The Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules have been approved by the SECP Policy Board. The rules are aimed at improving the governance framework of public sector companies (PSCs) in order to bring about greater transparency and plugging the huge losses of public sector enterprises, which are in the range of Rs400 billion per year. Held on Thursday at the SECP head office, the board meeting was chaired by Mr. Wajid Rana, the federal finance secretary. The board consists of the SECP chairman, federal secretaries for finance, law and commerce, and deputy governor, State Bank.   The rules have been based on the Code of Corporate Governance issued by the SECP as well as on the recommendations contained in the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The salient features of the rules are o          The appointment of the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has formulated the draft Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Regulations, 2012 in order to improve the governance framework of Public Sector Companies (PSCs). These draft regulations have principally been based upon the Code of Corporate Governance, which has been customized in the context of PSCs in the light of the OECD’s Guidelines on Corporate Governance of SOEs. PSCs are public sector enterprises, operating in corporate form, which are directly or indirectly owned and controlled by the government, whether federal, provincial or local.. The draft regulations have been placed on the SECP website ( www.secp.gov.pk ) for soliciting the opinion, comments and suggestions from stakeholders and the public. These regulations have been designed in view of the distinct governance challenges faced by the PSCs in Pakistan. T he inefficiency of such companies is choking the economy and draining fiscal r...

As a part of its mandate to regulate the capital markets and curb unfair market practices , the Securities Market Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan took enforcement actions against the market participants for non-compliance to the regulatory framework during the month of February. An order was passed against ex-fund manager of an asset management company under Section 15 A of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969. Moreover, a broker of LSE was penalized under Rule 8 of the Brokers and Agents Registration Rules, 2001, for misstatement and failure to provide information to the SECP. Further, show-cause notices were issued to four brokerage houses of LSE under various provisions of the securities laws. In addition, three orders and four warning letters were issued against directors/beneficial owners of listed companies under Section 224 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984, for late filing of returns of beneficial ownership. ...

TODAY`S BOARD MEETING`S OF COMPANY SCHEDULED ON T I M E P L A C E TO CONSIDER 10. Pakistan Refinery Limited 15.02.2012 Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Karachi Half Yearly Accounts for the periodended December 31, 2011 11. Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited 15.02.2012 Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Karachi Annual Accounts for the year endedDecember 31, 2011 12. JS Growth Fund 15.02.2012 Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Karachi Half Yearly Accounts for the periodended December 31, 2011 13. JS Investments Limited 15.02.2012 Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Karachi Half Yearly Accounts for the periodended December 31, 2011 14. Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited 15.02.2012 Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Karachi Annual Accounts for the year endedDecember 31, 2011...