Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, said: “After the Thai ESGX regulations took effect on 16 April 2025, the SEC is currently reviewing applications for the establishment of 37 Thai ESGX submitted by 19 AMCs.* We anticipate that all of these new funds will be ready for initial public offerings as scheduled on 2 May 2025. Thai ESGX will accommodate both the transfers of existing LTF units and new investments. However, transfers of LTF units can only proceed once the registration...
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...
inaugurates an initiative in publicizing information on the progress of Transition and Taxonomy on its website to bolster understanding regarding Transition; (2) Issuers that offer and sale ESG Bond can use
The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) welcomed the progress achieved by the ASEAN Green Bond Standards at its meeting today. Since its launch in November 2017, the ASEAN Green Bond Standards have
the company to disclose information, extend the scope of special audit, and notify investors; and cooperating with relevant law enforcement agencies. We have, so far, made substantial progress in the
and ASCO, has worked on this project, aiming to achieve three objectives, consisting of Coverage: to expand the analysis on interesting securities that lack research papers, such as companies in
The “Aom No. 5” campaign’s main objective is to expand investor base, particularly those of working age, encouraging them to be prepared for the future and have saving discipline through dollar cost
capital market to develop and sustainably prosper, it cannot exclusively depend on strict regulations, but it requires good governance and pressure from market participants, in addition to quality
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Secretary-General Prof. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Ph.D., and the executive team, convened a meeting with the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO), led by Chairman Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool, to discuss policy directions and guidelines for jointly driving the Thai capital market development. The discussion covered promoting investment in Thai ESG funds, encouraging the adoption of Free Float Adjusted Index, and preparing mea...
promoting tax-saving funds to develop the Thai capital market, supporting the increase of provident fund (PVD) members among listed companies for employees’ retirement, and the direction for utilizing Open