SEC Assistant Secretary-General Praoporn Senanarong said: “The debt crowdfunding* scheme is part of the SEC’s regulatory efforts to support the governmental policy on promoting greater access to alternative financing resources for SMEs and startups to raise fund and expand their business growth. The new scheme follows a similar regulatory framework governing the existing equity crowdfunding rules. Pursuant to the new regulations, an eligible fundraiser for the crowdfunding scheme must...
The amendments will enhance the standards for issuance and offering of debt securities and the disclosure rules to better align with current circumstances and ensure that investors will receive comprehensive and timely information for making investment decisions. To become effective from 1 August 2024 onwards*, the amendments contain the key points as summarized below: (1) An issuer with existing bonds that are in the process of being extended or having their payments deferred, or are current...
With this manual as guidance, it is expected that the business operators will accordingly review their risk management policies and procedures and report the results to the SEC as part of their 2024 annual compliance reports. In this front, reporting of any non-application or unfinished application of the recommended guidelines shall be accompanied by the explanation of the associated reasons, as an additional report, which is approved by the company’s board or audit committee. The SEC is...
In May 2024, the SEC conducted a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the regulations governing the management and storage of data related to digital asset business operations with the objectives of ensuring accurate and adequate information for effective and timely monitoring and supervision of operational risk of DA operators, and enhancing trust and confidence of stakeholders. Most respondents agreed with the principles and the proposed amendments to such regulations. The SEC has ther...
After considering the issuance of rules, conditions and procedures for collecting, disposing of and allocating assets of REITs to provide business operators with clearer and more consistent and practical guidelines without imposing obstacles for business operators, the SEC has now issued four notifications of regulations concerning the collection, disposal and allocation of REIT assets, with the key points as summarized below: 1) REIT manager has the duty to notify the SEC for...
Earlier, the Audit Committee of CMO had informed the SEC of the issues raised by the auditor from the audit of the company’s financial statements as follows: an irregular withdrawal of advance
The SEC conducted public hearings on the regulations on the application for approval, the granting of approval for the association, and disclosure of information thereof during April – May 2023 and September – October 2023, as approved by the Capital Market Supervisory Board meeting No. 2/2023 held on 21 February 2023 and the Securities and Exchange Commission Meeting No. 12/2023 held on 3 August 2023, whereby most respondents agreed and gave suggestions on matters such as determination o...
During the meeting, both parties discussed the importance of enhancing cooperation between CSRC and SEC Thailand based on MoU signed in 2007, in response to global and regional challenges, and exchanged views on feasible ways to promote cross-border investment between the capital markets of both countries.In addition, the meeting agreed to look into the possibility of enhancing cross-border investment between both capital markets. Both parties also discussed and exchanged regulatory views o...
Pursuant to Section 89/25* of the SEA, the auditor who perform an audit in accordance with the auditing standards has the duty to report to the Audit Committee of the securities company** or the Audit Committee of the listed company if there is any suspicious circumstance that indicates that a director, manager or the person responsible for the operation of the juristic person may have committed an offense under Section 89/25*, for example, taking the assets of the juristic person with dis...
Earlier on 20 January 2021, the SEC and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Mutual Recognition of Funds between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Thailand to facilitate cross-border offerings of funds between Hong Kong and Thailand for asset management companies by recognizing each other’s fund standards. In this connection, the SEC has issued regulations for such cross-border off...