Bangkok, November 18, 2014 ? SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak promoted public awareness-raising about investment in the capital market for wealth accumulation and economic well-being. This year, everyone is welcome to visit the SEC booth presented under the theme ?Be Smart, Ask First? at SET in the City 2014.At the SEC booth, visitors will learn to ask the right questions to gain more knowledge and understanding in capital market products and services before making investment decision...
Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, said: “This legislative amendment involves improvements across multiple areas, from increasing efficiency in short-selling supervision to ensure fairness and transparency, to supervising capital market professional to elevate their role of inspection and preventing listed company fraud. The proposed amendments also aim to enhance the reporting of creation of obligations in securities to ensure that investors receive essential, comprehensive,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) supported the Digital Library Project initiated by the Department of Children and Youth (DCY), the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS). As part of this initiative, the DCY co-organized a donation of computers and equipment to a group of Phiang Luang School and Border Patrol Police School (a total of 13 schools in the northern region of Thailand). The donation was presented by Mr. Thaneadpon Thanaboonyawat, Secretary to the...
SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “The SEC Board Meeting No. 2/2565 held on 3 February 2022 has passed a resolution approving the draft regulations and the Notification of the Stock Exchange of Thailand regarding Amendment to the Regulations on Depository Receipts to allow DR to be bought in decimal point or Fractional DR (DRx).* The DR is a financial product linked to a foreign counterpart (cross-border product).” The SET has developed a new trading platform to support DR trad...
Previously SEC had a policy to support securities companies and derivatives business operators in Thailand (or intermediary business operators) to expand their scope of services for Thai investors to invest in products denominated in foreign currencies, which will enable Thai investors to have channels and options in making an investment based on their investment strategies in a more efficient manner. Based on previous statistics of foreign investment, it is found that investment by Thai investo...
Earlier, the SEC Management led by Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol had a meeting with Mr. Robert Scharle, CEO of LuxSE, and executives on 31 January 2020 to discuss and share experiences in establishing a sustainable bond data platform as well as to explore the possibility of displaying Thai sustainable bonds (Green Bond, Social Bonds and Sustainability Bonds) on LGX, a platform exclusively for green, social and sustainable securities, to allow global investors a convenient infor...
Bangkok, May 9, 2014 ? The SEC supports Thailand Post, Counter Service at 7-11 and other leading retail shops, and Tesco Lotus to be paying agents for investment in mutual funds by this June. With
Bangkok, August 29, 2014 ? SEC supports commercial banks to emphasize on social responsibility and join Collective Action Coalition (CAC) by aiming to obtain the CAC certifications by 2015.Chalee
Bangkok, February 6, 2015 ? The SEC has supported Phoenixict Pte Ltd. and the communication and technology-based alliances from both the public and private sectors in organizing the first CrowdFunding Asia™ Thailand Summit 2015 during February 10-11, 2015 at Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong. The event aims to broaden and create awareness as well as inspire business operators, especially small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and startups in Thailand and Asian region toward utilizing advanced...
Bangkok, October 17, 2011- Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General revealed after discussion with Thai Investors Association (TIA) that investors are crucial factor for capital market development. The SEC urged TIA to consider the possibility to become independent investment advisory institute supporting Thai capital market development. The institute could be a center for investor education to facilitate organization of seminar, preparation of investment manual for dissemination to investor...