Bangkok, March 25, 2014 ? SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak emphasized importance of listed companies? Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), an event set up every year during March?April. AGM serves as a venue of shareholders to exercise their rights to vote and ask for clarification in management related issues from companies? directors, executives and auditor. Vorapol said that ?the SEC introduces ?Guidelines for shareholders? meeting?, a handbook written to provide guideline...

In pursuant to the Royal Decree on Digital Asset Businesses, B.E. 2561, which took effect on 14 May 2018, allows existing digital asset business operators who submit their requests to SEC within 90 days (within 14 August 2018) to continue their businesses until an order to cease their businesses is given.As of 14 August 2018, these seven existing businesses seeking operating licenses, in line with the transitional provisions, are allowed to operate their digital asset businesses.Five of th...

Bangkok, September 25, 2014 - The SEC organized ?3rd SEC Working Papers Forum?, jointly with the Faculty of Business Administration and the Faculty of Management Sciences, Kasetsart University presented three research papers on ?Listed Company Assessment?. Dr. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said that the third SEC Working Papers Forum, organized under the MoU with four leading business schools aiming to provide a platform for capital market research presentation and implementation....

Bangkok, October 24, 2014 ? The SEC and the Faculty of Business Administration, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) co-organized the ?4th SEC Working Papers Forum,? under the theme ?New perspectives for financial market development and sustainability of the Thai economy.? Dr. Vorapol Socatiyanurak, SEC Secretary-General said that the 4th SEC Working Papers Forum, under the theme ?New perspectives for financial market development and sustainability of the Thai economy,? jointl...

Bangkok, August 6, 2014 - The SEC, jointly with four leading business schools, organized ?1st SEC Working Papers Forum? where the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University presented research paper on ?Saving for Retirement?. The researchers pointed out that saving and investment in risky assets at a young age is the key success factor of sufficient retirement savings while urging knowledge dissemination concerning risk and investment in risky assets for higher return in prepa...

The proposed guidelines have received public comments from several channels spanning from website, social media to focus groups.The to-be-issued rules will provide regulatory clarity for ICO issuers, related intermediaries and those who transact with digital assets, and lessen chance for people on deception or be at disadvantages as well as allow the public sector to have tools to monitor and deter money laundering.ICO issuers must be a company established under Thai law, with a clear bus...

Bangkok, January 21, 2013 ? The SEC participated in the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR)?s global survey with a view to making further progress in improving audit quality in Thailand to the highest level in line with international standards.  IFAIR conducted this survey for the first time with the objective to identify the level of inspection activity and common inspection findings related to the audits of public companies around the world. The findings in the audits o...

Bangkok, December 1, 2009 ? The first SEC hosted meeting among the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO), and the representatives from marketing executives of brokerage firms held today reaffirmed the industry?s commitment to improving service quality for the best interest of the investing public and the development of capital market as a whole. The three-party meeting reached the following conclusions:  1.  The SEC re-emphasized that the mutual goal of all p...

Bangkok, October 9, 2014 - The SEC disclosed inappropriate behavior and suspended four securities investment consultants, then employees of Globlex Securities Company Limited, namely {A}, {B}, and {C} and a capital market investment consultant, namely {D}.Following the report and further probed into the case by Globlex Securities Company Limited, it was found during the first investigation that {A} and {B}, two securities investment consultants, and {D}, a capital market investment consultant, f...

Bangkok, August 16, 2012 ? The SEC reveals that provident funds offering employee?s choice continually increased in Q2/2012. The record showed an increase of 176 employers offering employee?s choice