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The market is banking on the extensive academic orientation and deep experience of Francis Lim to guide the SEC in arriving at the appropriate policy decision to resolve the issues on Villar Land
is now buckled down to initiating ambitious steps to undertake “reform efforts” to revive what he calls as the country’s “lagging” capital market.The far-reaching goal of this ambitious effort is envisioned to further expand and extend up to elevating the financial literacy of the general public — a major issue together with low quality of learning that has been negatively dragging down the country’s drive toward national growth and development and global competitiveness.
Until its promised date of submission in September next month, the credence of the suspicions continues to grow. Conversely, I would imagine that Villar Land also has a legit basis with its reported performance considering the showcased expertise of its external auditors and financial consultants in arriving at its claimed financial status.With Lim saying that, “Fortunately, I’ve been teaching securities regulation course for a number of years. So, I know the refinements of the law.
We now have the technological wherewithal to monitor and enable strict enforcement of foreign ownership limits without unduly disrupting trading activity. As mutually supported by market consensus, this makes the old system obsolete. Again, the phaseout in the classification of shares is a welcome development for the market. The new system is seen to improve liquidity and trading volume as trades will be consolidated in a single class of stock.
In comparison to its ASEAN peers, the PSE’s listing rules are summarily described to be “still difficult and less flexible.” Its listing fees also remain relatively high and that the fee structure is comparatively complex. They had been a damper in the appeal to go public.
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