Bangkok, May 29, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on 2 draft notifications to facilitate offering of mutual funds set up by Thai investment management companies under the ASEAN Collective

custodians for private funds and provident funds, and (2) criteria for transferring private and/or provident funds to mutual funds under management of the same asset management company.The consultation paper

perform duties or provide services with honesty and good faith. Specifically, (1) he requested and used client’s mutual fund trading account to conduct investment transactions in mutual funds under the

filing of mutual funds The SEC is proposing to amend the regulation on filing the application for establishment and management of mutual funds by allowing electronic submission of all required documents

outside the Thai capital market.  ______________________Remarks:* Sustainable and Responsible Investing fund (SRI Fund) aims to enhance disclosure on the ESG-related features of mutual funds to assist

characteristics, for example, investment units of mutual funds offered for sale to institutional investors or ultra-high net worth investors, investment units of mutual funds investing in derivatives, hybrid

., investment units of mutual funds for institutional investors or ultra-high net worth investors, investment units of mutual funds investing in derivatives, hybrid products, and structured notes

been approved in the capital market and mutual fund information such as nature and characteristics of mutual funds, fees and past performance. The dissemination of information via SEC API aims to help

, including the mutual funds, private funds, and provident funds, is approximately 7.08 trillion Thai baht, or about 44 percent in comparison to the overall GDP of the country. Therefore, if there were any

alternative assets such as gold mutual funds and investment in derivatives other than hedging purpose, management companies may choose to control the permissible investment proportion at individual level. In