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May 2026 brings a series of routine information-disclosure and market events for Vietnam’s listed stock market, including the launch of IR Awards 2026, the release of the PMI, the socio-economic report for April 2026, the MSCI index (re)view, the deadline for Q1 2026 financial disclosures (revised, optional), and the expiration of VN30 and VN100 futures contracts.
Timely and accurate information disclosure activities are described as a basic responsibility of public and listed companies toward shareholders and investors. The article also notes that this is the first criterion in the annual IR Awards selection program organized by Vietstock and FiLi, which honors publicly listed companies with the best IR practices of the year.
In the most recent month referenced, the State Securities Commission (UBCKNN) fined multiple companies for information-disclosure violations, including cases of failing to disclose information as required by law and cases of posting information outside the required time frame.
Fines for not disclosing information as required by law:
Fines for posting information not within the required time frame:
IR Awards is an annual program recognizing listed companies with the best IR activities, held annually since 2011. The program is organized by Vietstock, the Vietnam Association of Financial Executives (VAFE) and FiLi.
The article states that IR Awards acknowledges achievements and honors companies that meet information-disclosure standards on the stock market through a comprehensive survey and the publication of the list of companies meeting the Information-Disclosure Standard. It also notes that the program’s results are determined through quantitative assessment and a voting process by investors and professional financial institutions, with outcomes announced at the annual IR Awards ceremony.
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