Recognising the crucial role sustainable economic growth plays in bringing about better living standards and inclusive economic development for all, in 2015 Thailand has adopted the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (consisting of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: SDGs), and, in 2016, committed to the Paris Agreement to advance its Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) reduction by 20 to 25 percent from the business-as-usual level by 2030.The financial sector plays a crucial r...
Even though the Thai financial system remains strong, with commercial banks holding healthy levels of capital and liquidity reserves, the liquidity stress and the resulting irregularity in the global financial market have begun to affect the Thai financial market. The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has alleviated the situation through government bond purchase program amounting more than 100 billion baht during 13-20 March 2020, and the reduction and cancelation of BOT bond issuance, while the Mon...
According to a client’s complaint and the SEC’s further investigation, it was found that during December 2007 – September 2012, executed securities trading orders for the client who acknowledged such orders, paid the subscription money and accepted redemption money without making any objection. The total accumulated trading value was more than 800 million baht. The misconduct above led to the consideration that {A} failed to perform his duties responsibly with professional due care when he acc...
Bangkok, March 28, 2016 ? The SEC has filed a criminal complaint with the Economic Crime Suppression Division of the Royal Thai Police (ECD Police) against (1) News Network Corporation PCL. (NEWS), previously named Solution Corner PCL. (SLC), (2) Polaris Capital PCL. (POLAR), previously named Wattana Capital PCL. (WAT), and (3) Siwasit Sainumphung, for collaborating their separate acquisitions of Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited (NMG) shares to achieve the mutual goal of business t...
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...
Facebook page “Vietjet Air Thailand ” impersonates “Thai Vietjet Air Joint Stock Co., Ltd.” : Unlicensed securities and derivatives business (Disclosure Date : 13/08/2024)
Facebook page “Vietjet Air Thailand” impersonates “Thai Vietjet Air Joint Stock Co.,Ltd” : Unlicensed securities and derivatives business (Disclosure Date : 14/08/2024)
Facebook page “Vietjet Air Thailand ” impersonates “Thai Vietjet Air Joint Stock Co., Ltd.” : Unlicensed securities and derivatives business (Disclosure Date : 15/08/2024)
According to a referral from MBKET and SEC’s further inspection, during May 2016 – December 2018, {A} executed trading orders of securities and derivatives for a client in the following manners: (1) using her personal mobile phone, together with the username and the password she had created, to execute trading transactions via the Internet, and (2) making trading orders via MBKET’s trading execution program. She also transferred her own money into the client’s trading account as a collater...
Bangkok, 2 October 2017 ? The SEC has ordered Pace Development Corporation Public Company Limited (PACE) to clarify the information regarding the company's joint venture agreement with three