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FDI Firms Hold 0.17% of Vietnam's Equity Market as IPO Path Opens
SSC confirms FIE IPO policy consensus on June 11 — but FDI stocks are just 0.17% of market value despite the sector driving 70% of exports and 20% of GDP.
SSC Plans Seven-Tier Ownership Data Release as FTSE Deadline Nears
Vietnam's SSC plans to publish seven-tier shareholder ownership data in June 2026 — the free-float transparency layer MSCI and FTSE index methodologies require.
Decision 1392 Gives Hybrid Bond Issuers a Formal SSC Registration Path
Decision 1392/QD-BTC, effective June 7, 2026, creates Vietnam's first codified SSC registration procedures for convertible bonds and bonds with warrants — with a 7-working-day clock.
Decree 200 Replaces Vietnam's Crisis-Era Bond Rules With Credit Discipline
Decree 200/2026/ND-CP, effective June 5, replaces Decree 153/2020 with a credit-rating-anchored regime and a VND 2 billion retail investor threshold.
Real Estate Bonds Rise 278% as Three Conglomerates Take Half the Market
Real estate now holds 54.1% of Vietnam's VND 124.5 trillion private placement bond market as banks retreat; three conglomerates account for 54.1% of all issuance.
Circular 08/2026: Vietnam's Global Broker Model Is Now Live — and the FTSE Clock Is Running
SSI and Virtu Financial executed Vietnam's first live trade under Circular 08's Global Broker model on 2 June 2026 — months before FTSE's September review.
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.
Decree 245 and Nasdaq MoU Reshape VIFC Capital Markets
Decree 245 cuts Vietnamese listing timelines from 90 to 30 days and drops SSC overseas approval. Here is what that means for cross-listing candidates.
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.
Vietnam Lists First 15 Crypto AML Red Flags as VASPs Enter Compliance Perimeter
Vietnam's draft AML amendment, tabled July 14 by SBV Governor Phạm Đức Ấn, introduces a statutory list of 15 crypto red-flag indicators — six of which are now public — and brings VASPs into the compliance perimeter for the first time.
Five Crypto Exchange Applicants Cleared to Build in Vietnam Pilot
Five of eight applicants cleared Vietnam's first crypto exchange review; launch depends on applicant readiness, with no government deadline set.
Decree 324 Lifts M&A Cap as 50% Control Trigger Looms
Decree 324 removes foreign ownership caps and M&A registration for most VIFC deals — but Article 6.2's 50% threshold redefines a buyer's mainland Vietnam investment rights permanently.
Decree 330 Explained: Commodity Exchanges, Clearing, and Settlement Within the VIFC
A plain-English walkthrough of the VIFC's commodity exchange framework — covering what can be traded, who can operate an exchange, and how clearing and settlement will work.
Decree 323's Supremacy Clause Gives the VIFC Power to Override Vietnamese Law — if the Rules Get Written
Decree 323 lets the VIFC's Executive Council override conflicting Vietnamese law — but the Operational Regulations that activate the power remain unwritten.
VIFC's Four Operational Tests That Incentives Cannot Pass
A MoF policy economist names four operational tests that will determine whether VIFC-HCMC becomes a real IFC — and three product niches where Vietnam can outflank Singapore.
Draft Urban Law Targets the Capital Trap at the Heart of the VIFC
Capital raised inside the VIFC becomes foreign investment the moment it crosses the 898-hectare perimeter — and the Draft Law on Special Urban Areas contains the most concrete proposed fix to date.
VIFC's Eight Implementing Decrees: A Practitioner's Reference Map
All eight VIFC implementing decrees (323–330) were enacted on 18 December 2025. Here is the practitioner's reference map.
Who's Who: The People and Institutions Behind the VIFC
An ecosystem map of the governance bodies, regulators, founding members, strategic partners, and advisors shaping Vietnam's International Financial Centre.