SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “Today, the Minister of Finance has announced the results of the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2020, with the overall ranking for Thailand at No. 21, six levels higher than No. 27 in the preceding year, and No. 5 within the Asia-Pacific region. Two areas of better performances were (1) Dealing with Construction Permits and (2) Protecting Minority Shareholder. “During the course of assessment, the SEC proactively participated in the r...

Bangkok, January 21, 2014 ?  The SEC revised rules governing provident fund investment for more clarity and flexibility in line with international standards. The new rules have become effective in

In September 2025, the SEC received a total of 1,500 reports of suspicious instances and information requests from the public via the Investment Scam Hotline – almost doubled the number from August. Most were requests for information support, highlighting both the persistent threat of investment scams and a growing public demand for information assistance before making investment decisions or after falling victim to scams. The SEC also coordinated with social media platform providers to bl...

enable LiVEx-listed companies to conduct business with more flexibility, while continually maintaining appropriate levels of investor protection. Another proposed amendment is a revision to the mai/SET

Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, said: “The SEC has issued five notifications amending the regulations to expand the eligible assets of Thailand ESG Fund. These notifications were published in the Government Gazette on 16 August 2024, enabling asset management companies (AMCs) to establish a new Thailand ESG fund or revise the existing schemes to be in line with the expanded investment scope. The SEC also held a session on 14 August 2024 to clarify these amendments for...

year to September 1st to the last business day of each year. This is to provide greater flexibility for business operators and capital market business personnel in applying for an approval renewal

with fair treatment and transparency, and increase flexibility for management of member contribution. Most respondents agreed with the proposed amendments and suggested further details for the

proposed amendments to such criteria to reduce redundancy and inject flexibility for reporting parties while ensuring that data users receive sufficient information within an appropriate time. Having

The amended rules on approval of ICO portals give the applicants more flexibility and reduce risk on developing/investing in high-cost  work systems while the approval process is underway

SEC is opening for public comments on the regulations to supervise private funds as now business operators have developed a variety of services to satisfy customers. Therefore, SEC intends to amend its rules to be more flexible without too high operating costs, and cope with more diverse patterns of business operations. This revision focuses on the principle-based regulations, instead of fixed details, that cover several issues such as personnel’s well-preparedness, investment management,...