Capital markets
Banking, securities, asset management, insurance, bond market, deals, and earnings — Vietnamese capital markets covered for institutional readers.
Vietnam Taps Singapore to Close MSCI Demand Gap
MoF Minister Ngo Van Tuan and MAS Managing Director Chia Der Jiun agreed May 29 to explore depositary receipts and share Singapore's institutional investor playbook — targeting MSCI, not just FTSE.
Vietnam Private Capital Hits $4.5B Record as Exits Stall
Vietnam deployed $4.5B in private capital across 149 deals in 2025 — yet no VC or PE-backed company has exited via IPO in over five years.
Vietnam's FTSE Upgrade Hits Supply Wall, SSC Chair Says
FTSE EM inclusion starts September 21, 2026 — but fewer than 20 FDI firms list on HOSE/HNX and SOE free-floats sit at 1–10%, threatening actual capital inflows.
HDBank Q1 2026: The CAR Improvement That Makes the Green Bond Real
HDBank's CAR rose 184 bps to 16.16% in Q1 2026 — the capital metric underpinning Moody's 'Positive' outlook and a $300M green bond pipeline.
Decree 145/2026: How Vietnam's Market Infrastructure Gets Financially Governed — and Why Carbon Credits Are Now Part of It
Decree 145/2026, effective 22 June 2026, rewrites the financial management rules for VNX and VSDC — and adds carbon credit clearing to VSDC's statutory mandate.
LPBank Becomes the Eighth Bank to Approve a VIFC Subsidiary — and the First to Name Digital Assets
LPBank's 28 April AGM unanimously approved a VIFC subsidiary — the eighth in 2026 — and the first to explicitly cite digital asset management as a target service.
The Domestic Bank Subsidiary Wave: What Eight Banks — and Now Securities Firms — Committing Capital Tells International Firms About the VIFC
Eight banks and the first securities firms have now committed capital to VIFC subsidiaries. The financial infrastructure layer is wider than originally assessed.
HDBank, the LSE, and the VIFC: How Vietnam's London Capital Markets Corridor Actually Works
HDBank's LSE partnership creates a named pathway for Vietnamese firms to access London capital markets. Three corporates are already onboard.