Bangkok, October 30, 2015 ? The Thai capital market is making progress toward adoption of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)?s revised Principles of Corporate Governance, which have been released at the 2015 OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance in Bangkok today. Co-hosted by the OECD, the SEC, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) in partnership with the Government of Japan, the roundtable is a forum f...
Bangkok, 13 September 2016 - The SEC has imposed a two-year suspension of approval on {A}, Executive Chairman of {X1} Company Limited, for failing to supervise the Know Your Client/Client Due Diligence (KYC/CDD) as well as client activity oversight systems. Additionally, the SEC is in the process of submitting the? case for consideration of the Criminal Fining Committee.During a routine inspection of {X1} Company Limited, the SEC found deficiencies in the company's KYC/CDD system. Also its clien...
Bangkok, June 23, 2011 - The SEC revokes its approval of Chalerm Suakamram, an investor contact and a branch manager of Siam City Securities Co., Ltd., and bans him from performing duty as an executive in securities companies and derivatives business for ten years, starting June 23, 2011. The order has been issued after the SEC?s finding indicated that his misconducts on clients? assets involved dishonesty, deceit or embezzlement and wrongful use of client?s assets. Following the complaint lodge...
The Passport is intended to provide significant benefits to investors through more fund choice, while maintaining effective legal and regulatory arrangement for investor protection. It is also intended to strengthen the capacity, expertise and international competitiveness of financial markets and the funds industry in the region.Implementation ProgressThe participating economies have progressed with legal and regulatory requirements in their respective jurisdictions. Japan and Thailand have com...
, increasingly emphasize the importance of audit quality factor in the selection of auditors. Qualitative information in the firm inspection report is thus very useful for the selection process. In addition, the
Bangkok, June 23, 2011- The SEC revokes its approval of Chalerm Suakamram, an investor contact and a branch manager of Siam City Securities Co., Ltd., and bans him from acting as an executive in securities companies and derivatives business for ten years, starting June 23, 2011. The order has been issued after the SEC?s finding indicated his fraud commission, embezzlement, falsying documents with the intention to illegitimately seek benefits from client?s assets. Following the complaint filed by...
Type of securities : Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) | Effective Date : 08/12/2014 | Close Selling Date : 00/00/0000
investment was made. Therefore, the general public could not utilize the capital market to create financial freedom.”“The Five Steps toward Investment Confidence project was initiated from the intent of SEC in
Bangkok, June 30, 2016 ? The SEC has become one of the first signatories to the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Establishment and Implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passort (MoC), which prescribes the framework and conditions for public offerings of cross-border mutual funds under the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP).Together with the other first participating economies ? namely, the Republic of Korea, Japan, New Zealand and Australia ? Thailand is making preparations for the launch of pa...
In November 2019, SEC engaged the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) to conduct a study on laws pertaining to the supervision of audit firms and auditors in foreign capital markets for supporting amendment of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (Securities and Exchange Act) to allow more effective and efficient supervision of audit firms and auditors in Thai capital market.SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “This is the first time SEC contracts an independ...