Given the prolonged period of low interest rate in the Thai bond market, many debt securities issuers are increasingly issuing for sale subordinated perpetual bonds which have more complex features and offer higher returns than general debt securities. Specifically, from 2012 to June 2020, the total offering amount of subordinated perpetual bonds was 119,000 million baht. Of this amount, the majority investors were retail investors, accounting for approximately 81 percent, and HNW account...
Presently, several companies are interested to raise fund through digital token offer to finance their investment in office buildings or condominiums which will later be rented for income shared to holders of digital tokens or real estate-backed initial coin offering (ICO). Meanwhile, the regulations have not yet extended to such fund raising method and a smart contract has not yet covered an enforcement of investors’ rights in some issues which are activities occurring outside blockchain...
The SEC Strategic Plan 2024–2026 prioritizes the strengthening of Thai capital market trust and highlighting the critical significance of investor confidence in cultivating a robust capital market that serves as a channel for fundraising of businesses and investment for investors. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve sustainable development, reduce inequalities. Recognizing the importance of complete, transparent, and timely IPO information for investors’ informed decision-making, the SEC aims to...
* and Form 56*. These rules have caused an unreasonable burden on these companies. SEC therefore plans to improve these rules to facilitate holding companies, which engage in various types of business
scores need to press on improvement of their quality to ensure fair treatment to shareholders and thus enhance investor confidence as well as promote sustainable growth of the industry in the long run.??
association and the directors of TIA’s Shareholder Rights Protection Volunteer Club, and discussed the ways to enhance shareholder and investor rights protection in response to the changes in capital market
capital market. Meanwhile, there will be measures to upgrade investor protection in line with investment risks.Furthermore, there were discussions on how to cooperate, promote and support financial
-stimulating competition and enhance stakeholder competitiveness; (3) to protect investor rights and maintain market confidence; (4) to establish robust operational and risk management systems; and (5) to expand
areas to enhance investor protection; for example, running public information campaigns to raise awareness about class-action litigation as a way to protect investors’ rights, improving the investor