SEC Secretary-General, Nataya Niyamanusorn said, “SEC has seen the wealth advisors having important role for the investors because they could make the investors realize financial planning as a living skill after the Thai society has stepped into the ageing society. However, ageing people may not have enough money after retirement and investors have not yet achieved their targeted returns on investment or have had enough money for long term. Therefore, SEC has gone ahead with the main strat...
On 9 July 2020, the CMSB Meeting No. 13/2563, chaired by SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, passed a resolution approving the regulations related to the establishment of high yield bond funds that will help increase liquidity and allow debt issuers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to continue their business operation (bridge financing). This in turn will increase liquidity and stability of the high yield bond market as well as offer an alternative for high net worth investors...
Bangkok, December 22, 2014 ? The SEC and Bank of Thailand together with 24 nations agree to further strengthening collaboration in financial education to promote financial inclusion and literacy during the OECD-Thailand Seminar on Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy in Asia, the event co-hosted by the SEC and the Bank of Thailand at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok from December 16-17, 2014.SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak said, ?It is a great opportunity that Thailand has...
The SEC has developed the web page “IPO Fact Figure” on the SEC website, which can be viewed at www.sec.or.th/IPOFactFigure, and has it officially launched on 25 December to facilitate investor access to the comparable, statistical information for their investment decision making.The web page “IPO Fact Figure” is especially designed to serve investor needs for IPO share statistical information, consisting of the following: 1. Statistical information of IPO shares, e.g., the first trading day, fi...
SEC is welcoming public comments on a drafted notifications of the approval for offering of newly issued shares and information disclosure, applying to issuers and listed companies, in accordance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) standards and FSAP. Reexamining these regulations would help to further credibility of the Thai capital market and to build up confidence for both domestic and foreign investors. For the principle of the revision, the SEC had al...
At present, securities and derivatives business operators (Thai business operators)* are allowed to provide services for Thai investors’ investment in foreign capital market products through business operators in foreign jurisdictions/countries with their personnel giving investment advice. Under the governing rules and procedures, foreign business operators, having the prescribed characteristics and giving advice or information on foreign currency denominated capital market products through Tha...
Bangkok, 8 November 2017 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the draft amendment to the Ministerial Regulation for Securities Business Licenses to provide flexibility and support new businesses