Bangkok, July 21, 2014 ? The SEC announced the results of the 3rd Mekong Capital Markets Cooperation (MCMC) meeting in Pattaya City that all 5 member countries agreed on mutual benefits of this collaboration framework and entered into MoU signing to lay the foundation for capital market cooperation to promote sustainable growth in the region. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General revealed the meeting results of the 3rd MCMC meeting hosted by the SEC recently in Pattaya City last month. P...
Bangkok, February 4, 2016 ? In the continued support to Thaipat Institute?s assessment of Thai listed companies based on the 2015 Anti-corruption Progress Indicators, the SEC has marked an overall
On 11 December 2019, the SEC Board passed a resolution approving ThaiBMA as a licensed securities depository under the regulatory sandbox project whereby blockchain technology is implemented to enhance the speed and efficiency of the trading process of corporate bond. Currently two companies have issued and offered corporate bonds for sale using the blockchain system of ThaiBMA, namely (1) Toyota Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. offering corporate bonds exclusively to institutional investors...
Bangkok, August 15, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on draft capital requirement rules applicable to securities companies being unable to maintain adequate net capital as prescribed
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...
Bangkok, May 6, 2014 ? The SEC supports Thaipat Institute to develop ?the first CSR and Anti-corruption progress indicators for Thai listed companies?, with a six level assessment of 0-5. In the
Bangkok, November 17, 2015 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on a draft revision to the disclosure of summarized material information (factsheet) on all types of debt securities to provide
Bangkok, 7 October 2016 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the proposed amendments to the initial public offering (IPO) rules with regard to share allocation to patrons and related persons of the issuer to support sufficient distribution to retail investors.The proposed amendments have taken into account stakeholders? opinions received from the hearing on the guiding principles conducted in March this year.The key changes to the rules include: - To re-define the term, ?patron? as any perso...
Bangkok, 8 March 2019 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the proposed amendments to the rules related to private fund (PF) management to promote flexibility in consistent with the increasingly diverse nature of the PF business, and maintain standards and quality of the business for the best interest of clients. The SEC conducted an initial hearing on the principles for amending the PF rules in late 2018. Most stakeholders from the business sector and the mutual fund industry generally submi...
Bangkok, March 25, 2016 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on a draft amendment to the rules on conversion of property funds into real estate investment trusts (REIT) to facilitate fund