international market and offer more investment choices for investors in both jurisdictions. In addition, the Memorandum of Understanding concerning mutual cooperation signed between the regulators in 1993 will be
SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol has announced key progresses concluded at the meeting with HK counterparts, as follows: (1) SEC and SFC will continue to work on the regulatory mapping exercises whereby a common ground has been established on 3 January 2020 regarding mutual recognition of funds. At the preliminary stage, both parties agreed on cross-border offerings of funds which includes plain vanilla funds and passive ETF. Both regulators are expecting to concl...
During the meeting, both parties discussed the importance of enhancing cooperation between CSRC and SEC Thailand based on MoU signed in 2007, in response to global and regional challenges, and
Bangkok, February 10, 2014 ? Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discussed with the Thai Bankers? Association (TBA) and the Association of International Banks (AIB), on the commercial banks? roles to support their subsidiaries? overseas business expansion and the services of personal asset allocation as well as wealth advisory. SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak said after the first 2014 semi-annual meeting with top executives of Thai and foreign commercial banks that the commer...
The SEC had reviewed the criteria related to report on securities (i.e., shares and convertible securities) or derivatives holding of listed companies’ directors, executives, and auditors** and proposed amendments to such criteria to reduce redundancy and inject flexibility for reporting parties while ensuring that data users receive sufficient information within an appropriate time. Having received comments and recommendations from the public consultation at the end of 2022, the SEC has refined...
enhance the efficiency of the existing provident funds. Essentially, the key principles of the amendments are as follows: 1. Fund management and structure: e.g., revising provisions to support the
On 15 November 2022, the Capital Market Supervisory Baord Meeting No. 11/2565 passed a resolution approving the proposal for amendment to the regulations on equity allocation to promote clarity. The SEC later conducted a public hearing to gather views and suggestions on the matter from stakeholders during February – March 2023. The finalized amendment to the equity allocation regulations* has recently been issued. Essentially, an equity issuing company is required to comply with the following pr...
Presently, several companies are interested to raise fund through digital token offer to finance their investment in office buildings or condominiums which will later be rented for income shared to holders of digital tokens or real estate-backed initial coin offering (ICO). Meanwhile, the regulations have not yet extended to such fund raising method and a smart contract has not yet covered an enforcement of investors’ rights in some issues which are activities occurring outside blockchain...
in case of complaints or issues on misconduct of directors or executives of listed companies under the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (1992) to enhance flexibility of work process and
The SEC’s policy is to strengthen the oversight of digital asset business operators with a focus on quality and reliability enhancement of such business operator to protect investors. This means the records of investors’ assets under custody of the business operators must be accurate, complete and updated while the assets must be properly protected from relevant risks. In September 2021, the SEC conducted a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the regulations on custody of clients’ assets....