Archive for year: 2017
November 24, 2017
The Chairman SECP meeting with Board of Directors of PSX, Market Participants and TREC Holders
The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Mr. Zafar Abdullah, along with his team of senior officials of Commission visited the Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) today to meet members of the Board of Directors of PSX, market participants and senior stakeholders.
June 23, 2017
12th Meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia
Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia, meeting in Bangkok on 9 June 2017.
May 26, 2017
Chairman SECP and Governor SBP sign a letter of understanding
The Chairman SECP and State Bank Governor exchanging letters of understanding on the establishment of the Council of Regulators to manage systemic risk.
May 26, 2017
Chairman, Zafar Hijazi, with the Honorable Speaker of National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
The SECP Chairman, Zafar Hijazi, with the Honorable Speaker of National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, on the eve of the passage of the Companies Bill, 2017, by the National Assembly on May 24, 2017.
May 25, 2017
The SECP Chairman, Mr. Zafar Hijazi presents the approved draft of Companies Bill 2017 to Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar
The SECP Chairman, Mr. Zafar Hijazi, presenting the approved draft of Companies Bill, 2017, to Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar. The National Assembly approved it on May 24, 2017. It had already been approved by the Senate. It will be promulgated as soon as it receives the President’s assent.
May 24, 2017
MNA Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh and Parliamentary Secretary Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan visited the SECP
MNA Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh and Parliamentary Secretary Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan visited the SECP on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
May 10, 2017
No financial criminal can hide from the SECP
The Chairman SECP Zafar Hijazi said that wherever the SECP will find a financial crime, it will go after it without any influence. No financial criminal can hide from the SECP as it’s continuously watching the capital markets. He was addressing a press conference at SECP head office on May 9, 2017. Hijazi said that […]
April 10, 2017
SECP, Audit Oversight Board sign MOU
ISLAMABAD, April 7: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and the Audit Oversight Board (AOB) signed an MOU on Friday at the SECP head office in Islamabad. Mr. Zafar ul Haq Hijazi, SECP Chairman, and Dr. Tariq Hassan, AOB Chairman, signed the MOU on behalf of their respective organizations. The AOB is a […]
March 31, 2017
Hijazi inaugurates new user registration system
The SECP Chairman, Zafar Hijazi, launched a new User Registration System under eServices on March 30, 2017. The new system reduced the cost for user registration to Rs100 from Rs1,500 per user, besides reducing the turnaround time from days to minutes.
March 1, 2017
SECP’s ultimate objective is to make stock market transparent: Hijazi
ISLAMABAD, February 28: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Zafar Hijazi said that the investor protection would remain the prime objective of the regulator. He said the regulator would ensure complete compensation to small investors. He was addressing a joint press conference along with the PSX Chairman, Muneer Kamal, and the PSX […]
February 27, 2017
Secretary Finance assures SECP full support to eradicate market abuse
Islamabad, February 25: Federal Secretary for Finance and Chairman SECP’s Policy Board, Tariq Bajwa commended SECP’s recent enforcement measures to curb financial scams including insider trading and other market malpractices. Mr. Bajwa assured the apex regulator of his full support to eradicate market abuse and restore the investor confidence.
January 27, 2017
High level British delegation visits SECP
ISLAMABAD, January 27: A high level British delegation, headed by Dr. Andrew Parmley, the Lord Mayor of City of London, visited the SECP on Friday. He was accompanied by H.E. Richard Crowder, Deputy High Commissioner, Islamabad, and H.E. Belinda Lewis, Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi, and Director, Department of International Trade, Pakistan. The delegation comprised of […]
January 23, 2017
Signing ceremony of share purchase agreement of PSX with the consortium of Chinese exchanges and local financial institutions
Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday, January 20, in Karachi that the government had established a ‘Pakistan Development Fund’ aimed at financing multi-billion dollar infrastructure development projects in the country. “We would soon be coming to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to mobilize funds,” he said, adding that the International Finance Corporation and […]
January 18, 2017
FBR Chairman visits SECP to attend the farewell reception
ISLAMABAD, January 16: The Chairman FBR, Nisar Muhammad Khan has praised the reforms introduced in SECP during the last two years, especially appreciating the sincere efforts of Mr. Zafar Hijazi for turning the organization into a strong regulatory body. He was speaking at the farewell reception given by the SECP senior officers on the eve […]
January 17, 2017
SEC Policy Board pays glowing tributes to Dr. Waqar Masood
ISLAMABAD, January 17: The Securities and Exchange Policy Board paid glowing tributes to its outgoing chairman and current finance secretary, Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, on Tuesday. The SECP chairman, Mr. Zafar Hijazi, and other members greatly appreciated his sustained support for the development of Pakistan’s capital market and corporate sector.