and Mission The SEC’s vision, mission and objectives aim at supervising and developing the capital market to be efficient, transparent, inclusive, reliable, and in accordance with international

annual report features Benjarong ceramics. Benjarong, meaning five colours, gained popularity in the royal court and the high society of Siam in the late Ayudhya period (A.D. 1350 - 1767). But it was

and enforcement. F. Cross-border co-operation should be enhanced, including through bilateral and multilateral arrangements for exchange of information. High levels of cross-border ownership and trading

million baht respectively. Accordingly, buying volumes of domestic institutional investors were partly from the establishment of new 40 equities mutual funds. High level of confidence among domestic

uncertainty and external challenges led by record-high oil prices, fluctuation of foreign capital flows at rapid speed and in high volume, and US subprime mortgage crisis. Yet, the Thai capital market succeeded

pass this test and strive forward to deliver material and measurable accomplishments. As the market regulator, the SEC shall proceed to secure investors' confidence, build efficient and reliable markets

borrowing and lending, and joint venture management. As a result, any intermediary wishing to operate only brokerage business, for example, would have to meet the high minimum paid-up capital rule despite its

progress and remaining challenges, and formulated common policy objectives and a practical reform agenda. Awareness of the OECD Principles of Corporate Governance is now high in the region. In fact, all

. Minority shareholders have limited influence on actual board selection and high barriers to call a GMS, influence the meeting agenda, or bring legal action against the company or a director under the law

meetings and conducting public hearings. (In 2012, the SEC held 22 public consultations via its website.) In case of a high impact regulation, a large-scale seminar may be necessary. Moreover, the proposed