Bangkok, November 10, 2011 ? The Securities and Exchange Commission has passed a resolution at the monthly meeting No. 12/2011 allowing amendment to the regulations governing local and foreign credit rating agencies in response to the changing business environment and in line with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) standards. The revision requires that locally-based CRAs implement efficient, reliable and systematic credit rating methodologies and operate independen...
Bangkok, September 24, 2013 ? The SEC jointly with 13 alliances today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement the ?Financial Literacy: Road to Thailand?s Prosperity? project which aims to raise public awareness in personal finance, retirement savings, accessibility to suitable financial products and services and investor right and protection. The 14 alliances include the SEC, the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), the Social Security Office (SSO), the Government Pension Fund (...
Cryptocurrency is a financial innovation that is exposed to high volatility. Investment in this digital asset thus requires knowledge and understanding and a risk profile that is not so sensitive to investment loss. The SEC is therefore proposing to specify the qualifications of cryptocurrency investors to ensure proper investor protection mechanism in consistent with the level of risk related to the product. In essence, the public consultation is on the proposed qualifications of cr...
Bangkok, August 1, 2007 ? The SEC and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) co-hosted together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a high level international conference in Bangkok to explore strategies for greater cooperation among South East Asian equity markets. The 40 attendances are mainly from the public sector including senior officials of ASEAN Secretariat, Ministries of Finance, central banks, capital market regulators, stock exchanges and market practitioners from the region. T...
Bangkok, January 6, 2015 - The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC) and the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form ?Academic Alliance? project to develop knowledge management for public and private sectors as well as economic, social and capital market development. The project aims at creating quality graduates through a variety of academic projects. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said, "This MOU sign...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon, along with SEC executives, held a meeting with the Thai Listed Companies Association (TLCA), led by Chairman Chanin Vongkusolkit and TLCA members, to discuss strategies for the development and promotion of supervision over listed companies. The discussions covered measures to prevent adverse behaviors of listed companies, as well as other policy directions that would help reduce challenges to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon along with executives, and the Thai Digital Asset Association, led by President Nares Laopannarai, 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 Association, and Thailand digital asset community. The joint meeting took place at the SEC building on 26...
During January – March this year, the SEC conducted a public hearing on proposed amendments to the PVD Act to support the development of fund structure, enhance the member protection mechanism with fair treatment and transparency, and increase flexibility for management of member contribution. Most respondents agreed with the proposed amendments and suggested further details for the amendments. The SEC has taken the public and stakeholders’ comments and recommendations into consideration....
Real estate-backed ICO is in the form of fundraising and benefit generation similar to REIT. However, the regulations governing real estate-backed ICO with regard to investor protection mechanism are different from REIT regulations. For example, the real estate-backed ICO currently lacks a mechanism for monitoring and overseeing the management of assets and for protecting the interest of digital token holders.The SEC has therefore amended the regulations governing supervision of real estat...