Bangkok, November 19, 2012 ? The SEC Mobile App ?start-to-invest? is now available for Android users after its debut on iPhone and iPad hit almost 50,000 downloads. Meanwhile, the SEC welcomes everyone to ?Learn-to-Invest anytime, anywhere? at SET in the City, Bangkok, 2012.?The SEC now launched Mobile App ?start-to-invest? for Android operated mobile to promote financial literacy and investment to a wider target. The application features simple tips on financial planning, easy to access infor...
Bangkok, October 3, 2014 ? The SEC launched ?Money Mun-D? an infotainment radio program serving as a channel for dissemination of knowledge on financial planning and investment as well as creation of public awareness on life plan. The program aims to help support sustainable development in Thailand. SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak said the SEC launched ?Money Mun-D? to build positive attitude to become a responsible citizen along with raising awareness on life cycle financial plannin...
Bangkok, February25, 2015 ? The SEC jointly with the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) launched ?One Step Beyond with Bond Issue? project to enhance competitiveness of the businesses never once issuing bonds to raise fund. The project also aims to encourage those businesses to consider the capital market as a useful channel for fund raising and cost restructuring while fee discount will be offered to help lessen cost of bond issuance. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General, said that...
Nowadays, while advanced technologies bring benefits to the public, especially in terms of news and information feeds and communication tools, there are individuals who fall victims and suffer damage from investment scams via various new forms and channels. In this regard, the SEC has observed a persistent trend of investment scams related to the capital market, with scammers often using online platforms such as social media channels to deceive the public through various means. For example, fals...
SEC Deputy Secretary-General Tipsuda Thavaramara revealed that SEC has launched an automated data distribution system, or SEC API, to enable easy access to SEC’s information or third party information in possession of SEC and in a form that the computer can read and readily process (machine readable data). Data can be obtained by means of code-writing for direct data query. SEC anticipates that this information service system will act as the information infrastructure for the financial sec...
The web contents are categorized into five key menus featuring more convenient user experience and easier accessibility, namely (1) About Us, (2) Laws and Regulations, (3) News and Market Data, (4) Investors, and (5) Filing of Reports and Applications. There are also shortcuts to frequently searched information. In addition, the new website improves the public hearing channel by offering easier access to consultation papers and more convenient participation in the hearing process. The webs...
SEC has launched the https://เสี่ยงสูง.com/ microsite, a center for basic knowledge of digital assets for the public, consisting of four topics. The first one is “Knowing Them” which introduces digital assets, namely cryptocurrencies and digital tokens, information on sellers and blockchain mechanisms or distributed database systems consisting of a mechanism allowing transactions to be conducted without intermediaries, including links for checking definitions under the law on digital asset...
In the 27th ACMF Meeting at Singapore on 10 October 2018, Thailand’s SEC, as a chair of a working group, has introduced “ACMF Pass,” a framework to facilitate cross-border movement of investment advisers and analysts. The framework will allow licensed professionals to provide advisory services within participating ASEAN jurisdictions and enable ASEAN investors greater access to professional services. Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will be the first group of countries to par...
Nowadays, private fund operators are required to separate investors’ assets from the companies and there are measures to protect investors’ assets for other benefits. Private fund operators also appoint custodians which approved by SEC to protect investors’ assets.However, SEC intends to revise the regulations by allowing private fund operators with custodian services to protect investors’ assets and strict supervision on asset separation. The private fund operators can self-custody for it...
As a capital market regulator, the SEC is Thailand’s first governmental agency to have become an official supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) since 30th December 2020. In the following year, the SEC revised the disclosure rules by requiring listed companies to disclose information on their environmental, social and governance actions, including climate-related risk information, to investors and stakeholders via the 56-1 One Report. The SEC has published the...