Bangkok, 28 February 2019 ? The SEC has updated the list of cryptocurrencies eligible for initial coin offering (ICO) investment or value comparison as base trading pair against other digital assets traded on digital asset exchanges. As a result, the current list comprises four cryptocurrencies, namely Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP) and Stellar (XLM).In any case, it should be noted that the announcement of such cryptocurrency list is not a certification of their legal tender status....
of listed companies, as well as other policy directions that would help reduce challenges to accessing capital sources and carrying out the responsibilities of listed companies. The goal is to ensure
Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, said: “After the Thai ESGX regulations took effect on 16 April 2025, the SEC is currently reviewing applications for the establishment of 37 Thai ESGX submitted by 19 AMCs.* We anticipate that all of these new funds will be ready for initial public offerings as scheduled on 2 May 2025. Thai ESGX will accommodate both the transfers of existing LTF units and new investments. However, transfers of LTF units can only proceed once the registration...
On 14 August 2019, the SEC and 12 organizations in the capital market officially co-launched the Capital Market Governance Promotion Initiative in Celebration of HM the King’s Coronation with the objective of inviting all sectors in the capital market to declare the intention to operate with social and environmental responsibility in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Laid out as a three-year plan, the Initiative has already led to further collaboration bet...
and digital asset business operators, to implement the aforementioned laws to enhance the efficiency in preventing the use of digital assets as a means for money laundering, and to reduce public damage
exempting fees for application and filing submitted during February 1, 2021 and December 31, 2023. We hope this exemption will further reduce a burden to private sector in this difficult time.”
Some business operators wish to provide services of specific securities business, for example, brokerage, dealing and underwriting of equity instruments or private fund management, but are unable to operate such businesses with reasonable costs because the current licensing regime under the Ministerial Regulation is securities license which includes various groups of securities business and all securities which come with high application fees and do not answer the need of business operators who...
SEC considers revising the regulations on the offering for sale of investment in shares held by listed companies or their subsidiaries in order that the shareholding can be conveniently restructured before any merger and acquisition. In the case of investments in shares of public limited companies, the filing of the registration statement and draft prospectus will be exempted. In the case of investment in shares of limited companies, these can be offered for sale to more than 50 investors...
On 22 September 2022, the Capital Market Supervisory Board Meeting No. 10/2565 passed a resolution approving the proposed amendments to the regulations related to establishment and relocation of offices or branches of business operators in accordance with the Regulatory Guillotine to increase flexibility and streamline processes and operating burdens on the business sector. Essentially, the proposed amendments would: (1) apply the same auto approval principles for the establishment of...
According to the SEC Strategic Plan, the goal of building competitiveness can be achieved through standard rules and regulations. In this regard, the regulatory guillotine scheme,* which focuses on review of rules and regulations to maintain only necessary ones and ensure effective enforcement, can help SEC build a body of standard regulations in line with the changing environment without compromising appropriate investor protection and convenience for business operation.The SEC therefore...