Bangkok, October 30, 2015 ? The Thai capital market is making progress toward adoption of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)?s revised Principles of Corporate Governance, which have been released at the 2015 OECD-Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance in Bangkok today. Co-hosted by the OECD, the SEC, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) in partnership with the Government of Japan, the roundtable is a forum f...
The Passport is intended to provide significant benefits to investors through more fund choice, while maintaining effective legal and regulatory arrangement for investor protection. It is also intended to strengthen the capacity, expertise and international competitiveness of financial markets and the funds industry in the region.Implementation ProgressThe participating economies have progressed with legal and regulatory requirements in their respective jurisdictions. Japan and Thailand have com...
Bangkok, June 30, 2016 ? The SEC has become one of the first signatories to the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Establishment and Implementation of the Asia Region Funds Passort (MoC), which prescribes the framework and conditions for public offerings of cross-border mutual funds under the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP).Together with the other first participating economies ? namely, the Republic of Korea, Japan, New Zealand and Australia ? Thailand is making preparations for the launch of pa...
investment was made. Therefore, the general public could not utilize the capital market to create financial freedom.”“The Five Steps toward Investment Confidence project was initiated from the intent of SEC in
The afore-mentioned Capital Market Development Plan, acknowledged by the Cabinet on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, consists of the following five strategic directions for continued growth of the capital market which is envisioned to become: Strategic Direction 1 Capital market for competitiveness (Competitiveness), in which potentiality and competitiveness of all sectors in the capital market and economic system will be reinforced. Strategic Direction 2 Capital market accessible to all (Accessibili...
mobilized global financial leaders to virtually discuss the next steps. They focused on innovative practices to enhance stewardship of financing for long-term, sustainable value, complementary to private
The SEC has improved the procedure for handling complaints from investors and the general public to ensure better service quality. The new procedure includes three phases of clearer status updates to
protection mandate, education is an SEC’s crucial tool. “This seminar on class action legal proceedings will enhance knowledge of investors and interested parties about steps and procedures of the lawsuit
management companies must provide explanation concerning the funds for investors? understanding and must also take necessary steps to ensure that investors learn of associated risks prior to making investment
One of the objectives of the Thai capital market development plan is to enable the public to access and utilize the capital market for savings and investment purposes. SET has taken steps to