Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Emilio B. Aquino has been named CEO of the Year in International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Future of Enterprise Awards 2022 Philippines.
The SEC said the award was given to Aquino for steering the Commission toward a digital-first world.
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The Department of Finance has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to further boost the capital market through digitalization in order to contribute to overall economic growth.
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno MANILA - Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to continue expanding the country's capital market through digitalization to support economic growth. "My marching order to you now is to make the Philippine capital market more broad-based and inclusive through digitalization and strengthened corporate governance," he said Monday in a recorded video message. Diokno commended the SEC's digital transformation initiatives, which the securities regulator accelerated at the height of the global health emergency. This allowed the market to continue functioning normally amid the difficulties posed by the pandemic, he said. The SEC, for instance, developed the Electronic Simplified Processing of Application for Registration of Companies (eSPARC), and the One Day Submission and Electronic Registration of Companies (OneSEC), which are systems for faster and easier registration of corporations. Fro
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vowed to continue advancing reforms and programs that will enable the growth of the capital market and the broader corporate sector under the new administration. “We recognize our vital role in the country’s economic growth and recovery, being the county