caution when allowing unlicensed business operators to set up exhibition booths, as this may inadvertently facilitate illegal activities. The SEC has been monitoring and observing events or exhibitions
, including those from foreign countries, as they are not under the SEC’s supervision and may pose a risk of fraud and scams. Concurrently, the SEC urges event organizers to exercise caution when allowing
On 17 September 2021, the SEC sent a circular to all listed companies advising listed companies that invest or plan to invest in digital assets to exercise discretion in making decisions regarding such investment. This is to prevent material impacts on the companies’ financial position or operating results as digital asset investment is usually exposed to relatively high risk from price volatility. In addition, the SEC reiterates that listed companies should take action and consider various fact...
In the past, SEC had been approving securities business operators to assign outsourcing in other operations related to businesses for the effectiveness and flexibility of the operation. Business providers are still responsible for any actions operated by the outsourced company while the outsourced company must also have the readiness in both personnel and the operating system, and such operation must be under appropriate supervision.SEC is revising the regulations regarding supervision of...
Pursuant the Digital Asset Business Law, as amended, digital asset business operators having any of the following characteristics are deemed to be providing services to persons in Thailand, which requires proper license under the Digital Asset Business Law: (1) having a digital platform displayed, in whole or in part, in the Thai language; (2) having a digital platform registered by using a domain name with the extension “.th” or “.ไทย” or any other name that signifies Thailand or the Kingd...
The SEC has provided guidelines for promoting the growth of digital asset custodial wallet providers (DA custodians) by supporting them in maintaining appropriate costs. This initiative aims to increase alternatives for digital asset businesses seeking to store client assets with domestic DA custodians. Additionally, the SEC is working to enhance the digital token ecosystem by facilitating both primary market offerings and secondary market trading. To achieve this, the SEC is reducing the NC req...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon, along with SEC executives, held a joint meeting with the Custodian Club, led by President Utumporn Viranuvatti, and club members, to discuss strategies for elevating the efficiency in the standards of post-trade services of investment management companies. Both parties also exchanged views on the roles of custodians under draft amendments to the Provident Fund (PVD) Act and within the securities trad...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in a seminar organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to elevate Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD). On behalf of the
and management of data and big data, which could help to develop, improve, and elevate internal data governance to support high-quality, secure data management and increase efficiency. The event took
urges the private sector to exercise caution and refrain from using response letters in such manner.In any case, the SEC’s response letters to inquiries may contain facts that have changed or are specific