With the opening keynote speech given by Mr. Thawatchai Pittayasophon, SEC Deputy Secretary-General, Acting Secretary-General, the seminar is aimed to provide the public and private sectors, state enterprises, financial institutions and capital market stakeholders, with the knowledge on the offering for sale of sustainability-themed debt instruments and case studies of the offering practices in Thailand as well as a forum for exchanging views and perspectives on the risk-reduction financin...
Ms. Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC Secretary-General, said: “As a capital market regulator, the SEC recognizes the importance of encouraging sustainable and responsible investment and it is the capital market’s role to do so in the drive towards sustainable development of the economy and the society. These SRI Fund fee exemptions are part of the SEC’s efforts to support asset management companies in giving more weight to sustainability-driven securities investment. This means issuers of such securi...
business as a mechanism for promoting long-term savings to support the aging society in Thailand. The parties also discussed the roles of asset management companies in sustainable investment whereby the
confidence in fundraising and investment, aiming to make the capital market a fundamental mechanism for sustainable economic growth. We will collaborate with the AIMC, which plays a key role in promoting
The afore-mentioned Capital Market Development Plan, acknowledged by the Cabinet on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, consists of the following five strategic directions for continued growth of the capital market which is envisioned to become: Strategic Direction 1 Capital market for competitiveness (Competitiveness), in which potentiality and competitiveness of all sectors in the capital market and economic system will be reinforced. Strategic Direction 2 Capital market accessible to all (Accessibili...
a driving force in supporting and promoting business sectors along the path towards business sustainability. We believe that with close cooperation and active engagement, we will be able to implement
SEC's role in driving and advocating for sustainability in the Thai capital market through regulations and supportive tools, as well as recapped the progresses on sustainability disclosure of listed
“bondholders’ representative,” who serves as a crucial mechanism for safeguarding and advocating for bondholders. The bondholders’ representative is required to comply with the Securities and Exchange
in advocating broader consideration of ESG criteria in capital markets, and helping industry practitioners develop skills to effectively incorporate ESG in their practice.” Hardik Shah, CFA, ESG