offices or branches of business operators in accordance with the Regulatory Guillotine to increase flexibility and streamline processes and operating burdens on the business sector. Essentially, the

in class action litigation. It also intends to increase investors’ awareness of their legal rights to claim for remedies from those who broke the laws and caused them harm.”    Acting Sub Lt. Dr

Bangkok, October 2, 2015 The SEC has rolled out an initiative to enhance sustainability of the financial reporting ecosystem, which is paramount to the integrity and soundness of the Thai capital

Bangkok, February 9, 2016 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on draft amendments to several regulations governing provident fund (PVD) management to promote PVD as an effective savings chanel for employees.  The revision aims at encouraging employees to save more, save longer, and save smart, to enjoy better quality of life after retirement.The proposed amendments would require that asset management companies comply with the following key regulations:   1) To provide several investment plans f...

Under the existing regulations, each business operator allows to prepare the customer complaints’ handling report in its own style and classify the type of complaints as it deems appropriate. Such variations have caused SEC extra time on processing the data for regulatory use. In addition, the current regulation which requires the operator to submit the report in paper form to SEC has incurred an undue burden to the business.  SEC, therefore, proposes to amend the regulations by requiring...

increase via private placement (PP) to become ineffective until the SEC shall order otherwise.  This follows POLAR?s announcement concerning (1) additional agenda of Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) No.1

Essentially, the new rules allow securities brokers and derivatives agents to provide two types of trading services of capital market products that respond to investors’ demands more efficiently, namely (1) program trading service that automates trading order execution according to clients’ selected investment strategy* and (2) portfolio advisory with execution service.** Both of the services are exempted from the securities business license in the category of private fund management and...

false statement regarding capital increase of the company.   Given that Pichet was assigned to study and make an improvement plan for MLINK?s financial condition and capital structure, he must have

SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol announced that SEC has issued a measure allowing asset management companies to borrow money or enter into a repurchase transaction agreement to better manage liquidity of fixed income funds and mixed funds that invest at least 60 percent of the net asset value in debt securities. The limit for such transactions is increased from 10 percent to 30 percent of the NAV at daily closing. This liquidity boosting option is valid until 30 April 2020, as...