Bangkok, January 29, 2010 ? The Capital Market Supervisory Board (CMSB) has approved in principle establishment of Gold ETF at its Meeting No. 1/2010 with an aim to provide more alternatives for investors and encourage gold shops to participate in related businesses. Gold ETF will be available in two types: (1) Gold ETF which is a feeder fund investing in overseas mutual funds that invest in gold, in which case the central bank?s permission for offshore investment quota is required, and (2) Gold...
Bangkok, January 29, 2010 ? The Capital Market Supervisory Board (CMSB) has approved in principle establishment of Gold ETF at its Meeting No. 1/2010 with an aim to provide more alternatives for investors and encourage gold shops to participate in related businesses.Gold ETF will be available in two types: (1) Gold ETF which is a feeder fund investing in overseas mutual funds that invest in gold, in which case the central bank's permission for offshore investment quota is required, and (2) Gold...
Exchange of Thailand (SET) Board, represented by Prof. Kitipong Urapeepatanapong, SET Board Chairperson, together with Mr. Asadej Kongsiri, SET President, held a meeting to discuss the strategic plans of
, policy development, accountability measures, and board reporting. Attendees received practical guidance on initiating climate action plans, including skill assessments and planning and evaluation
SEC intends to revise its regulations on information disclosure of green bond offering for those who need to issue and offer green bonds in compliance with international standards. Additional information is required in the filing of debt instrument offering including use of proceeds, process for project evaluation and selection, management of proceeds, and reporting. Appointment of an external review provider to assess each step of the bond offering and issuance is encouraged. This regulat...
SEC has a responsibility for the supervision and development of the Thai capital market so as to ensure that it is effective, transparent, and reliable and is accessible by every sector of capital market. In order to do this, the Thai capital market must rely on the driving force of the intermediary business operators in driving and strengthening the capital market to become an effective vehicle of investor’s wealth creation and the fund raising of issuers. SEC supervised the intermediary...
As SEC has made an amendment to Section 185 of the Securities and Exchange Act, effective 17 April, the amended Section stipulates that SET-member securities companies are able to trade listed securities outside the stock exchange if abiding by the regulations, conditions and procedures set by the SEC Office. Earlier, the law prohibited such companies to trade securities outside the stock exchange with an exception for a SET permission.Therefore, SEC intends to revise the regulations on l...
SEC has plans to review the criteria relating to the report form of the securities and derivative business operators to accommodate the change in financial reporting standards - financial
SEC considers revising the regulations on the offering for sale of investment in shares held by listed companies or their subsidiaries in order that the shareholding can be conveniently restructured before any merger and acquisition. In the case of investments in shares of public limited companies, the filing of the registration statement and draft prospectus will be exempted. In the case of investment in shares of limited companies, these can be offered for sale to more than 50 investors...