Essentially, the amendments would apply to digital asset business operators, i.e., exchanges, brokers and dealers, and cover the licensing process, from change to the fee payment time frame to extension to the time frame of readiness preparation for business commencement in case of necessity. In addition, the regulations governing key aspects of digital asset business operation would be amended. For example, data storage system, management system and custody of client assets. This is to pr...
Following the initial launch earlier this year, the ESG Product Platform in its second phase features extensive coverage and details related to sustainability-themed financial products, especially SRI Funds and bonds.* Additional details for SRI Fund include investment policy, investment unit value, net asset value, dividend policy, fund fees and past performance. The information is available bilingually, in Thai and English, for the public’s convenience. The SEC introduced the ESG Pro...
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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...
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increase purchasing power. SEC therefore proposes the inclusion of additional securities classes for margin lending by securities company to the customer for investments apart from listed securities. Such
SEC plans to review the operation system that the securities business operators and derivative contract business operators have adopted for some time in the operation and provision of services in order that the operation system will be more appropriate and flexible and in line with various types of business models. The operation system will also reduce burdens and obstacles in the business operations, with a view to grouping the relevant regulations of the operation system and the provisi...
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...
Today, development of technology is rapid and continuous. It disrupts development of services in the capital market. However, SEC views that many provisions in the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (1992) and the Derivatives Act B.E. 2546 (2003) do not keep pace with these rapidly changing environments which may unintentionally limit the area that business operators can make use of technology, such as provision that requires business operators to disclosure its financial statements to...