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...
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