changes in behaviour. The landscape Asia remains a diverse region, with a range of economic, legal, and political systems. Economic development and market sizes vary (see Table1). The Asian Roundtable
. Basic shareholder rights are well established, and shareholders freely trade their shares, participate in shareholders meetings—including by proxy—and receive a range of information from listed companies
. Somkid Jatusripitak Mr. Somkid is the ex-officio Chairman of the Board. He served as the Minister of Finance from February 2001 to February 2003 and was reappointed in March 2004. With a Ph.D. from J.L
derivatives business operators is determined by the types of license packages, each permitting a scope of various business undertakings. For example, Type A Securities Business License requires the minimum paid
provision of services as a securities clearing house or central securities depository to the extent that members or their clients, or any involved persons understand risks from use of the services, and shall
to the Thai capital market in support of long-term investment and economic growth. Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala Secretary-General 6 Mr. Siripol Yodmuangcharoen Permanent-Secretary for Commerce An ex
. Pridiyathorn Devakula Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance M.R. Pridiyathorn is an ex-officio member of the Board. He has been Governor of the Bank of Thailand since May 2001. He holds an MBA in
companies, both financial and non- financial. To the extent they are deemed applicable, they might also be a useful tool to improve corporate governance in companies whose shares are not publicly traded
. Moreover, the existence of derivatives market will provide additional financial instruments for investors and allow market intermediaries to expand their scope of services. For this reason, the SEC has
Discipline ● Proposed to amend the SEC Act to define clearer scope of responsibilities of listed companiesû directors and to empower investors in exercising their rights ● Cooperated with the SET in revising