Vietnam: Corporate Governance

Vietnam's Decree No. 296/2026/ND-CP fundamentally transforms enterprise registration by introducing a sophisticated three-tier beneficial ownership framework requiring companies to identify ultimate natural persons exercising ownership or control through mandatory look-through analysis of all corporate layers. The decree simultaneously restricts consecutive business suspension periods to a maximum of twenty-four months, ending the previous practice of indefinite suspension extensions.

Institutionelle Investoren wie Pensionsfonds, Staatsfonds und Vermögensverwalter haben sich zu den mächtigsten Akteuren im globalen Finanzwesen entwickelt. Wie gestalten diese Institutionen Kapitalflüsse, Corporate Governance und langfristige Unternehmensstrategien neu? Welche Auswirkungen haben ihre wachsende Konzentration und ihr Einfluss auf Marktdynamik, systemische Risiken und die Zukunft der globalen Kapitalmärkte?

Institutional investors now control unprecedented shares of global capital, fundamentally reshaping how markets operate and how companies are governed. This analysis examines their growing influence across corporate governance, sustainability priorities, and long-term investment strategies, while addressing concerns about market concentration and systemic risk.

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?

The Vietnamese stock market made its debut in 2000 with the inauguration of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, known as HOSE. After almost two and a half decades, HOSE's index has a bit more than 400 listed stocks.

Limited liability firms with multiple members are a common sight in Vietnam's dynamic commercial scene. The Board of Members, a vital force directing the ship...

Corporate governance is "the system through which those involved in the company's management are held accountable for their performance, with the aim of ensuring that they adhere to the company's proper objectives."

Recently the State Securities Commission ("SSC") has been advanced in supporting investors.

More for Less. A shareholder of Vietnamese joint stock company will be able to generally control the company with a simple majority of 51%, unlike the statutory minimum of 65% currently.