The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formed a technical working group with the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to speed up the drafting of new policies that will help in developing the capital market, such as the expansion of the minimum public ownership rule for listed companies. In an...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wants to exempt more corporations from the mandatory submission of audited financial statements, in a bid to further reduce compliance costs for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a policy paper submitted to the Department of Finance (DOF)...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a ₱1-million fine against Surity Cash Lending Investors Corp. for its unfair debt collection practices. The Commission En Banc decided to impose the fine after Surity Cash was found to have committed three counts of violation of SEC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s successful introduction of a complete, end-to-end, and paperless incorporation process has earned recognition of the Philippines as having one of the best company registration systems in the world. The Corporate Registers Forum (CRF) awarded the SEC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported that it had given discounts in fees amounting to ₱80 million to thousands of corporations, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), across more than 40,000 transactions due to recent corporate sector reforms. Since July, the SEC...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a stock split for Globe Fintech Innovations Inc. (Mynt), the owner of GCash, a move intended to lower the per-share price and make the stock more affordable for its long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO). In a disclosure to the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to roll out its own blockchain-based platform that allows for a more secure digital authentication of reports and other documents filed by corporations. The Commission said this is its part in ongoing efforts to harness blockchain technology to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Microdot Lending Corp. to stop operations due to its unfair debt collection practices and its failure to disclose the operations of some of its online lending platforms (OLPs). The SEC Financing and Lending Companies Department (FinLend)...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to file criminal complaints against three groups and their agents for illegally soliciting investments, escalating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing campaign against fraudulent financial activities. According to the SEC, the DOJ found...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against engaging with individuals or groups who falsely represent themselves as part of COL Financial Group and use the name and logo of Alpha Securities Corp. without authority. In an advisory, the SEC flagged certain individuals...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was awarded for well-being and diversity by Investors in People (IiP) Philippines, reflecting its commitment to investing in its workforce to achieve excellence in public service. The Commission said it was named the winner for the Award for Wellbeing...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the ₱3-billion follow-on offering of preferred shares by engineering and infrastructure firm Megawide Construction Corp. In its meeting on Oct. 9, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the registration statement of Megawide...