The Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC), as the regulator of the securities industry, utilises various mechanisms in discharging its statutory mandate to protect the rights and interests of investors. Among the mechanisms employed by the TTSEC to promote investor protection, is by ensuring registrants disclose all relevant …
The Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC) was established as a body corporate, by virtue of the Securities Industry Act of 1995 (“SIA 1995”) which was repealed and replaced by the Securities Act, 2012 (“SA 2012”). The TTSEC is an autonomous agency whose primary roles are the protection …
The Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has caused disruption of varying levels and continues to affect many nations across the globe. This widespread disruption has impacted companies in different ways and has resulted in new and innovative ways to ensure business continuity and in some cases, has caused a negative impact …
‘Disclosure’ and ‘Registration’ are two of the ways in which the Commission strives to nurture a fair, efficient and transparent securities market. Transparency is vital for an active and successful securities market. Read more here—>Importance of Disclosure
TTSEC’s Market Newsletter. Issue #21 – The Importance of Disclosure, Registration and Corporate Governance SEC 21 Market Newsletter Final
Key issues of Securities regulation
The Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) has issued a Policy Guideline on Listed Companies’ Handling of Material and Price Sensitive Information and a Statement of Best Disclosure Practices regarding such information.
Public disclosure may be satisfied by releasing the information through the news media, or by means of some non-exclusionary method of disclosure designed to provide broad public disclosure, such as announcements at a conference of which the public had notice and to which the public was granted access.
