Bangkok, 13 September 2016 - The SEC has imposed a two-year suspension of approval on {A}, Executive Chairman of {X1} Company Limited, for failing to supervise the Know Your Client/Client Due Diligence (KYC/CDD) as well as client activity oversight systems. Additionally, the SEC is in the process of submitting the? case for consideration of the Criminal Fining Committee.During a routine inspection of {X1} Company Limited, the SEC found deficiencies in the company's KYC/CDD system. Also its clien...
Bangkok, January 6, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC) and the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form ?Academic Alliance? project to develop knowledge management for public and private sectors as well as economic, social and capital market development. The project aims at creating quality graduates through a variety of academic projects. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said, "This MOU sign...
The new partnership between CDP, which runs the global TCFD-aligned environmental disclosure system, and the SEC will include collaboration on a number of important areas including: • Co-developing a programme to improve the quantity and quality of environmental disclosures from corporates and financial institutions in Thailand • The provision of data and insights from CDP to the SEC and other policy actors to support the priorities laid out in the Sustainable Finance Initiatives for Thailand...
, increasingly emphasize the importance of audit quality factor in the selection of auditors. Qualitative information in the firm inspection report is thus very useful for the selection process. In addition, the
On December 28, 2018, SEC together with the Legal Execution Department and the Department of Legal Execution, Office of the Attorney General, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the benefit of legal execution against offenders. It is the integration of collaboration between the three agencies, supporting the functions of each agency including exchanging information, knowledge and expertise in the prevention of the transfer of property enabling the collection of assets of offenders or defen...
In November 2019, SEC engaged the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) to conduct a study on laws pertaining to the supervision of audit firms and auditors in foreign capital markets for supporting amendment of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (Securities and Exchange Act) to allow more effective and efficient supervision of audit firms and auditors in Thai capital market.SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “This is the first time SEC contracts an independ...
Bangkok, March 10, 2014 ? The SEC jointly with the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC), the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), the Thai Bankers? Association (TBA), the Association of International Banks (AIB), the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO), and the Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA), launched a project called ?A thousand baht, Start a journey to your dream? to promote investment discipline among working-age population by conveniently investing at least 1,...
accounting and auditing standards. The event aims to promote audit regulator and audit firm cooperation, boost audit quality in the region while enhance reliability of financial reports of companies in ASEAN
work for audit firms having quality assurance system in compliance with professional standards, the SEC regularly inspects the firm?s audit quality to uphold market fairness, ensure proper investor
Bangkok, August 14, 2014 ? Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General revealed that the Capital Market Supervisory Board approved the streamlining of structured notes regulations to boost