Regulatory Alerts2025-07-14
SEC MC No. 07, Series of 2025 — Guidelines for Ease of Doing Business and Strict Timelines in Application Processing
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued Memorandum Circular No. 07, Series of 2025 to affirm its commitment to ease of doing business and establish strict timelines for processing applications. The directive mandates specific procedural deadlines for various regulatory filings, including primary registrations, licensing of foreign corporations, and securities registrations. It further outlines guidelines for applications deemed approved, aiming to streamline operations across departments such as ESPARC, IMARD, and CGFD.
Annex A Of(ice/Department Transaction CRMD/Extension Of(ices Petition to Lift Order of Revocation/Suspension Filing of Veri:ied Complaints (Where two or more parties are concerned) Filing of Veri:ied Petition - (Where one party is concerned) Primary Registration and Secondary License for Lending and Financing Company through the ESPARC (Electronic Simpli:ied Processing of Application for Registration of Company) Application for Conversion of Ordinary Corporation to Lending/Financing Companies and Lending to Financing Corporation and vice versa Licensing of Foreign Corporations through the ESPARC (Electronic Simpli:ied Processing of Application for Registration of Company) (For Foreign Branch and Representative Of:ice under the FIA) OGC Filing of Petition for Calling of Meeting and Election of Of:icers Filing of Petition for Voluntary Dissolution with Affected Creditors Filing of Appeal Memorandum Request for Legal Opinion IMARD Application for SEC Strategic Sandbox (StratBox) Application for CASP License FinLenD Request for Clearance for Financing and Lending Companies with Disclosed Online Lending Platform/Application under MC 19, series of 2019 Application for Amendment of Business Plan for Financing and Lending Companies with Disclosed Online Lending Platform/Application under MC 19, series of 2019 CGFD Petition for Voluntary Registration Amendment of Registration Statement Registration of Securities and Licensing of Investment Company Request for Exemptive Relief under Section 72.1. of the Code Request for Con:idential Treatment FAAD Merger / Consolidation Merger / Consolidation (For Banks) MSRD Petition for Voluntary Revocation of Order of Registration and Permit to Offer Securities for Sale Application for Over-the-Counter Market/ Central Trade Reporting System/ Association of Securities Brokers and Dealers Request for Exemptive Relief under Section 72.1. of the Code