Corporate Compliance

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced major capital market reforms featuring legal, structural, regulatory, operational, and product development initiatives for a robust and transparent capital market in the country. According to the details, the SECP’s capital market reforms are focused to ensure the provision of a complete eco-system desirable for capital […]

Pakistan has the potential to increase its gemstone exports to $32 billion every year, claimed Chairman Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Qurban Ali. He said gemstone exporters must go for innovation and adopt modern technology to improve the value of precious and semi-precious stones to enhance competitiveness in the international market.

A host of reforms by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for the ease of doing business led to a corporate growth of 39 percent in February as compared to the same month last year. The Corporate Registrar had incorporated 2,257 new companies and startups in February, of which 99 percent were incorporated

Taking another step towards facilitating minority shareholders, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed reducing turnaround time for payment of cash dividends to shareholders of listed companies from the existing 15 days to 3 working days only. The SECP has issued draft amendments to Companies (Distribution of Dividends) Regulations, 2017 to solicit