), coming into force on 1 December 2008 ? (1) removes the cause of termination of approval for establishment and management of mutual funds in the event that the total value of the investment units sold, upon
“Asset management companies can now submit an application for approval of SSF establishment from 3 February 2020 onwards. SEC will speed up the approval process. In this regard, investors should invest in SSF regularly throughout the year to create a savings discipline for financial well-being,” said SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol.Several asset management companies have already consulted with SEC about setting up SSF, which is expected for launch to the public in mid February this...
capital increase of 1,076.51 million baht (from the existing 358.84 million baht to reach the new amount of 1,435.35 million baht) by issuing additional 21,530,245,323 shares at the price of 0.05 baht per
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...
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...
in the Category of Restricted Agents for Gold Futures came into force on 16 November 2008. Those who are interested to undertake gold futures business can now submit an application to the SEC or call
The TCFD has been established by the Financial Stability Board under the initiative of private sectors around the world and public and private sectors in the global market are welcomed to become TCFD supporters. The TCFD recommendations support more effective climate-related disclosures that enable investors and stakeholders to analyze and compare climate-related risk management of businesses within the sectors. The TCFD recommendations can become a market mechanism for promoting investment in l...
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...
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...
Readers should be aware that only the original Thai text has legal force and that this English translation is strictly for ref TRANSLATED VERSION As of May 10, 2011 5 Readers should be aware that