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 new partnership between CDP, which runs the global TCFD-aligned environmental disclosure system, and the SEC will include collaboration on a number of important areas including:   • Co-developing a programme to improve the quantity and quality of environmental disclosures from corporates and financial institutions in Thailand  • The provision of data and insights from CDP to the SEC and other policy actors to support the priorities laid out in the Sustainable Finance Initiatives for Thailand...