At present, money market funds are used by investors as a tool to manage liquidity and a place to park money for a short time, besides keeping it in banking accounts. As of February 2018, the size of money market funds was 240 billion baht, or 3% of savings deposit. In the future the Deposit Protection Agency would reduce the maximum insured amount of bank deposit to only 1 million baht. Hence, money market funds are likely to grow in size and emerge as an alternative for people looking for the...
Bangkok, 31 August 2017 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the draft rules concerning determination of paid-up registered capital of securities and derivatives intermediaries to better suit their respective types of risks and facilitate development of different types of securities businesses. Pursuant to the current rules, the paid-up registered capital of securities companies and derivatives business operators is determined by the types of license packages, each permitting a scope of vario...
for every case even though it will be offered via private placement. For example, the normal regulations will be obstacles in the process of pre-ICO and private sale.Therefore, SEC intends to relax
electronic format. In addition, the CMSB has resolved to relax the following requirements for business operations in 2020 to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, namely,(1) The asset due diligence, (2) the
SEC is holding a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the regulations governing REIT indirect investment. According to the current regulations relating to issuance and offer for sale regarding units of REIT, if indirect investment in real estate is made through shareholding of other companies, REIT must hold not less than 99% of the total sold shares and of the total voting shares in that company. This is to ensure that REIT receives full benefits from invested assets and that REI...
Pursuant to the MOU, SEC and TGO will cooperate in sharing knowledge, communicating and giving advice to listed companies, securities issuers or business operators under SEC supervision regarding the importance and the benefits of reporting carbon footprint for organization. Both parties will also ensure to have Carbon Footprint for Organization monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system in place in accordance with international standards. On 19 August 2020, SEC in cooperation with TGO,...
audit firm; (2) To relax the requirement on the number and nature of business whose financial statements must be given an opinion and affixed with the auditor’s signature, as well as to adjust the
. Furthermore, it seeks to enhance the efficiency of bondholders’ representatives in fulfilling their duties and bolster the credibility and protection of debt securities investors. The SEC and ThaiBMA are
listed in a secondary market must be a public company limited and have investor protection measures under the law (the Public Limited Companies Act, B.E. 2535 (1992)). The draft regulations would relax