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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) seeks details of cases of insider trading and market manipulation from Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, January 29: With regard to taking up the investigations by FIA against capital market players, as reported by certain quarters, it is clarified that Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (the “Commission”), has been investigating cases of insider trading and market manipulation and consequently, filing criminal complaints in relevant court of law in terms of Securities Act, 2015.

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01/01/2011 SECP, KSE resolve outstanding issues amicably
04/01/2011 SECP fines 37 defaulting companies
05/01/2011 SECP briefs Senate Finance Committee on amendments to Code of Corporate Governance
06/01/2011 SECP issues Orders and Warning Letters
07/01/2011 SECP fines 3 insurance companies
12/01/2011 SECP takes brokerage house to court, warrants issued
13/01/2011 Microinsurance to alleviate poverty
14/01/2011 SECP registered 3,151 companies in 2010
18/01/2011 SECP granted licensed 12 non-profit associations during last quarter
19/01/2011 SECP registered 23 companies having foreign investment and 3 foreign companies in December
21/01/2011 SECP has nominated high profiled and experienced professionals from the financial market as directors on the Board of KSE
21/01/2011 SECP revises investment policy for pension funds
22/01/2011 SECP secures concessional tax regime for REITs
26/01/2011 Kudos to SECP officer
02/02/2011 SECP holds seminar on corporatization and e-Services
07/02/2011 SECP becomes signatory to Appendix A of IOSCO MMoU
08/02/2011 SECP fines 29 defaulting companies
09/02/2011 SECP issues 11 warning letters
11/02/2011 SECP registered 323 companies in January
15/02/2011 SECP makes report on BATS public
18/02/2011 SECP registered 19 companies having foreign investment and 4 foreign companies in January
18/02/2011 SECP Promulgates Securities (Leveraged Markets and Pledging) Rules, 2011
24/02/2011 SECP about to take penal action against defaulter companies
02/03/2011 SECP fines six defaulting companies
08/03/2011 SECP takes actions against 7 companies
10/03/2011 SECP registered 324 companies in February
11/03/2011 Mufti Munib joins Modarba religious board
14/03/2011 SECP registered 23 companies having foreign investment in February
18/03/2011 SECP nominates LSE directors
22/03/2011 SECP revises maximum management expense limits
28/03/2011 SECP initiates legal proceedings against defaulter companies
05/04/2011 SECP fines 24 defaulting companies
08/04/2011 SECP issued orders for recovery of Rs79 million
09/04/2011 SECP amends the format of Statement in Lieu of Prospectus
11/04/2011 SECP registered 342 companies in March
16/04/2011 Management by Objectives – SECP sets the pace for The Way Forward
21/04/2011 Publication of Performance of Pension Funds Set Up under Voluntary Pension System Rules, 2005 (For the Period Ended December 31, 2010)
21/04/2011 SECP has become the first Pakistani regulatory organization to win ISO/IEC 27001: 2005 certification
26/04/2011 SECP’s eServices project wins international award
29/04/2011 SECP granted licences to 25 non-profit associations in four months
03/05/2011 SECP registered 338 companies in April
04/05/2011 SECP issues 34 orders, 20 shows-cause notices
04/05/2011 SECP approves futures contract in sugar for the commodities market
05/05/2011 SECP proposes changes in NBFC Regulations, 2008
06/05/2011 SECP approves futures contract in cotton for commodities market
09/05/2011 SECP defers the applicability of Companies Cost Accounting Records (General Order), 2008
11/05/2011 SECP takes action against non-compliant market participants
12/05/2011 SECP registered 20 companies having foreign investment and 3 foreign companies in April
27/05/2011 SECP officer gives presentation at OECD meeting in Seoul
02/06/2011 SECP rebuts criticism on cotton futures contract
06/06/2011 SECP issues 26 orders, 60 show cause notices
07/06/2011 SECP registered 344 companies in May
08/06/2011 SECP issues orders and warning letters
10/06/2011 SECP undergoes internal restructuring
11/06/2011 SECP registered 21 companies having foreign investment and 1 foreign company in May
13/06/2011 SECP ensures better functioning of regional offices
23/06/2011 SECP tells holding companies to enhance public disclosure
28/06/2011 SECP deplores incorrect reports, comments
04/07/2011 SECP gets taxation regime reformed
05/07/2011 Imtiaz Haider, Asif Arif join the SECP as commissioners
08/07/2011 SECP amends the format of Statement in Lieu of Prospectus issued by a private company on its conversion into a public company
12/07/2011 SECP registered 344 companies in June
13/07/2011 Section 208 of Companies Ordinance: SECP removes practical difficulties
15/07/2011 SECP to take measures to curb front-running
18/07/2011 SECP extends certification timeline for listed companies
19/07/2011 SECP okays measures for derivates and leverage segments
20/07/2011 SECP approves Debt Securities Trustee regulations
21/07/2011 SECP approves amendments to streamline the process of capital issue
23/07/2011 SECP granted licences to 15 not-for-profit associations from April to June, 2011
25/07/2011 SECP to conduct stakeholder consultation on the revisions in the Code of Corporate Governance
26/07/2011 SECP to engage stakeholders in dialogue to develop financial markets and corporate sector
28/07/2011 Experts compare notes on developing corporate sector at SECP Forum
29/07/2011 Balochistan witnesses record corporate growth
30/07/2011 Second modaraba tribunal formed in Karachi
01/08/2011 Stakeholders review amendments to the Code of Corporate Governance
03/08/2011 SECP relaxes conditions for grant of licenses to non-profit associations
04/08/2011 SECP acts to discourage benaami transactions in shares
05/08/2011 SECP employees awarded 10 CFAI scholarships
09/08/2011 SECP to start on-site inspection of brokerage houses
10/08/2011 SECP registered 284 companies in July
11/08/2011 SECP revises eligibility criteria for securities for Margin Financing
15/08/2011 SECP issues warning letters to stock exchanges’ members
22/08/2011 SECP takes brokerage houses to court for fraud
23/08/2011 SECP issues industry-specific cost orders with specialized guidelines
05/09/2011 Imtiaz Haider, Asif Arif join the SECP as commissioners
06/09/2011 SECP makes regulatory framework conducive to mutual funds growth
07/09/2011 Iranian team compares notes at SECP
08/09/2011 Amendments to the Code of Corporate Governance reviewed
09/09/2011 SECP’s Faisalabad office moved to new location
12/09/2011 PM’s directive: SECP to facilitate corporate sector in Bahawalpur
13/09/2011 Key stakeholders engaged in the SECP Financial Markets and Corporate Sector Development Forum held in Lahore.
13/09/2011 SECP organizes investor feedback programme
15/09/2011 SECP signs MOU with Turkish counterpart
15/09/2011 SECP imposes Rs5 million penalty
16/09/2011 SECP registered 277 companies in August
19/09/2011 SECP issues 12 orders, 34 show-cause notices
21/09/2011 SECP, Business Council compare notes on Code of Corporate Governance
26/09/2011 SECP: Capital Market Development Plan
27/09/2011 SECP Team meets Modarabas’ chief executives
03/10/2011 SECP seeks comments on draft Fertilizer Industry Cost Accounting Records Order
06/10/2011 SECP holds roundtable on Companies Regulations
06/10/2011 SMEs are the backbone of corporate sector
07/10/2011 SECP seeks feedback on changes to Securities Rules
10/10/2011 SECP to partner in development of insurance industry
11/10/2011 SECP holds dialogue for development of financial markets and corporate sector
12/10/2011 SECP takes punitive action against non-compliant market participants
13/10/2011 SECP registered 245 companies in September
14/10/2011 SECP sets up facilitation counters in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan
21/10/2011 SECP directs listed companies to deliver unclaimed shares
22/10/2011 SECP for sound and prudent management in insurance companies
23/10/2011 SECP approves futures contract in wheat for commodities market
25/10/2011 SECP publishes guide for companies’ listing through IPOs
27/10/2011 IOSCO approves SECP’s report on Nominee Accounts in Emerging Markets
28/10/2011 SECP for sound and prudent management in insurance companies
31/10/2011 SECP finalizes revisions to the Code of Corporate Governance
01/11/2011 SECP holds roundtables on Capital Issue Rules and DST Regulations
01/11/2011 SECP holds roundtables on Companies Rues and DST Regulations
02/11/2011 SECP holds roundtable on Takeover Regulations
03/11/2011 SECP discourages wasteful expenditure on board meetings abroad
04/11/2011 SECP to finalize revisions to Companies Regulations soon
05/11/2011 SECP registered 257 companies during October, 2011
11/11/2011 Company Registration Offices of SECP extends facilitation to the corporate sector in collection of annual returns and accounts
14/11/2011 SECP extends the last date for filing Form 29
15/11/2011 SECP revamping regulatory regime for brokers
16/11/2011 SECP renames its Registration Department
23/11/2011 SECP seeks feedback on amendments to Voluntary Pension System Rules
24/11/2011 SECP develops databases on equity and debt markets
28/11/2011 SECP facilitating corporate sector in collection of annual returns and accounts
29/11/2011 Microinsurance a must for poverty alleviation
02/12/2011 SECP seeks comments on draft Thermal Energy (Cost Accounting Records) Order
03/12/2011 Modaraba companies allowed to charge management fee out of the net annual profit
08/12/2011 SECP registered 248 companies in November
09/12/2011 Tax incentives to be sought for listed companies
12/12/2011 SECP, KSE compare notes on new broker registration regime
13/12/2011 SECP holds roundtable on Takeover Regulations
27/12/2011 SECP approves reporting of trades in unlisted term finance certificates
28/12/2011 SECP allows relief to the MTS market with relaxed cash margin requirements and participation of individual investors as financiers