অর্থমন্ত্রী আবুল মাল আবদুল মুহিত বলেছেন, সিকিউরিটিজ অ্যান্ড এক্সচেঞ্জ কমিশন (এসইসি) পুনর্গঠন খুবই কঠিন। বিষয়টি এমন পর্যায়ে চলে গেছে যে সেখানে বসে বসে কেউ কিছু শিখে এসইসি চালাবে—এমন পরিস্থিতি এখন নেই। আজ দুপুরে সচিবালয়ে বিভিন্ন জাতীয় দৈনিক ও ইলেকট্রনিক গণমাধ্যমের সম্পাদক ও প্রতিনিধিদের সঙ্গে অনুষ্ঠিত প্রাক-বাজেট মতবিনিময় সভায় তিনি এসব কথা বলেন।
এসইসির চেয়ারম্যান নিয়োগ দেওয়া প্রসঙ্গে আবুল মাল আবদুল মুহিত বলেন, ‘দেখা গেল অনেক মাথা ঠুকে একজনকে পেলাম, তবে তিনি শেয়ারবাজার সম্পর্কে বিশেষ কিছু জানেন না।’
অর্থমন্ত্রী মন্তব্য করেন, এ ছাড়া যেসব চার্টার্ড অ্যাকাউন্ট্যান্ট ফার্ম কোম্পানির সম্পদ মূল্যায়ন করে এসইসিতে জমা দেয়, সেগুলো খুব বেশি মানসম্মত হয় না।
so GET UP AND GO
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith observed that there is a dearth of capable ones to run a recast Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as a cry grows louder for an overhaul of the watchdog body blamed for mismanaging the stock market.
"SEC reform is a very tough task as efficient persons for it are yet to be found," said the minister at a pre-budget exchange-of-views meeting with editors of different news media at his ministry Saturday.
"After getting one, it was found out that he doses not know well about stock market...but now there is no scope for learning about the market after appointment," he told the editors.
Muhith also said SEC needs legal expert and chartered accountant. But the system which is being followed by the CA firm to conduct company audit lacks quality as there are gulf of differences between the audit report and the real condition of the company.
The Daily Independent editor, Mahbubul Alam, Daily Sun editor Dr Syed Anwar Hussain, Samakal editor Golam Sarwar, News Today editor Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Daily Sangbad acting editor Muniruzzaman, Financial Express editor Moazzem Hossain and Prothom Alo editor Motiur Rahman also attended the meet.
The government decided to go for a radical overhaul of the discredited Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its move to salvage the sinking stock market and restore investors` confidence.
According to Finance Ministry sources, the government plans to bring changes in the posts of member of the SEC, including the Chairman.
Changes to the nine posts of Executive Director (ED) are also likely. Two posts of ED are now vacant, however. One out of five member posts of the commission also remained vacant for long, while the watchdog looked like a lame duck in the face of brouhaha on the bourses in recent times.
"The government will take initiative to ensure accountability of the SEC and to bring the country’s two bourses under a same umbrella," said one of the sources.
There are speculations over appointment of the next SEC chairman. However, in the meantime, the names of some prospective persons in this regard were proposed to the Finance Ministry.
Former president of ICAB Jamal Uddin, former country manager of City Bank NA Mamun Rashid and Tariff Commission Chairman Mojibur Rahman are among those tipped for the post of SEC Chairman. But all depends on the Prime Minister’s nod, sources added.
এসইসির চেয়ারম্যান নিয়োগ দেওয়া প্রসঙ্গে আবুল মাল আবদুল মুহিত বলেন, ‘দেখা গেল অনেক মাথা ঠুকে একজনকে পেলাম, তবে তিনি শেয়ারবাজার সম্পর্কে বিশেষ কিছু জানেন না।’
অর্থমন্ত্রী মন্তব্য করেন, এ ছাড়া যেসব চার্টার্ড অ্যাকাউন্ট্যান্ট ফার্ম কোম্পানির সম্পদ মূল্যায়ন করে এসইসিতে জমা দেয়, সেগুলো খুব বেশি মানসম্মত হয় না।
so GET UP AND GO
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith observed that there is a dearth of capable ones to run a recast Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as a cry grows louder for an overhaul of the watchdog body blamed for mismanaging the stock market.
"SEC reform is a very tough task as efficient persons for it are yet to be found," said the minister at a pre-budget exchange-of-views meeting with editors of different news media at his ministry Saturday.
"After getting one, it was found out that he doses not know well about stock market...but now there is no scope for learning about the market after appointment," he told the editors.
Muhith also said SEC needs legal expert and chartered accountant. But the system which is being followed by the CA firm to conduct company audit lacks quality as there are gulf of differences between the audit report and the real condition of the company.
The Daily Independent editor, Mahbubul Alam, Daily Sun editor Dr Syed Anwar Hussain, Samakal editor Golam Sarwar, News Today editor Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Daily Sangbad acting editor Muniruzzaman, Financial Express editor Moazzem Hossain and Prothom Alo editor Motiur Rahman also attended the meet.
The government decided to go for a radical overhaul of the discredited Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of its move to salvage the sinking stock market and restore investors` confidence.
According to Finance Ministry sources, the government plans to bring changes in the posts of member of the SEC, including the Chairman.
Changes to the nine posts of Executive Director (ED) are also likely. Two posts of ED are now vacant, however. One out of five member posts of the commission also remained vacant for long, while the watchdog looked like a lame duck in the face of brouhaha on the bourses in recent times.
"The government will take initiative to ensure accountability of the SEC and to bring the country’s two bourses under a same umbrella," said one of the sources.
There are speculations over appointment of the next SEC chairman. However, in the meantime, the names of some prospective persons in this regard were proposed to the Finance Ministry.
Former president of ICAB Jamal Uddin, former country manager of City Bank NA Mamun Rashid and Tariff Commission Chairman Mojibur Rahman are among those tipped for the post of SEC Chairman. But all depends on the Prime Minister’s nod, sources added.