ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure provision of accurate and timely information relating to performance and dynamics of the capital market to various stakeholders, the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has developed various databases, which include a wide range of information relating to equity and corporate debt markets of the country.
The databases include information regarding equity securities for the time period ranging from as earlier as 1992 and relates to public offerings and issue of shares. It further contains valuable information relating to debt instruments and securities including listed and privately-placed term finance certificates, commercial papers, sukuk and securitized structure debt instruments.
The databases are further augmented by the details of securities issued outside Pakistan including depository receipts.
The basic purpose of these databases is to increase awareness of the market participants and general investors regarding the capital issues activity. This would also assist in conducting academic and empirical research by a number of factions.
This initiative is in line with its overall objective of promoting and enabling effective and adequate disclosure and dissemination of useful information relating to capital market to the general public.
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