Bangkok, August 13, 2014 ? The SEC allows mutual fund for accredited investors (AIs) to invest in derivatives without investment limit, adding more investment choices for AIs. Vorapol Socatiyanurak
SEC proposes the amendment to Securities and Exchanges Acts in various aspects so that the law would be more flexible, able to keep pace with new development and suitable for actual use. It also aims
permissible products are more complicated, risky and similar to those AIs have been allowed to invest domestically such as unrated bond and foreign sukuk. Moreover, all investors will have more investment
asset report will be more flexible in that the report must be sent within 5 working days of the following month to the clients or at least once a year to the clients who have been inactive for more than a
asset report will be more flexible in that the report must be sent within 5 working days of the following month to the clients or at least once a year to the clients who have been inactive for more than a
the risk calculation, and (3) updating of the net liquid capital calculation methods to be more flexible and suitable to the current market trends. This latest draft amendment has already taken into
aims to facilitate private sector?s issuance of new financial products in response to market needs. Under the proposal, the principle-based set of rules enabling a more flexible coverage of various
while classification of assets treated as capital will be more flexible. In this regard, guidelines for the business operators unable to maintain adequate capital will also be prescribed. The consultation
funds for accredited investors (AIs) investing in securities listed on the exchanges in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and mutual fund without derivatives investment limit. The SEC also urged the
internationally recognized and more flexible than property fund.Essentially, the amendment would offer an option to convert one or more property funds into an existing REIT or establish a new REIT, and investment