SEC held a seminar under the topic of “Thailand SEC Policy Dialogue 2018: Regulating by Market Forces” on 28 November 2018 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, with the objective to stimulate policy discussions regarding the supervision and development of capital market from important stakeholders such as SET, institutional investors, the Government Pension Fund, listed companies, intermediaries, and professionals, with the hope for the market force to play a significant role in driving forwa...

On 19 and 28 June 2018, SEC held a seminar on the topic of the I Code and the benchmark assessment of PVD at the SEC office, where over 200 PVD committees had attended. PVD plays a crucial role in promoting of long-term investment for its members to reach the adequacy of future income after retirement. In recent times, SEC had been encouraging the PVD, which is an institutional investor, to implement  I Code in the financial management for its members. The I Code is a guideline for financi...

At the academic seminar entitled “Investor protection mechanism and building confidence in the capital market” hosted by  SEC on Wednesday 20 November 2019, experts from Australia and Malaysia took turn to share knowledge and experience relating to the setting up of similar funds in their respective countries and how to handle investor complaints and manage disputes. During the panel discussion, capital market participants were invited to comment and exchange views on setting up an investo...

The seminar was graced by the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs Kobsak Pootrakool, whose lectured under the topic of “How Thai Capital Market Must Manage in This Changing World” emphasizes 4 types of challenges that are significant turning points, including the era of quickly shifting technology, the use of benefits from ASEAN becoming more important in the world, the promotion of capital market to be the leader in establishing sustaina...

In the 33rd ACMF meeting by the Secretary-Generals on 9th December 2020 chaired by the Vietnamese supervisory agency, a meeting resolution is to make an announcement of the findings in the 2019 ASEAN CG Scorecard which assessed the listed companies using the 2018 public information. There are 3 distinct categories of the ACGS awards. First, ASEAN Asset Class PLCs Award is designed for companies with the scores of at least 97.50. Among six ASEAN nations, Thailand obtains a majority of 42 ou...

SEC is welcoming public comments on a drafted notifications of the approval for offering of newly issued shares  and information disclosure, applying to issuers and listed companies, in accordance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) standards and FSAP. Reexamining these regulations would help to further credibility of the Thai capital market and to build up confidence for both domestic and foreign investors. For the principle of the revision, the SEC had al...

SEC revealed that the Digital Infrastructure for Capital Market Committee, with SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol as chair of the committee, had held  the first meeting on 6 November 2019to discuss the implementation and application of the DLT, to increase the efficiency and reduce cost of operation, and overall processes from the first step to the last, relating to fundraising and securities investment and futures contracts. The meeting had also deliberated on the matter of “M...

SEC Deputy Secretary-General Sirivipa Supantanet stated that “this is the first study of audit adjustments in Thailand.  This study presents errors in accounting transactions found by auditors which must be corrected, and the root cause analysis for such errors.  The study also proposes recommendations on important factors which play an important role in the accurate preparation of financial statements from the origin, in order to enhance the quality of financial reporting. The study was co...

SEC Chairman Voravidh Champeeratana said that “SEC is aware of the importance and necessity in developing SMEs and startups which will promote continuous and sustainable growth for Thai economy. SEC therefore held the seminar “SEC FinTech for SMEs and startups: Innovation for Financial Inclusion” to build awareness of the government policies, funding accessibility through the capital market, using technology to improve business efficiency and adjust themselves to correspond with technolog...

Bangkok, September 30, 2008 ? The SEC has sent a circular to all securities companies calling for their cooperation in disclosing material information in their securities research including (1) the company?s interest in recommended stocks such as cross-shareholding exceeding 5 percent, cross-directorship and their serving as financial advisor or underwriter, etc., (2) the name of analyst, company and contact information and (3) the CG assessment results from the Corporate Governance Report of...