Following a public hearing on the proposal to amend the capital adequacy requirements for business operators to ensure that they have sufficient capital to address business risk and maintain business continuity,* the SEC has issued the following key amendments: (1) Allowing business operators to temporarily use qualified subordinated debt exceeding the shareholders' equity without counting them as total liabilities in the calculation of net capital on the condition that they rectify the...
The SEC held a group meeting with nine organizations to integrate collaboration to prevent and suppress digital asset-related frauds and promote investor education regarding digital asset
Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, (8) the Anti-Money Laundering Office, and (9) the Thai Alliance against Ponzi Schemes. The main objective of the multiparty collaboration is to prevent and
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), represented by Mr. Thawatchai Phityasophon and Miss Jomkwan Kongsakul, Deputy Secretaries‑General, held a meeting with the Anti‑Cyber Scam Center, chaired by Pol. Maj. Gen. Thirachai Chamnarmmor, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Forensic Science, Royal Thai Police, in his capacity as Assistant Secretary of the Police Online Scam Suppression Center (PCT). The meeting discussed the operational approaches of the Anti‑Cyber Scam Center in addr...
Corruption (CAC). The meeting aimed to enhance cooperation in preventing corruption in the capital market and in implementing measures to prevent bribery of public officials, as well as to promote awareness
The SEC has continued to work closely with partner agencies in both the public and private sectors to prevent and suppress technology‑related crimes. This includes the meeting of the Subcommittee
action. To safeguard investors and prevent unlicensed digital asset trading platforms from being exploited as channels for money laundering, in line with the intent of the Royal Decree on Measures for the
Currently, there are no licensing regulation for digital asset custodial wallet providers in Thailand. Thus, a digital asset business operator who performs safekeeping of clients’ digital assets with a total value of 15 million baht or more* has to store clients’ digital assets with foreign digital asset custodians not subject to Thai law and supervision of the Thai regulator. In addition, discussions with relevant enforcement agencies have raised concerns that digital assets may be used...
Risk Management to Prevent the Use of Securities Business for Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism