Let’s get the drum roll going
PSX stands out as the cheapest market in the region with a price-to-earnings multiple of 6.6 against the...
Dilawar Hussain
False pretences
Fraudulent companies use their SECP registration to beguile the public into believing that their activities are within..
Index alone proves nothing
‘LEAs should ask the SECP to provide them with staff for particular tasks instead of summoning officials of...
Bulls march on
A steep drop in the returns on government papers has buoyed investors’ confidence
Tracing shell companies
Buried deep under the high-profile cases of politicians, the Panama Papers also revealed the names of 259 Pakistanis ...
Resuscitating the primary share market
The market is relieved that the IPO regulations have finally caught the eye of the regulator.
The boardroom conundrum
The fee for attending meetings now runs into hundreds of thousands for a single sitting against the...
Brokers protest against standard commission
KARACHI: A couple of stockbrokers along with their traders were chatting excitedly outside the stock exchange ...
Dodging the FATF’s blacklist
'Blacklisting would result in an overall downgrade of the entire financial system.'
Businessmen send a distress signal
Profitability of listed companies in 2018-19 amounted to Rs588 billion, down 4.7pc from a year ago
Policing the stock analysts
Brokerages avoid quoting a ‘target price’ post-Research Analysts Regulations, 2015
Beyond the bottom line
Most corporate leaders in Pakistan are as ignorant about SDGs as they are about the cosmos.
What’s keeping PSX investors away?
The perception exists that stockbrokers are still ruling the roost.
Hope and apprehensions about PSX reforms
The greedy at the regulator’s office were always looking for an opportunity to trap companies.
Ill-timed divestment
The government’s decision to sell its shares in OGDC and PPL could not have come at a worse time
Steps under study for enhancing liquidity at PSX
The stock market took a surprise turnaround last week with almost a decade high weekly returns.
No more shutdowns at PSX
Rain is only a minor event for the capital market where the game of high finance turns paupers into billionaires.
All eyes are on foreign investors
Even blue-chip stocks are now available at over 50pc discounted valuations
Hang on to your fixed-income securities
The paper value of corporate Pakistan (market capitalisation) has plunged to $41 billion from $100bn in two years.
Gold outshines other investment options
‘A money market fund investing in 90-day treasury bills will give a net return of 11.25pc. For all individuals...