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...
The SEC made amendments to the regulations governing the reporting of the IPO shares results, aiming to enhance investor access into critical information and be useful for investors’ decision-making (disclosure-based) for timely information disclosure without imposing an undue burden on the issuer. The amended regulations are summarized in the following details. 1. In addition to the existing requirements for reporting the IPO shares results (Form 81-1-IPO), the issuer shall submit a supplement...
The SEC Strategic Plan 2024–2026 prioritizes the strengthening of Thai capital market trust and highlighting the critical significance of investor confidence in cultivating a robust capital market that serves as a channel for fundraising of businesses and investment for investors. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve sustainable development, reduce inequalities. Recognizing the importance of complete, transparent, and timely IPO information for investors’ informed decision-making, the SEC aims to...
includes inspection of audit firms’ quality control systems, which has been running since 2010. According to the Activities Report 2021, audit firms in the capital market have continued to improve their
* and Form 56*. These rules have caused an unreasonable burden on these companies. SEC therefore plans to improve these rules to facilitate holding companies, which engage in various types of business
As part of continuing efforts to support market confidence and business integrity, the OECD has launched in Asia a new set of corporate governance principles that were endorsed at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in September 2015. The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance provide recommendations for national policymakers on key corporate governance issues, such as shareholder rights, executive remuneration, financial disclosure, the behaviour of institutional investors, boardroom practic...
standards. The MOU with the DSI aims to enhance collaboration for prevention and suppression of offenses related to special legal cases to improve enforcement efficiency. Such mutual effort will focus on
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