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Markets at the tip of your fingers
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 31/07/2021
» For Chonladet Khemarattana, chief executive officer and co-founder of Robowealth, a Thai wealth tech startup and mutual fund brokerage, it's always the small pieces that make the big picture.
Foreign stocks considered for derivative warrants
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 16/07/2021
» Local investors may be granted new access to foreign shares this year through derivative warrants (DW) as the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is asking for approval from the regulator to use international stocks as an underlying asset for the product, says SET senior executive vice-president Rinjai Chakornpipat.
OIC to step up measures against fraud
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/07/2021
» The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) is coordinating with health insurance-related agencies to curb a rapid increase in incidents of insurance fraud.
SEC files criminal charge against Binance
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 03/07/2021
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, for illegally operating a digital asset business without a licence under the Digital Asset Businesses Decree.
ASPS predicts volatile Q3 for SET as mood wanes
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 02/07/2021
» The Thai stock market will continue to be challenged by the pandemic in the third quarter as economic growth remains dampened by the outbreak, while improving economies outside Thailand may depreciate the baht and cause foreign outflows, says Asia Plus Securities (ASPS).
Life assurance maintains modest growth target this year
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 19/06/2021
» The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is maintaining its growth target between -1% to 1% this year and may take a more conservative approach for the remainder of 2021 as uncertainties from the third wave of the outbreak persist, says president Sara Lamsam.
SEC seeks to regulate decentralised finance
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/06/2021
» Activities related to decentralised finance (DeFi) projects which involve digital coin issuance may require a licence from the regulator in the near future, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced.
Blockchain regulation a tough task despite great potential
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 31/05/2021
» Utility tokens and blockchain innovations could cut business operation costs and become a new way of doing business for listed companies in the capital market, however the disclosure method for coin issuance remains a challenge for regulators as it can be arbitrarily announced on other platforms that are not authorised.
Leading the digital assets revolution
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 01/05/2021
» As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed this year, new and experienced investors flocked to exchanges to cash in on the latest market upswing.
April sees surge in retail cryptocurrency traders
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/04/2021
» The number of retail cryptocurrency traders in Thailand continues to skyrocket with 24,000 new accounts created in one week in April following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval for Bitkub to resume accepting new accounts.