global financial market have begun to affect the Thai financial market. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has alleviated the situation through government bond purchase program amounting more than 100 billion
Mr. Thawatchai Pittayasophon, Deputy Secretary General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), together with other SEC executives, participated in the Middle East Situation Assessment
“Asset management companies can now submit an application for approval of SSF establishment from 3 February 2020 onwards. SEC will speed up the approval process. In this regard, investors should invest in SSF regularly throughout the year to create a savings discipline for financial well-being,” said SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol.Several asset management companies have already consulted with SEC about setting up SSF, which is expected for launch to the public in mid February this...
SEC requests that business operators implement the BCP that must cover key work systems, including the trading system, the risk control system in compliance with the Net Capital Rules and the investment management system. This includes providing a communication channel that facilitates notifying and clarifying information to clients in case of major changes to service provision.“After continuous monitoring and coordinating with the business operators, we have found that they have implemen...
operators to deal with Covid-19 situation. All of them confirm the readiness to provide services related to securities trading continuously and have business continuity plans in case of emergency. In
SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol announced that SEC has issued a measure allowing asset management companies to borrow money or enter into a repurchase transaction agreement to better manage liquidity of fixed income funds and mixed funds that invest at least 60 percent of the net asset value in debt securities. The limit for such transactions is increased from 10 percent to 30 percent of the NAV at daily closing. This liquidity boosting option is valid until 30 April 2020, as...
to biodiversity that can serve as a foundation for assessing the operational risk to nature. Among them, the TNFD framework stand out as a suitable starting point.The Task Force on Nature-Related
officials and force of the nation on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s Birthday on 28 July 2023, together with the President of the Parliament, President of the Supreme Court, President of
The TCFD has been established by the Financial Stability Board under the initiative of private sectors around the world and public and private sectors in the global market are welcomed to become TCFD supporters. The TCFD recommendations support more effective climate-related disclosures that enable investors and stakeholders to analyze and compare climate-related risk management of businesses within the sectors. The TCFD recommendations can become a market mechanism for promoting investment in l...
AGM of unitholders of funds and REITs CMSB has granted a deadline extension to 30 June 2020 or four months from the end of the financial year, whichever comes later. If the situation persists, SEC