Bangkok, August 18, 2014 ? Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said that the SEC recently presented the benefit of infrastructure funds for infrastructure development in Thailand to Air Chief Marshal Prajin Jantong the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, the deputy chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The infrastructure fund regulations have been in force to accommodate both public and private sectors to set up infrastructure funds. Currently, three...
Bangkok, November 13, 2006 ? The Association of Investment Management Companies has proposed the objectives and the structures for Education Saving Mutual Funds (EMF) to representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Education, the AIMC and the SEC at a meeting today. The meeting has agreed with a set up of a working committee to be composed of representatives from the four organizations with the objective for thoroughly studying the feasibility, structures and details of such funds befo...
This is according to the news this morning stated that the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO) will propose to the Office of the Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) risk prevention guidelines by prohibiting the using of margin and net settlement for trading of some shares appeared on the SEC?s Turnover List. Mr. Thirachai Phuvanat naranubala, SEC Secretary-General stated that ?This issue was developed from the outcome of the meeting between the SEC and the ASCO by assigning the A...
Bangkok, March 15, 2011 ? The SEC will propose permission for precious metals business operators to undertake derivatives business limited to brokerage of precious metals derivatives, as part of the attempt to promote derivatives market development. The plan followed the Cabinet?s recent approval for inclusion of silver and platinum on the SEC list of 14 approved goods and variables under the Derivatives Act of 2003 and will support the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX)?s upcoming launch of silve...
Bangkok, August 28, 2012 ? ?It is necessary to expand access to sources of fund for business of all sizes, especially SMEs. The capital market can offer diverse financial vehicles and one of the suitable sources for new businesses with high growth potential is private equity (PE),? said SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak at today?s seminar on ?Private Equity: Business Alliances for Business Growth.?PE is an investment of institutional investors or high net worth individuals who commit t...
supports life assurance firms to follow the proxy voting guidelines by voting for fair and useful agenda and against those with unfairness and non-transparency. The implementation of guidelines will enhance
Bangkok, January 12, 2015 ? The SEC supports asset management companies to raise their competitiveness with more distribution channels, new types of mutual funds and join business development in the
Bangkok, February 9, 2012 - The SEC has closely monitored the incident on December 30, 2011 where net asset value ("NAV") of domestic mutual funds investing in offshore ETF was irregularly high. The regulator also discussed with Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC) and Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University (Sasin) on the review on AIMC guideline for NAV calculation.It was found that the calculation of NAV of domestic mutual funds investi...
Bangkok, August 26, 2014 ? The SEC supports commercial banks and their subsidiaries to expand their businesses in relation to new capital market products by taking roles of financial advisors
Bangkok, February 21, 2014 ? The SEC and the PwC Thailand co-hosted the seminar ?Challenges facing audit committees on listed companies? sustainable development? to provide a venue for discussion and exchange of views and experiences between audit committee members and experts. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said that the seminar aimed at help preparing audit committees to perform their roles in line with sustainable development roadmap. The seminar allowed sharing of experiences a...