Essentially, the new rules allow securities brokers and derivatives agents to provide two types of trading services of capital market products that respond to investors’ demands more efficiently, namely (1) program trading service that automates trading order execution according to clients’ selected investment strategy* and (2) portfolio advisory with execution service.** Both of the services are exempted from the securities business license in the category of private fund management and...
enhance the efficiency of the existing provident funds. Essentially, the key principles of the amendments are as follows: 1. Fund management and structure: e.g., revising provisions to support the
Irina Goryunova, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Thailand, stated: “The current climate crisis is increasingly affecting the loss of the world's biodiversity. The impacts of these crises go beyond environmental issues and affect almost all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in the areas of health, food security, and access to water. Vulnerable groups are likely to be the most affected and may be left behind if there is no collaborative effort to address the issues from...
สภาพภูมิอากาศ สมัยที่ 26 (COP 26) ในหัวข้อ “Thailand Carbon Neutral Network: Climate Action Partnership towards Carbon Neutrality” ผ่านระบบออนไลน์ โดยร่วมแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นทั้งด้านการดำเนินงานของ
At present, securities and derivatives business operators (Thai business operators)* are allowed to provide services for Thai investors’ investment in foreign capital market products through business operators in foreign jurisdictions/countries with their personnel giving investment advice. Under the governing rules and procedures, foreign business operators, having the prescribed characteristics and giving advice or information on foreign currency denominated capital market products through Tha...
The SEC Secretary-General together with the Management Team convened a joint meeting yesterday with the Investment Banking Club led by President Mr. Somphop Keerasuntonpong to discuss cooperation in the development and enhancement of fundraising regulations, emphasizing the mutual assistance in screening companies offering securities for sale to the public and applying for listing on the stock exchange. The two parties also discussed the enhancement of fundraising supervision and the roles of fi...
SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC Assistant Secretary-General Jomkwan Kongsakul and team met Mr. Claude Marx - Director General of Luxembourg’s financial market watchdog CSSF, Ms. Daniele Berna-Ost - CSSF Secretary-General and team. Both parties achieved an agreement to arrange a cooperative framework on fintech for exchange of information involving major developments and issues on fintech supervision and oversight. This framework was similar to those CSSF agreed with capi...
SEC is proposing amendment to the guidelines for supervising auditors and audit firms in the Thai capital market to enhance the audit quality oversight of audit firms and promote the development of audit quality of auditors. In preparing for the amendment proposal, SEC has assigned Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) to study and analyze laws and mechanisms related to supervision on auditors and audit firms in the Thai capital market in comparison to foreign counterparts and to...