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SEC Philippines

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on SEC Philippines.

SEC courts small, medium enterprises with cheaper compliance
The Securities and Exchange Commission is encouraging MSMEs to formalize their businesses and access the capital market, offering regulatory reforms, lower…
2 August 20261 MIN READ
Building a better regulator from inside out
An institution willing to examine itself honestly, restructure purposefully and redirect its resources toward the work that matters most is an institution…
24 July 20261 MIN READ
SEC flags audit gaps, raises standards for listed firms
The Securities and Exchange Commission, noting lapses in audits conducted by the country’s major accounting firms, said it will push for better audit quality…
11 July 20261 MIN READ
SEC seeks to capitalize on Phl’s upper-middle-income status
The Securities and Exchange Commission is accelerating reforms to attract more investments after the Philippines achieved upper-middle-income status, with new…
4 July 20261 MIN READ
SEC Watch: Without Fear or Favor
Twenty-six years is a long time to hold the line. The Tribune has held it, imperfectly and under pressure, as all institutions do.
4 July 20261 MIN READ
SEC shuts down Gul-Zara Lending
The SEC revokes Gul-Zara Lending Investor Corp.’s license, halting its operations to protect borrowers from non-compliant and non-transparent lending practices.
21 March 20261 MIN READ
SEC rebuilding trust, one reform at a time
The Commission continues to evaluate what needs to be done, act on what is necessary, and move forward with purpose and resolve.
21 March 20261 MIN READ
SEC sets fines for false ownership reports
The SEC has issued new Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Rules effective January 1, 2026, requiring companies to provide accurate and timely ownership…
25 December 20251 MIN READ
Ensuring the independence of independent directors
Another study finds that long-tenured independent directors are associated with less effective monitoring and higher levels of insider trading.
1 November 20251 MIN READ
Megawide’s P2.97-B offer gets SEC nod
Assuming the whole exercise of the overallotment option, Megawide expects to net up to P2.97 billion from the offer.
13 October 20251 MIN READ
Integrity issues jolt capital mart — Lim
‘Integrity is the invisible currency of our markets. It underwrites every transaction, every investment, every decision.’
18 August 20251 MIN READ
SEC’s Quevedo driven by long gov’t service
In recent years, the SEC’s work has been thrust into the spotlight due to proliferating financial scams and abusive lending practices.
11 August 20251 MIN READ

SEC courts small, medium enterprises with cheaper compliance

Building a better regulator from inside out

SEC flags audit gaps, raises standards for listed firms

SEC seeks to capitalize on Phl’s upper-middle-income status

SEC Watch: Without Fear or Favor

SEC shuts down Gul-Zara Lending

SEC rebuilding trust, one reform at a time

SEC sets fines for false ownership reports

Ensuring the independence of independent directors

Megawide’s P2.97-B offer gets SEC nod

Integrity issues jolt capital mart — Lim

SEC’s Quevedo driven by long gov’t service