude
new or renew contracts relevant to the suspended operations; finalize or
convert accounts if requested by the clients;
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c) In
case proprietary trading is suspended, the securities company may only sell and
must not make new investments, except for purchases for fixing transaction
errors, odd lot transactions or exercise or rights of the securities it is
holding as prescribed by law.
Article 95. Revocation of securities trading licenses of
securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam
1. A
securities company, fund management company, branch of a foreign securities company
or foreign fund management company in Vietnam will have its securities trading
license revoked in the following case:
a) The
company or branch does not officially come into operation within 12 months from
the licensing date; fails to resume operation after the suspension is lifted by
SSC; fails to perform the fund management function for 02 consecutive years;
b) The
company or branch submits a written request for revocation of the securities
trading license;
c) All
securities trading operations of the securities company are terminated
according to Clause 2 Article 94 of this Law; the fund management company,
branch of the foreign securities company or foreign fund management company
fails to rectify the causes of suspension specified in Point b a Decree Point d
Clause 1 Article 94 of this Law within 06 months from the suspension date;
d) The
violations mentioned in Point a and Point c Clause 1 Article 94 of this Law are
not rectified within 60 days from the suspension date;
dd) The
company or branch undergoes dissolution, bankruptcy, consolidation, total
division or acquisition.
2. In the
cases specified in Point c and Point d Clause 1 of this Article, SSC is
entitled to appoint another securities company or fund management company to
complete the ongoing transactions and contracts of license holder, in which
case the license holder and the appointed company are naturally in an
authorization relationship.
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a)
Immediately terminate all operations in the license and make an announcement on
01 online newspaper or 03 consecutive issues of a printed newspaper;
b)
Finalize assets of clients received and managed by the securities company, or
assets on the depository account of the fund management company;
c) Submit
a report to SSC after clients’ assets are finalized.
4. SSC
shall disclose information about revocation of licenses and request the
business registration authorities to collect the certificate of enterprise
registration and certificate of business registration.
Article 96. Dissolution, bankruptcy of securities
companies, fund management companies, branches foreign securities companies and
foreign fund management companies in Vietnam
1.
Dissolution of securities companies, fund management companies, branches
foreign securities companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam
shall comply with regulations of this Law and the Law on Enterprises.
2. The
Government shall specify the finalization of assets of clients specified in
Point b Clause 3 Article 95 of this Law; documents and procedures for
dissolution of securities companies, fund management companies, branches
foreign securities companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam.
3.
Bankruptcy laws shall apply to bankruptcy of securities companies and
securities investment fund management companies.
Section 4. Securities professions
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1.
Securities professional certifications include:
a)
Securities broker certificate;
b)
Financial analyst certificate;
c) Fund
management certificate.
2. A
securities professional certification will be granted to an individual who:
a) has
full legal capacity; is not facing criminal prosecution and is not being banned
from securities practice as prescribed by law;
b) has a
bachelor’s degree or above;
c) has
professional training in securities; and:
d) passes
the test for the securities professional certification. Foreigners who have
securities qualifications and foreign certified securities professionals need
to pass the test securities and securities market of Vietnam.
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a) no
longer satisfies the requirements specified in Clause 2 of this Article;
b)
commits any of the offences specified in Article 12 or Clause 2 Article 98 of
this Law; or
c) fails
to work as a certified securities professional for 03 consecutive years.
4. The
securities professional certification will not be reissued once revoked in the
case specified in Point b Clause 3 of this Article.
5. The
Government shall specify the requirements, documentation and procedures for
issuance, reissuance and revocation of securities professional certifications,
management and supervision of certified securities professionals.
Article 98. Responsibilities of certified securities
professionals
1.
Holders of securities professional certifications shall operate as
representatives of securities companies, fund management companies, branches of
foreign securities companies and foreign fund management companies, or
investment companies.
2. A
certified securities professional must not:
a)
Simultaneously work for 02 or more securities companies, fund management
companies, branches foreign securities companies or foreign fund management
companies in Vietnam, or investment companies;
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c) Act
beyond the authorization of the company for which he/she works.
3.
Certified securities professionals shall attend training courses in securities
and securities market, systems for trading of new securities organized by SSC,
VSE and its subsidiaries, and VSDCC.
4.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam, and investment
companies are responsible for operation of their certified securities
professionals.
Chapter VII
SECURITIES INVESTMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENT
COMPANIES AND SUPERVISORY BANKS
Section 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS ON SECURITIES INVESTMENT
FUNDS
Article 99. Types of securities investment funds
1.
Securities investment funds include public funds and private funds.
2. Public
funds include open-end funds and closed-end funds.
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1. The
establishment of and public offering of fund certificates of public funds by
fund management companies shall comply with Article 108 of this Law and have to
be registered with SSC.
2. The
establishment of private funds by fund management companies shall comply with
Article 113 of this Law and have to be registered with SSC.
3. The
Government shall specify the requirements, documentation and procedures for
offering, establishment, reorganization and dissolution of the securities
investment funds mentioned in Article 99 and Article 114 of this Law..
4.
Operations of the types of funds specified in Article 99 and Article 114 of
this Law shall comply with regulations of the Minister of Finance and relevant
laws.
Article 101. Rights and obligations of investors in
securities investment funds
1.
Investors have the rights to:
a)
Benefits from investments of the securities investment fund in proportion to
their contributions;
b)
Interests and assets lawfully distributed from liquidation of assets of the
securities investment fund;
c)
Request the fund management company to repurchase open-end fund certificates;
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dd)
Execute their rights through the General Meeting of Investors;
e)
Transfer fund certificates in accordance with the fund’s charter;
g)
Exercise other rights prescribed by law and the fund’s charter.
2.
Investors have the obligations to:
a)
Implement decisions of the General Meetings of Investors;
b) Fully
pay for the fund certificates;
c)
Fulfill other obligations prescribed by law and the charter of the securities
investment fund.
Article 102. General Meeting of Investors of securities
investment funds
1.
General Meeting of Investors consists of all investors and is the supreme
decision-making body of a securities investment fund.
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a) Elect,
dismiss the chairperson and members of the representative board of the
securities investment fund;
b) Decide
the wages and operating cost of the representative board;
c) Decide
fundamental changes in investment policies, profit distribution and investment
objectives of the fund; decide change of the fund management company and
supervisory bank; change of payment to the fund management company and
supervisory bank;
d) Decide
revisions to the fund’s charter;
dd)
Decide division, consolidation, merger, dissolution of the securities
investment fund; change of the charter capital or operating period of the
securities investment fund;
e)
Request the fund management company and supervisory bank to present transaction
documents at the meeting;
g)
Approve annual reports on the fund’s finance, assets and operation; select
accredited audit organization to audit the fund’s annual financial statements;
h) Take
actions against violations committed by the fund management company,
supervisory bank and representative board if they cause damage to the fund;
i)
Exercise other rights and obligation prescribed by law and the fund’s charter.
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4. The
Minister of Finance shall specify the procedures for convening, conducting
General Meetings of Investors of securities investment funds and procedures for
approving decisions thereof.
Article 103. Charters of securities investment funds
1. The
charter of a securities investment fund shall be drafted by the fund management
company and ratified by the General Meeting of Investors.
2. The
charter of a securities investment fund shall contain the following
information:
a) Names
of the fund, the fund management company and the supervisory bank;
b)
Establishment date of the fund;
c)
Objectives; investment fields; operating period of the fund;
d) Decide
revisions to the fund’s charter;
dd)
Rights and obligations of the fund management company and supervisory bank;
cases of change of the fund management company and supervisory bank;
regulations on authorizing the fund management company to sign the supervision
contract with the supervisory bank;
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g) Limits
on investments of the fund;
h)
Regulations on registration of fund certificate ownership and storage of
investor register of the fund;
i)
Regulations on selection of the supervisory bank; selection and change of the
accredited audit organization;
k)
Regulations on transfer, issuance, repurchase of open-end fund certificates;
regulations on listing of closed-end fund certificates;
l) Costs
and incomes of the fund; payments and extra payments to the fund management
company and the supervisory bank; cases of and methods for distributing the
fund’s income among investors;
m) Method
for determination of net asset value of the fund and of each fund certificate;
n)
Regulations on settlement of conflict of interest;
o)
Reporting regulations;
p)
Regulations on dissolution of the fund;
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r)
Formalities for revising the fund’s charter.
3. The
Minister of Finance shall provide the model charter of securities investment
funds.
Article 104. Dissolution of securities investment funds
1. A
securities investment fund shall be dissolved in the following cases:
a) The
operation period written in the fund’s charter expires;
b) The
General Meeting of Investors decides to dissolve the fund ahead of schedule;
c) The
fund management company has its securities trading license revoked or is
dissolved or goes bankrupt and a substitute fund management company is not
appointed by the representative board of the fund within 02 months from the
event;
d) The
supervisory bank has its certificate of securities depository registration
revoked or is dissolved or goes bankrupt, or the supervision contract between
the supervisory bank and the fund management company is terminated and a
substitute supervisory bank is not appointed by the fund management company
within 02 months from the event;
dd) The
net asset value of the fund is under 10 billion VND for 06 consecutive months;
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2. Within
03 months before the dissolution date in the cases specified in Point a and
Point b Clause 1 of this Article, or 30 days in the cases specified in Points,
c, d, dd, e Clause 1 of this Article, the fund management company or
supervisory bank and the fund’s representative board shall convene a General
Meeting of Investors to ratify the dissolution plan.
3. The
fund management company and supervisory bank shall be responsible for
liquidation of the fund’s assets and distribution of the assets among investors
in accordance with the plan ratified by the General Meeting of Investors.
4. The
revenue from liquidation of the fund’s assets and other assets minus (-)
dissolution costs shall be used in the following order of priority:
a)
Financial liabilities to the State;
b)
Payables to the fund management company, the supervisory bank, and other
payables;
c)
Payments to investors in proportion to their capital contribution in the fund.
5. Within
05 working days from the completion of the dissolution, the fund management
company and the supervisory bank shall submit a dissolution report to SSC.
Article 105. Consolidation and acquisition of securities
investment funds
A
securities investment fund may be consolidated into or acquired by another fund
of the same type under the decision of the General Meeting of Investors. A
private fund established after the consolidation or acquisition shall not have
more than 99 members.
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1.
The net asset value or a securities investment fund shall be determined
by the fund management company and confirmed by the supervisory bank; the net
asset value of the private fund shall be confirmed by the supervisory bank or
depository bank.
2. The
net asset value of securities investment fund shall be determined as follows:
a) Prices
of listed and registered securities shall be closing price or average price of
the latest trading date before the valuation date;
b) For
securities mentioned in Point a of this Clause that are not traded for more
than 15 days before the valuation dates, and securities other than those
mentioned in Point a of this Clause, the valuation shall be based upon the
valuation process and method specified in the fund’s charter. The
valuation process and method must be confirmed by the supervisory bank, and
approved by the fund’s representative board and General Meeting of Investors.
The valuating parties must be independent from the fund management company and
the supervisory bank or depository bank;
c) Liquid
assets including dividends and interests shall have the values written on the
accounting books on valuation date.
3. The
net asset value of a securities investment fund shall be periodically published
in accordance with Clause 1 Article 124 of this Law.
Article 107. Reports on securities investment funds
The fund
management company shall submit periodic and irregular reports on investment
portfolio, investments and financial status of the securities investment fund
to SSC.
Section 2. PUBLIC FUNDS AND PRIVATE FUNDS
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1. The
capital for establishment of a public fund shall be raised within 90 days from
the effective date of the certificate of public offering of fund certificates.
A public fund will be established if the following requirements are satisfied:
a) There
are at least 100 investors, not including professional investors in fund
certificates, except exchange traded fund (ETF);
b) The
total value of fund certificates sold is at least 50 billion VND.
2. The
entire capital contributed by investors shall be transferred to a separate
account under management of the supervisory bank and shall not be used until
capital is fully raised. The fund management company shall submit SSC a capital
raising report verified by the supervisory bank within 10 days from the
completion date of capital raising.
3. In
case the requirements specified in Clause 1 of this Article are not fully
satisfied, the fund management company shall return the money to the investors
in full within 15 days from the completion date of capital raising. The fund
management company shall pay the costs and bear other financial obligations of
the capital raising.
Article 109. Representative board of public fund
1. The
representative board of a public fund represents the interests of the investors
and shall be elected by General Meeting of Investors. Rights and obligations of
the representative board shall be specified in the fund’s charter.
2. Decisions
of the representative board shall be ratified by voting at the meeting,
questionnaire survey or another method specified in the fund’s charter. Each
member of the representative board of a public fund has 01 vote.
3. The
representative of a public fund shall have 03 – 11 members, two thirds of whom
shall be independent members who are not related persons of the fund management
company and the supervisory bank.
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Article 110. Limits on public funds?
1. The
fund management company must not use a public fund’s capital and assets to:
a) Invest
in fund certificates of the same public fund;
b) Invest
in more than 10% of the total value outstanding securities of an issuer, except
Government bonds;
c) Invest
more than 20% of the public fund's total asset in outstanding securities of an
issuer, except Government bonds;
d) Invest
more than 10% of the closed-end fund in real estate, unless it is a real estate
investment fund; invest the open-end fund’s capital in real estate;
dd)
Invest more than 30% total assets of a public fund in companies in the same
group of: parent company-subsidiaries; companies holding more than 35% of each
other’s shares/stakes ; subsidiaries of the same parent company;
e) Lend
money or provide loan guarantees;
g) Other
limits on investments in other securities investment funds and each type of
fund shall be specified by the Minister of Finance.
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3. A
public fund’s investments may only exceed the limits specified in Points b, c,
d, dd and g Clause 1 of this Article for the following reasons:
a) Price
fluctuation of the assets in the fund’s investment portfolio;
b) Making
payments of the funds as prescribed by law;
c)
Consolidation or acquisition of the issuers;
d) The
fund is newly established or established from a division, consolidation or
acquisition of funds within the last 06 months from its licensing date;
dd) The
fund is undergoing dissolution.
4. The
fund management company shall submit reports to SSC and disclose information
about the investments beyond the limits specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Within 03 months from the day on which the limits are exceeded, the fund
management company shall adjust the investment portfolio within the limits in
Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 111. Open-end funds
1. On
behalf of the open-end fund, the fund management company shall repurchase
open-end fund certificates from investors and issue additional open-end fund
certificates within the maximum capital contribution at a frequency and time
specified in the fund’s charter.
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a) The
repurchase is not possible due to force majeure events;
b) It is
impossible to determine the net asset value of the open-end fund on the date of
valuation for repurchase due to suspension of trading of securities in the
fund’s investment portfolio;
c) Other
events specified in the fund’s charter.
3. The
fund management company shall submit a report to SSC within 24 hours from the
occurrence of any of the events mentioned in Clause 2 of this Article and
repurchase open-end fund certificates after the end of the event.
Article 112. Closed-end funds
1. A
increase in capital of a closed-end fund is subject to approval by SSC and
fulfilment of the following conditions:
a) The
fund’s charter allows increase in the fund’s capital;
b) The
fund’s profit in the year preceding the year in which capital increase is
proposed is a positive number;
c) The
fund management company has not incurred any administrative penalties for
securities-related offences in the last 02 years prior to the proposal date.
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2.
Closed-end fund certificates may only be issued to existing investors of the
fund through issuance of call option for closed-end fund certificates. In case
the existing investors do not buy all the call options, the fund certificates
may be issued to external investors.
3. Change
in operating period is subject to approval by SSC and fulfilment of the
following conditions:
a) The
change is approved by General Meeting of Investors;
b) The
net asset value of the fund valuated before the proposal date is not smaller
than 50 billion VND.
Article 113. Establishment of private funds
1. The
private fund shall be established by members by contributing capital under a
capital contribution contract.
2. The
establishment of private fund is subject to fulfillment of the following
conditions:
a) The
contributed capital is not smaller than 50 billion VND;
b) There
are 02 – 99 capital contributors who are all professional securities investors;
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d) The
private fund’s assets are deposited at 01 depository bank that is independent
from the fund management company.
Section 3. INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Article 114. Investment companies
1. A
securities company is a securities investment fund that is reorganized into a
joint-stock company to invest in securities. A securities company can be a
private investment company or public investment company.
2.
Investment companies shall be licensed by SSC. After being licensed by SSC, the
investment company shall apply for enterprise registration in accordance with
the Law on Enterprises.
Article 115. Establishment and operation of investment
companies
1. An
investment company will be licensed if:
a) It has
a capital of at least 50 billion VND;
b) The
General Director (Director) and employees in specialized departments have
securities professional certifications if the company manages its own capital.
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a) The
investment limits specified in Article 110 of this Law;
b)
Regulations on asset valuation and reporting in Article 106 and Article 107 of
this Law;
c)
Obligations of public companies specified in Points a, b, c Clause 1 and Clause
2 Article 34 of this Law;
d) The
investment company‘s assets shall be deposited at 01 depository bank.
Section 4. SUPERVISORY BANKS
Article 116. Supervisory banks
1. A
supervisory bank is a commercial bank that has the certificate of securities
depository registration granted by SSC, provides depository services and
supervises the management of public funds and investment companies.
2.
Supervisory banks shall supervise operations of fund management companies that
are relevant to the public funds and investment companies that are the banks’
clients. A supervisory bank has the following obligations:
a)
Fulfill the obligations specified in Clause 3 Article 56 of this Law;
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c)
Supervise to compliance of this law, charters of securities investment funds
and charters of investment companies by fund management companies and their
General Directors (Directors);
d) Manage
revenues, expenses, payments and transfer of assets of public funds and
investment companies at the request of the fund management companies or General
Director (Director) of the investment companies;
dd)
Verify reports prepared by fund management companies and investment companies
that are relevant to the public funds or investment companies;
e)
Supervise reporting and information disclosure by fund management companies and
investment companies in accordance with this Law;
g) Report
to SSC in case a fund management company, investment company, organization or
individual commits violations against the law, the fund’s charter or the
investment company’s charter;
h) In
cooperation with fund management companies and investment companies,
periodically examine accounting books, financial statements and transactions of
public funds and investment companies;
i)
Fulfill other obligations prescribed by law, the charter of the securities
investment fund and investment company.
Article 117. Limits on supervisory banks
1.
Supervisory banks, their Boards of Directors, executives and employees that
supervise and manage assets of public funds and investment companies must not
be related persons, owners, lenders or borrowers of the fund management
companies or investment companies, and vice versa.
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Chapter VIII
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
Article 118. Disclosing entities
1.
Disclosing entities include:
a) Public
companies;
b)
Organizations that publicly offer corporate bonds;
c)
Organizations that have corporate bonds listed;
d)
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam;
dd) VSE
and its subsidiaries, VSDCC;
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g)
Founding shareholders during transfer restriction of a public company or public
investment company;
h)
Internal actors of public companies, public funds, public investment companies
as prescribed in Clause 45 Article 4 of this Law, and their related persons;
i) Groups
of related foreign investors holding at least 5% of voting shares of an issuer
or at least 5% of fund certificates of a closed-end fund;
k) Other
entities prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
2. The
Minister of Finance shall promulgate specific regulations on information
disclosure by each entity mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article.
3.
Information disclosure by public companies that are credit institutions under
special control shall comply with requests of SBV and ensure safety of the
credit institution system.
Article 119. Information disclosure rules
1.
Information disclosed must be adequate, accurate and timely.
2. The
disclosing entities are legally responsible for the information they disclose.
In case of changes to disclosed information, the disclosing entity shall
promptly announce the changes and reasons for those changes.
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4. An
organization’s information shall be disclosed by its legal representative or
the authorized spokesperson. An individual’s information shall be disclosed by
himself/herself, or by an organization or individual authorized by the
individual.
5.
Disclosing entities shall retain the information disclosed as prescribed by
law.
Article 120. Disclosure of information of public companies
1. A
public company shall periodically disclose the following information:
a)
Audited annual financial statements, biannual financial statements examined by
accredited audit organizations; quarterly financial statements;
b) Annual
reports;
c)
Company administration reports;
d)
Resolutions of Annual General Meetings of Shareholders;
dd) Other
information prescribed by law.
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a) The
company’s account at a bank or foreign branch bank (FBB) is frozen at the
request of a competent authority or when the payment service provider suspects
a fraud or illegal activities relevant to the account; the account is unfrozen;
b)
Business suspension; changes to enterprise registration information; revocation
of the certificate of enterprise registration; revision, suspension, revocation
of the license for establishment and operation or operating license;
c)
Ratification of decisions of an ad hoc General Meeting of Shareholders;
d) The
company’s decision to repurchase its shares; the date of exercising the right
to buy shares of bondholders, or the date of conversion of convertible bonds
into shares, and decisions relevant to the offering and issuance of securities;
dd)
Decisions on the enterprise’s reorganization or dissolution; strategies,
medium-term development plans and annual business plans of the company;
establishment, dissolution of subsidiaries and associate companies; any
transaction that turns a company into a subsidiary or associate company or vice
versa; establishment and closure of branches or representative offices;
e)
Decisions on change of accounting period, accounting policies; retroactive
adjustments to financial statements; qualified opinions of the audit
organization in the financial statement; selection or change of an audit
company;
g)
Changes or addition of internal actors;
h)
Decisions to buy or sell assets or any transaction whose value exceeds 15% of
total asset of the company according to the latest audited annual financial
statement or latest examined biannual financial statement;
i)
Decisions on imposition of penalties for tax offences, effective court
judgments or decisions that affect the company’s operation; the court’s notice
of receipt of the company’s bankruptcy petition;
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l)
Approval or cancellation of listing at a foreign stock exchange;
m) Other
events prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
3. Public
companies shall disclose information at the request of SSC, VSE and its
subsidiaries in any of the following events:
a) Any
event that seriously affect lawful interests of investors;
b) There
is information about the company that significantly affects the securities
prices that has to be verified.
Article 121. Information disclosure by organizations that
publicly offer corporate bonds
1. The
organization that publicly offers corporate bonds shall periodically disclose
the following information:
a) Annual
financial statements audited by accredited audit organizations.
b) Annual
reports;
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d)
Audited reports on use of revenue from the offering;
dd) Other
information prescribed by law.
2. The
corporate bond issuer shall disclose information on an ad hoc basis in any of
the events specified in Clause 2 Article 120 of this Law.
3. The
corporate bond issuer shall disclose information on request in accordance with
Clause 3 Article 120 of this Law.
Article 122. Information disclosure by organizations that
have corporate bonds listed
1. A
listing organization that is a public company shall disclose information in
accordance with Article 120 of this Law.
2. A
listing organization other than those mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article
shall disclose the following information:
a) Annual
financial statements audited by accredited audit organizations, and annual reports;
b)
Information to be disclosed on an ad hoc basis as prescribed in Clause 2
Article 120 of this Law;
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Article 123. Information disclosure by securities companies,
fund management companies, branches of foreign securities companies and foreign
fund management companies in Vietnam
1.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam shall disclose the
following information:
a)
Audited annual financial statements, biannual financial statements examined by
accredited audit organizations; quarterly financial statements;
b)
Prudential ratio reports examined on June 30 and audited on December 31 by
accredited audit organizations;
c) Annual
reports;
d)
Company administration reports;
dd)
Resolutions of Annual General Meetings of shareholders of joint-stock
companies;
e) Other
information prescribed by law.
2.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam shall disclose
information on an ad hoc basis as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 120 of this
Law and in any of the following events:
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b) SSC
issues a warning or a decision to put the company under alert, control or
special control, or revokes such decision; SSC issues a decision to suspend or
terminate the company’s operation or cancels such decision;
c) SSC
approves the establishment or closure of a branch, transaction office,
representative office in Vietnam or a foreign country, indirect outward
investment.
3. A
securities company shall disclose at its headquarters, branches and transaction
offices information about transaction methods, order placement, depositing,
payment time, transaction fees, services provided and list of the company’s
certified securities professionals. Conditions for provision of margin
trading services, including margin ratio, loan interest, loan term, list of
securities available for margin trading.
4.
Securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam shall disclose
information that seriously affect the lawful rights and interests of investors
at the request of SSC, VSE and its subsidiaries.
Article 124. Disclosure of information about public funds
1. The
fund management company shall periodically disclose the following information
about the public fund:
a)
Audited annual financial statements, biannual financial statements examined by
accredited audit organizations; quarterly financial statements;
b)
Reports on changes to the net asset value;
c)
Investment reports;
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2. The
fund management company shall disclose information on an ad hoc basis in any of
the following events:
a)
Ratification of decisions of the General Meetings of Investors;
d) Change
to charter capital of the closed-end fund;
c)
Revocation of the certificate of public offering of public fund certificates;
d)
Suspension, cancellation of the public offering of public fund certificates;
unsuccessful offering of public fund certificates;
dd)
Revision to the charter or prospectus;
e)
Changes or addition of internal actors of the public fund; charges against
internal actors of the public fund;
g)
Decision on consolidation, merger, division, dissolution, change of operating
period, liquidation of assets of the public fund;
h) Other
events prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
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a) There
is information that affects the offering and/or price of public fund
certificates;
b) There
are unusual changes in the price or volume of trade of public fund
certificates.
Article 125. Disclosure of information of public investment
companies
1. The
fund management company shall periodically disclose the following information
about the public investment company:
a) The
information specified in Points a, b, c Clause 1 Article 124 of this Law;
b)
Summary report on management of the public investment company;
c)
Resolutions of Annual General Meetings of Shareholders.
2. The
fund management company shall disclose information on an ad hoc basis about the
public investment company in any of the following events:
a) The
offering of shares the public investment company is suspended or cancelled;
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c) Any of
the events specified in Points a, c, e and m Clause 2 Article 120 and Points
dd, e and g Clause 2 Article 124 of this Law.
3. Asset
management companies shall disclose information about public investment
companies at the request of SSC, VSE and its subsidiaries in accordance with
Clause 3 Article 120 of this Law.
Article 126. Information disclosure by VSE and its
subsidiaries, and VSDCC
1. VSE
and its subsidiaries shall publish the following information:
a)
Information about the organization and operation of VSE and its subsidiaries;
b)
Information about organizations having their securities listed or registered;
information about members of VSE and its subsidiaries;
c)
Information about securities transactions;
d) Other
information prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
2. VSDCC
shall publish the following information:
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b)
Information relevant to the management and supervision of members of VSDCC;
c)
Information about securities registration and depositing;
d) Other
information prescribed by the Minister of Finance.
Article 127. Information disclosure by major shareholders,
groups of related persons holding at least 5% of voting shares of a public
company; investors and groups of related persons holding at least 5% of fund
certificates of a closed-end fund; groups of related foreign investors holding
at least 5% of voting shares of an issuer or at least 5% of fund certificates
of a closed-end fund
1.
Organizations, individuals, groups of related persons, groups of related
foreign investors shall disclose information when they become or are no longer
major shareholders of a public company or public investment company.
2.
Organizations, individuals, groups of related persons, groups of related
foreign investors that are major shareholders shall disclose information every
time their holdings vary by more than 1% of voting shares of the public company
or public investment company.
3.
Regulations in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article do not apply in the
following cases:
a)
Changes in the holding of voting shares when the public company repurchases its
own shares or issues additional shares;
b) Swap
transactions in exchange traded funds (ETF);
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4.
Investors, groups of related persons, groups of related foreign investors shall
disclose information when the amount of closed-end fund certificates they are
holding reaches or falls below 5%.
5.
Investors, groups of related persons, groups of related foreign investors
holding at least 5% of fund certificates of a closed-end fund shall disclose
information every time their holdings of closed-end fund certificates vary by
1%.
Article 128. Information disclosure by internal actors and
their related persons
1.
Internal actors of public companies, public investment companies, public funds
and their related persons shall disclose information before and after their
transactions, and when there are changes to the holding of shares, call options
for shares, convertible bonds, call options for convertible bonds, fund
certificates, call options for fund certificates or secured warrants of the
public companies, public investment companies and public funds.
2.
Regulations in Clause 1 of this Article do not apply to exchange traded funds
that perform swap transactions or the value of securities traded is below the
level at which information disclosure is mandatory, and other cases prescribed
by law.
Chapter IX
INSPECTION, ACTIONS AGAINST VIOLATIONS,
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE
Article 129. Securities inspectorate
1. The
securities inspectorate is specialized in inspection in the field of securities
and securities market.
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3. The
securities inspectorate works under management of President of SSC and
instructions of Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance, inspection laws and
this Law.
4. The
securities inspectorate has the following tasks and entitlements:
a)
Inspect the compliance to regulations of law on securities and securities
market;
b) Impose
administrative penalties or request the President of SSC to impose
administrative penalties as prescribed by law;
c)
Cooperate with relevant agencies and units in preventing, detecting and taking
actions against violations against regulations of law on securities and
securities market;
d) Have
other tasks and entitlements prescribed by law.
Article 130. Tasks and entitlements of SSC in inspection
and handling of violations against regulations of law on securities and
securities market
1. In
addition to the tasks and entitlements prescribed in inspection laws,
administrative penalty laws and relevant laws, SSC also has the following tasks
and entitlements:
a)
Request the organizations and individuals that have information, documents and
data relevant to the inspected issues to provide them, or request them to
provide explanation or meet in-person to clarify the inspected issues;
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c)
Request telecommunication companies to provide names, addresses, incoming and
outgoing phone numbers to verify and take actions against the
securities-related offences specified in Article 12 of this Law. Procedures for
requesting and providing information shall comply with telecommunications laws.
2. The
request for information, document, data, explanation or in-person meeting
mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article are subject to approval by the President
of SSC and has to be made in writing, specifying the purposes, basis and
specifics of the request.
3. The
information, documents and data provided by credit institutions, FBBs,
telecommunication companies as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be
kept confidential as prescribed by law and only be used for inspection
purposes.
4. In
case of transboundary violations relevant to Vietnam’s securities market, SSC
shall cooperate with securities market authorities of the foreign country in
investigation and information exchange.
Article 131. Responsibility for cooperation of
organizations and individuals during securities-related inspections
1.
Organizations and individuals shall provide information, document, data,
explanation at the request of SSC as prescribed in Point a Clause 1 Article 130
of this Law.
2. Credit
institutions, FBBs and telecommunication companies shall provide information at
the request of SSC as prescribed in Point b and Point c Clause 1 Article 130 of
this Law.
3.
Business registration authorities shall operate and send information about
registration of public companies, securities companies, fund management
companies, branches of foreign securities companies and foreign fund management
companies in Vietnam, relevant enterprises, and other information at the
request of SSC.
4. Tax
authorities shall cooperate in providing information of public companies
regarding their tax registration, opening and closing of taxpayer ID number,
suspension, shutdown, whether they are operating at registered addresses,
actions against tax offences, tax enforcement and other information requested by
SSC.
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Article 132. Actions against violations
1. Any
organization or individual that violate regulations of this Law and other laws
relevant to securities activities and securities market shall, depending on the
nature and severity of the violations, face administrative penalties or face a
criminal prosecution, and pay compensation for any damage caused.
2.
Administrative penalties shall be imposed in accordance with this Law and
administrative penalty laws.
3. The
maximum fine for an offence mentioned in Clause 2 and Clause 3 Article 12 of
this Law is 10 times the illegal revenue from commission of the violation. In
case there is no illegal revenue or the fine based on the illegal revenue is
smaller than the maximum fine mentioned in Clause 4 of this Article, the
maximum fine mentioned in Clause 4 of this Article shall apply. The Minister of
Finance shall provide the method for calculation of illegal revenue from
commission of securities-related offences.
4. The
maximum fine for other securities offences is 03 billion VND.
5. The
maximum fines mentioned in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article apply to
organizations; the maximum fine imposed upon an individual who commits the same
offence shall be a half (½) of the maximum fine imposed upon an organization.
6. The
President of SSC, Chief Inspectors and chiefs of specialized securities
inspectorates are entitled to impose administrative penalties for
securities-related offences.
7. The
Government shall specify the jurisdiction, fine and penalty for each
securities-related offence.
Article 133. Dispute settlement and compensation for damage
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2. The
entity who violate against the lawful rights and interests of another
organization or individual in securities activities and causes damage shall pay
compensation and fulfill other civil liabilities under agreement, in accordance
with the Civil Code and relevant laws.
3. The
jurisdiction and procedures for protection of the lawful rights and interests
of organizations and individuals or settlement of securities-related disputes
shall comply with regulations of law.
Chapter X
IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSES
Article 134. Effect
1. This
Law comes into effect from January 01, 2021.
2. The
Law on Securities No. 70/2006/QH11 and the Law No. 62/2010/QH12 on amendments
to the Law on Securities cease to have effect from the effective date of this
Law.
Article 135. Grandfather clause
1. Within
02 years from the effective date of this Law, securities companies, fund
management companies, branches of foreign securities companies and foreign fund
management companies in Vietnam that are licensed before the effective date of
this Law shall fulfill the following licensing requirements:
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b) For
fund management companies: the licensing requirements in Clause 1, Point b and
Point c Clause 2, Clause 4, Clause 5 Article 75 of this Law;
c) For
branches of foreign securities companies: the licensing requirements in Point b
and Point c Clause 1 Article 76 of this Law;
d)
Branches in Vietnam of foreign fund management companies shall maintain
fulfillment of the licensing requirements specified in Points c, d and dd
Clause 2 Article 76 of this Law.
2. The
securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam that are licensed
before the effective date of this Law and fulfill the licensing requirements specified
in Clause 1 of this Article may apply for enterprise registration or business
registration in accordance with Article 71 of this Law, and are not required to
apply for change of the securities trading license unless it is demanded.
The
securities companies, fund management companies, branches of foreign securities
companies and foreign fund management companies in Vietnam that are licensed
before the effective date of this Law and fulfill the licensing requirements
specified in Clause 1 of this Article within 02 years from the effective date
of this Law may apply for enterprise registration or business registration in
accordance with Article 71 of this Law, and are not required to apply for
change of the securities trading license unless it is demanded.
3. Except
for the cases in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, other organizations and
individuals who have been licensed or approved by SSC, Stock Exchange or
Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) before the effective date of this Law are
not required to submit another application for licensing or approval under this
Law.
Regulations
of this Law shall apply to the organizations and individuals that have
submitted their applications to SSC, Stock Exchange and VSD before the
effective date of this Law but have not had the applications granted.
4. Public
companies that have had their shares listed or registered before the effective
date of this Law and still satisfy the requirements in the Law on Securities
No. 70/2006/QH11, which is amended by Law No. 62/2010/QH12, and elaborating
documents, shall remain to be public companies and shall not have their shares
delisted or unregistered, unless otherwise decided by General Meetings of
Shareholders.
5. Public
companies that have not had their shares listed or registered before the
effective date of this Law and do not satisfy the requirements mentioned in
Point a Clause 1 Article 32 of this Law shall no longer be public companies.
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Stock
Exchanges and securities depositories established before the effective date of
this Law may keep operating under regulations of Law No. 70/2006/QH11 and Law
No. 62/2010/QH12 until VSE and VSDCC starts to operate under regulations of
this Law.
7. The
Government shall elaborate this Article.
This
Law is ratified by the 14th National Assembly of Socialist Republic
of Vietnam during its 8th session on November 26, 2019.
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan