Lombard loans in Vietnam.
Private credit against Vietnam-listed shares — pledged, not sold, with ownership retained.
A Lombard loan against Vietnam-listed shares is credit secured by a pledge of equity listed on the HOSE. The holder pledges the shares as collateral, draws cash against a fraction of their market value, keeps beneficial ownership and dividends subject to structuring, and recovers the position in full on repayment.
- Lombard loans are arranged against shares listed on the HOSE (HOSE).
- The pledge is not a sale: ownership, dividends, and the upside stay with the holder.
- Loan-to-value is calibrated to the specific position, funded in VND or cross-currency.
- Structured under the SSC regime, with disclosure from 5%.
Eligible collateral and venues
Lombard Financing arranges facilities against equity listed on the principal Vietnam venue: Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE). Eligibility at the position level turns on the liquidity and free float of the specific line, its volatility, and the size of the holding relative to its typical traded volume — the same variables that drive the loan-to-value.
Regulator and disclosure
Shares listed in Vietnam are regulated by State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC). Substantial-shareholding disclosure is triggered from 5%, and a pledge over a large line is structured with that reporting regime in view so that the transaction remains discreet and compliant. Where a holding sits near a control or takeover threshold, the structure is arranged to avoid disturbing the position.
Funding, custody, and structuring
Facilities are typically arranged for a tenor of twelve to thirty-six months, funded in VND or in another currency on a cross-currency basis. Throughout the facility the pledged shares are held by a qualified custodian under bankruptcy-remote arrangements, so the security is clean and the holder’s ownership is preserved. Non-recourse, limited-recourse, and full-recourse structures are available, and the choice interacts with the loan-to-value and the pricing.
| Listing venue(s) | Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) |
| Currency | VND (cross-currency available) |
| Disclosure threshold | From 5% substantial-holding disclosure |
| Principal indices | VN-Index, VN30 |
| Indicative tenor | 12–36 months, renewable by agreement |
| Recourse | Non-recourse / limited-recourse / full-recourse |
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Disclosure and regulation
Vietnamese-listed shares fall under the State Securities Commission, whose Law on Securities (Article 118) requires major-shareholder disclosure at 5% and further reporting on each 1% change. The market’s defining constraint is foreign ownership: many issuers carry a foreign-ownership limit, and in some the room available to non-residents is already fully taken, which affects both who may hold the shares and how freely they trade. As an emerging market it also shows materially higher single-stock volatility than developed-market peers. A Lombard loan is therefore arranged selectively, with the foreign-ownership position and the enforcement route identified before the facility is drawn.
An illustrative example
Consider a private holding of VND 400 billion in a VN30 constituent, among the large-capitalisation names that lead the VN-Index. At an illustrative loan-to-value of 40% — within the disclosed 20–65% range, and set at the conservative end to reflect an emerging market with higher volatility and foreign-ownership limits — the facility releases roughly VND 160 billion while the shares remain pledged and owned. Funding can be drawn in VND or on a cross-currency basis. The holder keeps dividends and the upside; because foreign room can be scarce, the enforcement route is agreed before the loan is drawn.
Illustrative only — not an offer, a quotation, or a commitment to lend.