HDCapital, a fund management company in the HD Financial Group ecosystem linked to HDBank, said it became a major shareholder of SmartInvest Securities (AAS) from 21 October 2026 after buying 2 million more shares, lifting its stake to 5.22% of charter capital. Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao serves as Standing Vice Chairwoman of HDBank's Board of Directors. With no related parties holding AAS shares, the combined holding of HDCapital and related persons remains 12 million shares. AAS trading volume surged to about 7.85 million shares on 19 October, 6.5 million on 20 October and over 3.33 million on 21 October, several times higher than a month earlier. AAS also unveiled a new brand and positioning, shifting from brokerage toward investment advisory and asset management for individual investors through a “Hybrid Wealth Advisory” model.
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Original headline: Quỹ của tỷ phú Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo bất ngờ trở thành cổ đông lớn một công ty chứng khoán
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