Term fund is highly popular among investors, asset management companies and commercial banks. As of the end of Q1/2019, the total net asset value was approximately 770,000 million baht and 96 percent of the term funds were offered to retail investors. The key specific characteristics of term fund are the inability to redeem investment units before maturity date and the possibility of concentration risk due to investment in products of any single issuer. Under such conditions, a credit ri...

Currently, asset management companies have roles in reporting their portfolio outward foreign and derivatives of mutual funds and provident funds  to both SEC and BOT on a monthly basis. In order to reduce the asset management companies’ reporting burdens, SEC held a discussion with BOT and reached a joint decision that BOT would use information in the report that mutual fund and provident fund operators file with SEC, instead of using BOT’s portfolio and derivative  investment aboard (PI...

To avoid disruption to economic activities as securities companies and derivatives business operators are key intermediaries for providing investment services to businesses and the public, the SEC

.  In addition, inception of mutual funds for non-retail (MF for non-retail) will no longer be permitted to avoid repetition of mutual funds for accredited investors, selling units to institutional and

reported earnings objective - to avoid loss - to increases in annually earnings - to meet analysts’ earnings forecasts 4 Motivations to Manage Earnings Internal factors External factors Firm’s

, ill-informed decisions with the expectation for high returns and even topped up benefits from signing up other persons into the network scheme. Investors are advised to avoid such investment scheme as

, relevant impacts and recovery plan, including the reason why the company failed to make necessary preparation in advance to avoid such default. EARTH's board of directors must clarify to the SEC and disclose

rights in order to protect their interests. They should also study relevant information and ask questions to help them decide who is appropriate to be appointed as directors to avoid a deadlock in the

2014, which recorded 80.54 million baht net earning.Charin managed to avoid loss incurred from the fall of the PAP share price after the company reported the aforesaid information to the SET later on 11

had to settle the purchase order before regular settlement period in order to avoid force selling. This action was considered that Wiroj failed to inform sufficient information by concealing important