Under the SEC’s policy, digital asset business operators are not allowed to provide or support deposit taking and lending services to prevent possible damage to digital asset investors and the public in the possible event of service discontinuance or financial problems that may occur on a continuous or concurrent basis among service providers as has recently been the case for foreign counterparts. In addition, the draft regulation is expected to further clarify the scope of supervision of digita...

, held a joint meeting to discuss and exchange views on strategies for promoting, developing, and supervising digital assets, including the involvement of the government, the Thai Digital Asset

concerning the amendments to the IPO approval regulations in the part of the issuer’s qualification of non-involvement in any illegal business. The essences of the amendments are as follows:    (1) Revising

from insufficient involvement of engagement partners and engagement quality control reviewers (EQCRs) and incomplete audit manuals as required by quality control standard. Findings by respective average

compromise business opportunities.The SEC is therefore proposing to amend the IPO regulations by clarifying the issuer’s qualification of non-involvement in an illegal business to ensure clarity and

on environmental, social and governance (ESG). Under ASEAN CG Scorecard program, Thai listed companies have shown uniqueness, competitive edge at international level. The program could strengthen the

technology;  (2) Defining clear roles, responsibilities, and involvement of the board of directors, including the governance body, to ensure secure, effective, and efficient IT practices and usage in the

in investments without active involvement in management. This includes investments in securities, derivatives or digital assets at a collective total exceeding 40 percent of the total assets as per the

supervision would expand to cover additional entity types under the SEC regulations; (2) Define clear roles, responsibilities and involvement of the board of directors, including the governance body, to ensure

development to support digital transactions in securities, and new fundraising channel through crowdfunding, etc. We believe that our involvement in this event will give Thai capital market more opportunities