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Tax may see SET trading value sink
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/01/2022
» Trading value on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) could drop 40% if a capital gains tax on share sales is imposed, with the higher cost driving investors away from the market, says Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn, chairman of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco).
Crypto traders subject to 15% capital gains tax
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/01/2022
» Profits from cryptocurrency trading are now subject to a 15% capital gains tax, according to a source from the Finance Ministry.
SSFs, RMFs gaining ground
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/12/2021
» Super saving funds (SSFs) and retirement funds (RMFs) saw 36% and 8% growth in net inflows, respectively, during the first 11 months this year as investors were attracted by high returns from foreign stocks.
BLA targets 25% growth in unit-linked plans
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/10/2021
» Bangkok Life Assurance (BLA) wants to see a 25% growth in premiums from unit-linked insurance plans over the next five years, as it expects negative growth for traditional insurance products as consumer behaviour changes.
'Modified' REIT stimulates interest
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/04/2021
» Royal Orchid Hotel Thailand (ROH) was the first Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed tourism-related company to seek approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to set up a real estate investment trust (REIT) with a buy-back condition, a new kind of REIT launched by the SEC to help real estate operators boost liquidity amidst the pandemic.
Investors bullish as jab rollout looms
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/04/2021
» The Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for the next three months remained bullish in March thanks to optimism surrounding Covid-19 vaccine rollouts, the prospect of fund inflows and listed companies' earnings growth.
Mutual funds tally massive net outflows
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/01/2021
» Thailand's mutual fund industry registered a 6.5% decrease in net asset value to 5 trillion baht last year with net outflows of 280 billion baht, attributed to the effect from the closure of four fixed-income funds of TMBAM Eastspring, according to Morningstar Research Thailand.
Total AUM poised to dip by over 10%, says banker
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/11/2020
» Total assets under management (AUM) in Thailand's mutual fund industry are expected to decrease by more than 10% because of lower asset valuations from the economic slowdown and outflows from long-term equity funds (LTF), says a veteran banker.
Analysts see growth in NPL management
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/09/2020
» Debt collection and management of non-performing assets pose lucrative growth opportunities amid the economic retraction, financial analysts say.
Fetco incentive proposals set
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/08/2020
» The capital market representative is set to unveil its proposals to Finance Minister Predee Daochai related to investment incentives, long-term savings and capital market development.