year-high level of 785.38 points on May 9. After that, however, rising oil prices and interest rates hikes caused the global stock market to decline; the SET Index plunged by more than 100 points within

which the Thai equity market was one of the best-performing markets in the world with a remarkable return as high as 120%, 2004 was the year of consolidation. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index

market confidence and business integrity, which in turn is essential for companies that need access to equity capital for long term investment. Access to equity capital is particularly important for future

/Assessment/ROSC_Thailand_web.pdf Principles of Corporate Governance - G20 version effective redress for violation of their rights. Equity investors have certain property rights. For example, an equity share in

FROM THE CHAIRMAN (Suchart Jaovisidha) Chairman SCE_Eng_p.1-16 10/29/04, 1:05 AM4 5 In 2003, the bullish stock market was a good reflection of Thailandûs economic recovery with strong outlook and

shifted their investments from money and bond markets to equity market; 3. US subprime crisis: Its effect started to spread to global stock markets in June and the situation got worse when several financial

companies are increasingly active in investing abroad. For their own equity to be acceptable in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance standards must be high. Ownership A defining characteristic of

, but by the end of 2012 closed at 1391.93 points. At 104.8 percent, stock market turnover is higher than most other East Asian countries as well as the high-income OECD median. Also, the percent value

resting place for capital in times of volatility in the equity market. As such, the SEC in 2001 has given high importance to promote the efficiency and role of debt instrument market so that it will become

representatives Securities issuers and listed companies Stock Exchange of Thailand Derivatives exchange ë Set licensing and approval https://www.sec.or.th/EN/Documents/AnnualReport/pb_ar_2006.pdf Annual Report 2007