Bangkok, February 21, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on revising the regulations concerning independent directors of licensed securities and derivatives business operators. The proposed
Bangkok, June 10, 2016 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on the proposed amendment to the rules governing disclosure of information in the Annual Registration Statement (Form 56-1), specifically in the part of employments and activities of directors and executives of listed companies. The proposed amendment aims to enhance disclosure of information by requiring that directors and executives of listed companies report all of their current job positions and activities elsewhere, either in other...
Bangkok, February 27, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on draft compilation of rules governing providers of investment services in foreign currency denominated securities and derivatives. The draft rules permit business operators to provide services under their licenses and the foreign investment quota granted by the Bank of Thailand. In this regard, permissible investment products denominated foreign currencies are expanded to cover more investment products; units of foreign collective...
Bangkok, April 29, 2016 ? The SEC is seeking public comments on draft rules concerning guidelines for post-offering disclosure of information to be imposed specifically on property funds
Upon the review of the Securities and Exchange Act, SEC finds that certain provisions of the law do not support the issuance of debt securities under the current economic situations. For example, the legal requirement on minimum face value of debentures may be too high and hinder retail investors to access debt markets, or the prohibition of set-off can cause unnecessary procedures and fees to issuer who wants to rollover the matured debt into a new one or who wants to restructure terms and cond...
Pursuant to the Emergency Decree on Digital Asset Businesses of 2018, digital asset business operators are required to obtain a relevant license from the Minister of Finance. Since 2018, three types of digital asset business licenses have been added to the licensing list, making the total of six license types, namely: Digital Asset Exchange, Digital Asset Broker, Digital Asset Dealer, Digital Asset Advisor, Digital Asset Fund Manager, and Custodial Wallet Provider. In this regard, it is importan...