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The State Securities Commission issued Decision No. 228/QĐ-XPHC on May 8, 2026, imposing administrative penalties on Beta Securities Joint Stock Company. Address: 4th and 5th floors, 55 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Beta Securities was fined VND 187.5 million for violations related to lending restrictions. Specifically, the company extended loans to certain individuals through advances (capital injections) at various times in 2024 and 2025. In addition, Beta Securities was fined VND 175 million for reporting content that was misrepresentative. Specifically, the company reported inaccurate financial safety ratios at 31/5/2024, 31/7/2024, 30/9/2025 and 30/10/2025. Beyond monetary penalties, Beta Securities was required to take remedial measures by reporting accurate information for the violations of misreporting. Thus, total penalties amounted to VND 362.5 million. Beta Securities was founded in December 2007 with initial charter capital of VND 135 billion, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City. By 2008, the company increased capital to VND 270 billion in July and to VND 300 billion in August; in August 2011, capital rose to VND 400 billion and has remained at that level. In Q1 2026, Beta Securities earned more than VND 7.2 billion in operating revenue, up 2.9 times year-on-year. However, proprietary trading underperformed, one of the main reasons the company posted a loss of more than VND 6.8 billion, higher than the VND 2.8 billion loss in the same period.
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