The BOT and the SEC previously discussed and reviewed the benefits and risks of digital assets and deemed it necessary to regulate and control the use of digital assets as a means of payment for goods and services to avert potential impacts on the country’s financial system stability and the overall economy as well as potential risks toward the public and business sectors. For example, risk on loss due to price volatility, cybersecurity risk, risk on personal data leakage, and exploitation as a...

Currently, sustainable investing has gained continuous interest from global investors. Both the SEC and the Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong (SFC) place importance on promoting the sustainable development of the respective capital markets. In the initial phase, the SEC has developed Additional Guidance for disclosing sustainability information for Hong Kong's ESG Funds, intending to use the SRI Fund symbol when marketing such funds in Thailand under the HK-TH MRF project, whic...

Following the joint meeting on 2 March 2020 with the Department of Business Development under the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to discuss possible solutions to the AGM holding of listed companies amid the spread of COVID-19, SEC has disseminated the circular and frequently asked questions to inform all listed companies of relevant guidelines to be implemented in the same direction. For example, guidelines for mi...

auditors on issues and case studies related to the accounting and auditing of IPO and listed companies, featuring presentations by representatives from the SEC. The sessions covered perspectives and

company will continue to open the BX.in.th website only as a method for customers to contact the company about outstanding issues…” More details are available at https://bx.in.th/.  With concerns of

. Engagement is purposeful dialogue with companies on these matters as well as on issues that are the immediate subject of votes at general meetings. 5. Institutional investors’ activities include decision

prohibited or restricted investments. Other funds may have their ESG efforts developed by a fund board of directors working to establish ESG priorities that address portfolio risk issues or respond to concerns

not subject to Thai law and supervision of the Thai regulator.   In addition, discussions with relevant enforcement agencies have raised concerns that digital assets may be used as a tool to commit

identified by the Institutional Investor, the Institutional Investor should exercise its voting rights on matters related to the issues at the Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting and

describe. In case that the firm is a significant component or business unit, does the firm have policies and procedures in place to ensure that significant matters related to the group audit have been