Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has announced plans to hold meetings with stakeholders to determine a potential "roadmap for reform" aimed at improving the stock market.
In a media release on Saturday, the regulatory body for the capital market said that meetings with stakeholders would commence on Monday.
On the first day, the commission will hold discussions with key executives from the Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DSE, Chittagong Stock Exchange, or CSE, Central Depository Bangladesh Limited, or CDBL, Central Counterparty Bangladesh Limited, or CCBL, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market, or BICM, Bangladesh Academy for Securities Markets, or BASM, and the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund, or CMSF.
The second round of meetings, scheduled for Oct 1, will involve organisations such as the DSE Brokers Association, or DBA, Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association, BMBA, the Association of Asset Management Companies and Mutual Funds, or AAMCMF, the Association of Credit Rating Agencies of Bangladesh, or ACRAB, the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies, or BAPLC, the Financial Reporting Council, or FRC, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, or ICAB.
The SEC announced plans to also hold discussions with ministries, departments, law-enforcing agencies, important capital market-related associations, chambers, agencies, and investors' organizations regarding comprehensive reforms in the stock market.
