The wave of commercial banks entering the bourse was triggered earlier this year when 564 million shares of VIB, with charter capital of VND5.644 trillion, was put on UpCom on January 9.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors say they do not like algo trading because they believe robots cannot help them make money.

VietNamNet Bridge - The securities investors in 2016 who bought shares with small capitalization value were the unluckiest investors in 2016. Those who held Truong Thanh shares ended up with nothing.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 richest women on the stock market have total assets worth VND19.301 trillion, accounting for 11.5 percent of total assets of the 500 richest Vietnamese billionaires.

VietNamNet Bridge - Securities investors found it easy to make money in the stock market in 2016, and they may have even bigger opportunities in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Attractive shares exist in three groups: state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs), private companies and existing shares on the bourses.

The VN Index has increased by nearly 15 percent this year, while investments in gold, bank deposits, real estate and the US dollar brought a profitability ratio of less than 10 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s securities will attract capital flow from international financiers once its stock market is upgraded from frontier to emerging, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market has been listed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) as a frontier market. Will it be upgraded into an emerging market in three or five years?

VietNamNet Bridge - The P/E (price-earnings) ratio of the Vietnamese stock market is 14.3, while the figures are 16.5 in Thailand, 22 in Indonesia, 15.8 in Malaysia and 14.7 in China.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Committee for managing and supervising state capital and assets will have the function of investing in enterprises and managing the asset portfolio. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The loan guarantees issued by the government have mostly gone to projects in power, aviation, cement production, transport infrastructure and two banks.

VietNamNet Bridge - Private equity is an attractive investment in investors’ portfolio, but in many cases, investors may feel disappointed about the profits.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors, big and small, now are offering to sell bank stakes, but cannot find buyers even though the selling shares are lower than face value. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Listed companies’ production and business have resumed, but the predicted bank loan interest rate increases have caused big concerns.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts predicted that businesses would rush to open their doors widely to welcome foreign investors once the government raises the ceiling to 100 percent. However, this has not happened.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more listed companies have asked for permission to give larger room to foreign investors in their businesses, a move which is expected to lead to a new price increase wave.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite a lot of unknowns and current bad performance, analysts still believe a 7-12 percent increase of the VN Index can be reached in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic stock market has had a "relatively stable performance" this year, said State Securities Commission Chairman Vu Bang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that the most important factor that may have a negative impact on the stock market is the exchange rate fluctuation.