As part of continuing efforts to support market confidence and business integrity, the OECD has launched in Asia a new set of corporate governance principles that were endorsed at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in September 2015. The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance provide recommendations for national policymakers on key corporate governance issues, such as shareholder rights, executive remuneration, financial disclosure, the behaviour of institutional investors, boardroom practic...
includes inspection of audit firms’ quality control systems, which has been running since 2010. According to the Activities Report 2021, audit firms in the capital market have continued to improve their
The SEC Strategic Plan 2024–2026 prioritizes the strengthening of Thai capital market trust and highlighting the critical significance of investor confidence in cultivating a robust capital market that serves as a channel for fundraising of businesses and investment for investors. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve sustainable development, reduce inequalities. Recognizing the importance of complete, transparent, and timely IPO information for investors’ informed decision-making, the SEC aims to...
To ensure that asset management companies primarily manage funds for the investors’ benefits, SEC has revised the regulations in order to control and monitor mutual fund management by requiring asset management companies to authorize persons to mornitor and control mutual fund. The persons performing the duty must have the qualifications as follows(1) Be independent from the asset management company, (2) Be under the supervision of high-level management, (3) Have knowledge, ability and...
, for example, has changed significantly recently. Since last December, SEC has informed SET to monitor the trading activities of such shares closely to protect investors and prevent distortion of the
blocked from these platforms immediately to protect the public from further harm and loss. The Investment Scam Hotline initiative is part of the SEC’s continuing efforts as a participant in the
of lawsuit filed and prosecuted by the plaintiff who collectively represents a group of people who suffer damage from the same causes and wish to exercise legal right to protect own rights. For more
In this regard, by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Section 35of the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses B.E. 2561 (2018), the SEC Board, at the Meeting No. 2/2564 dated 18 January 2021, has passed a resolution requiring Bitkub to submit a rectification plan to the SEC and complete the rectification of the relevant problematic work systems within five days in the following areas: 1) Rectifying the operation under work systems, i.e., the trading system, the deposit and withdrawal s...
The spread of COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020 has resulted in severe volatility in debt and equity markets around the world, and consequently stimulated investment outflows from mutual funds and affected the stability of the global financial system. Due to this circumstance, international regulators have decided to issue liquidity measures.Realizing the importance of liquidity risk management process of mutual funds, the SEC encourages asset management companies to strengthen the effic...
, protect and improve corporate reputations. Additionally, an effective record-keeping system should be maintained to ensure that the information disclosed to the clients and the public is accurate.