includes inspection of audit firms’ quality control systems, which has been running since 2010. According to the Activities Report 2021, audit firms in the capital market have continued to improve their
“Asset management companies can now submit an application for approval of SSF establishment from 3 February 2020 onwards. SEC will speed up the approval process. In this regard, investors should invest in SSF regularly throughout the year to create a savings discipline for financial well-being,” said SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol.Several asset management companies have already consulted with SEC about setting up SSF, which is expected for launch to the public in mid February this...
The SEC made amendments to the regulations governing the reporting of the IPO shares results, aiming to enhance investor access into critical information and be useful for investors’ decision-making (disclosure-based) for timely information disclosure without imposing an undue burden on the issuer. The amended regulations are summarized in the following details. 1. In addition to the existing requirements for reporting the IPO shares results (Form 81-1-IPO), the issuer shall submit a supplement...
to biodiversity that can serve as a foundation for assessing the operational risk to nature. Among them, the TNFD framework stand out as a suitable starting point.The Task Force on Nature-Related
officials and force of the nation on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King’s Birthday on 28 July 2023, together with the President of the Parliament, President of the Supreme Court, President of
The TCFD has been established by the Financial Stability Board under the initiative of private sectors around the world and public and private sectors in the global market are welcomed to become TCFD supporters. The TCFD recommendations support more effective climate-related disclosures that enable investors and stakeholders to analyze and compare climate-related risk management of businesses within the sectors. The TCFD recommendations can become a market mechanism for promoting investment in l...
The SEC Strategic Plan 2024–2026 prioritizes the strengthening of Thai capital market trust and highlighting the critical significance of investor confidence in cultivating a robust capital market that serves as a channel for fundraising of businesses and investment for investors. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve sustainable development, reduce inequalities. Recognizing the importance of complete, transparent, and timely IPO information for investors’ informed decision-making, the SEC aims to...
* and Form 56*. These rules have caused an unreasonable burden on these companies. SEC therefore plans to improve these rules to facilitate holding companies, which engage in various types of business
As part of continuing efforts to support market confidence and business integrity, the OECD has launched in Asia a new set of corporate governance principles that were endorsed at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in September 2015. The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance provide recommendations for national policymakers on key corporate governance issues, such as shareholder rights, executive remuneration, financial disclosure, the behaviour of institutional investors, boardroom practic...
Readers should be aware that only the original Thai text has legal force and that this English translation is strictly for ref TRANSLATED VERSION As of May 10, 2011 5 Readers should be aware that