81 of 83 Equity Funds Profitable in April, 3 Beat VN-Index
81 out of 83 Vietnamese equity funds reported gains in April 2026, but only 3 actually beat VN-Index. Here's what you need to understand when reading monthly fund performance reports.
Banks Pay 8% on Bonds, 5.9% on Deposits: Four Key Differences
MB Bank and Agribank are raising VND 25,000 billion in 7-10 year bonds at 8% per year, nearly 2.1 percentage points above their own savings rates. That gap is not unusual. It is the price banks must pay to fill a VND 2 million billion long-term funding gap across the entire system.
SpaceX Nasdaq Debut June 12: Three Ways Vietnamese Investors Can Get In
SpaceX is targeting a Nasdaq debut on June 12 at a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion, the largest IPO in capital market history. Vietnamese investors cannot buy SPCX directly on day one, but three access paths exist with different trade-offs in cost, timing, and legal complexity.
AI 2026 Mirrors Dot-com 2000 in the One Way That Counts
Lower valuations, real profits, but AI market concentration in 2026 has already surpassed the dot-com bubble peak of 2000. Here is what investors need to understand before joining the ride.
UK 30-Year Gilt Hits 5.81%: A Duration Lesson for Every Bond Investor
The May 12 UK gilt sell-off showed why 30-year bonds lose eight times more than 2-year bonds when rates rise, and which single number to check before buying any bond fund.
VCBF sold VIC, stock rose 60%: a lesson in disciplined selling
VCBF sold its entire VIC position in January 2026. The stock rose more than 60% afterward. At a May 11 investor meeting, Nguyen Trieu Vinh explained: selling by the process doesn't mean selling at the top.
Controlled Short Selling: The Infrastructure Vietnam Needs Before FTSE Day
FTSE Russell has confirmed Vietnam's upgrade to Secondary Emerging Market status effective September 21, 2026, with an estimated USD 6 billion in passive inflows expected. But for that capital to flow smoothly, one critical piece of market plumbing is still being built: a controlled short-selling mechanism through VSD.
VN-Index at Record 1,915: Why Liquidity Dropped 20%
VN-Index hit an all-time high of 1,915.37 points and trading accounts surpassed 12.9 million, yet HOSE daily turnover fell 20.69% in April. Three structural mechanisms explain this paradox.
KOSPI +13.6%, Shanghai +1.8%: The Index Composition Lesson
In the same week, three Asian indices diverged by nearly eightfold. Not because of sentiment or hot capital flows, but because the composition inside each benchmark is completely different.
HPG and DHG Ex-Dividend on 11/5: Buying Early Doesn't Mean Extra Profit
On May 11, HPG pays a 5% cash dividend plus 10% bonus shares, while DHG pays 50% cash. Many new investors think buying before the record date earns them extra. This is why the price mechanism works quite differently.
FTSE Drops SAB, DIG, DXG: Technical Criteria, Not Business Performance
Nine stocks were removed from Vietnam's FTSE eligibility list because they failed technical criteria on liquidity, market cap, and foreign ownership, not because their businesses deteriorated. ETF investors need to understand this distinction before September 21, 2026.
8.7% Certificate of Deposit: Two Yield Tiers in One Bank
BAC A BANK has issued a certificate of deposit at 8.7% per year while regular savings rates sit around 5.9%. This isn't a contradiction; it's two different mechanisms within the same system. Understanding the difference helps you choose the right product for your financial goals.
Five-Year High Inflation, Yet Banks Keep Cutting Deposit Rates
March 2026 CPI hit 4.65%, the highest in five years, yet bank deposit rates in May are still falling. Here is how much real margin depositors have left, and which fixed-income channels are paying more.
Bank Bonds in May 2026: Four Years After the 2022 Shock
Four major banks have opened bond issuances in early May 2026. This wave looks structurally different from 2022, but individual investors still need to read the fine print.
Depositing VND 500 Million: Only the First 125 Million Is Insured
Vietnam's new Deposit Insurance Law takes effect today, May 1, 2026. Here's what the actual coverage limit means for your savings, and what happens to the rest if a bank fails.