Bangkok, January 20, 2014 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on draft rules on cross-border offering of ASEAN collective investment schemes (ASEAN CIS) to retail investors. When compiled with non-retail offering rules already in force, the ASEAN CIS cross-border offering rules will be comprehensive and more user-friendly. The proposed drat rules have been developed under the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF)?s implementation plan, the ASEAN CIS framework and the common standards concerning qu...
Nowadays, asset management companies are required to separate investors’ asset from the companies’ ones and introduce measures to protect investors’ assets for other benefits. Asset management companies also appoint custodians approved by SEC to safely keep the assets of investors.However, SEC intends to amend the regulations to give permission for asset management companies with a custodian services to protect investors’ asset and stringent supervision on asset separation to keep private...
Bangkok, February 23, 2015 ? The SEC is seeking public comment on proposed revision of rules governing operational control and information technology (IT) security of the securities companies and derivatives agents. The proposed rules aim at enhancing service quality and keeping up with advanced IT systems such as use of cloud computing service, IT human resource security, encryption and incident management. The consultation paper is available on www.sec.or.th. Stakeholders and interested partie...
Bangkok, February 10, 2014 ? SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak revealed that the Capital Market Supervisory Board approved an exemption of requirement to conduct suitability test for institutional clients of registered derivatives dealers and derivatives fund managers, considering that the institutional clients are capable of making their own investment. The institutional clients may, nevertheless, make an opt-in request to do the suitability test for evaluation of their portfolio inve...
The move follows SEC hearing at the end of 2018 on the amendment of the regulations on the maintenance of capital of investment management companies that manage property funds and infrastructure
SEC is proposing to amend the regulations on the capital requirements for asset management companies that manage property funds or infrastructure funds, trust managers and trustees of REITs or