Bangkok, January 21, 2014 ?  The SEC revised rules governing provident fund investment for more clarity and flexibility in line with international standards. The new rules have become effective in

At the joint meeting held at the SEC Building yesterday, the SEC led by Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon and the management, and the ASCO led by Chairman Pichet Sithi-Amnuai, directors and members (consisting of executives and representatives from 38 securities firms) held discussions and shared views regarding operations that may affect trust and confidence in the Thai capital market such as the use of program trading/ high-frequency trading. The participants also discussed approaches...

proposed amendments to such criteria to reduce redundancy and inject flexibility for reporting parties while ensuring that data users receive sufficient information within an appropriate time. Having

SEC is opening for public comments on the regulations to supervise private funds as now business operators have developed a variety of services to satisfy customers. Therefore, SEC intends to amend its rules to be more flexible without too high operating costs, and cope with more diverse patterns of business operations. This revision focuses on the principle-based regulations, instead of fixed details, that cover several issues such as personnel’s well-preparedness, investment management,...

SEC is opening for public comments on the regulations to supervise private funds as the business operators have developed a variety of services to satisfy customers. Therefore, SEC intends to amend its rules to be more flexible without high operating costs, and cope with more diverse patterns of business operations. This revision focuses on the principle-based regulations, instead of fixed details, that cover several issues such as personnel readiness, investment management, receiving and...

The amended rules on approval of ICO portals give the applicants more flexibility and reduce risk on developing/investing in high-cost  work systems while the approval process is underway

with fair treatment and transparency, and increase flexibility for management of member contribution. Most respondents agreed with the proposed amendments and suggested further details for the

and comprise a large number of affiliates, due to legal or commercial purposes, in order to add flexibility without causing an unreasonable burden on these companies. The main points of the new rules

. For example, data storage system, management system and custody of client assets. This is to promote flexibility in business operation while ensuring that supervisory guidelines are appropriate and