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Call for caution amid market volatility
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/04/2025
» The Thai Financial Planners Association (TFPA) advises investors to adjust their portfolios during market volatility over the next 3-6 months by reducing exposure to high-risk assets, increasing holdings in high-liquidity assets, and favouring Chinese equities over US stocks.
Property stimulus bump to lift Thai stock market
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/04/2024
» The recently approved property stimulus measures should help the Thai stock market as they significantly lower costs for homebuyers, with the cuts to transfer and mortgage fees applying to up to 70% of the units available in the property market.
Thaivivat projects higher EV demand
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 15/12/2023
» Demand for electric vehicle (EV) insurance is expected to rise sharply to 200,000 units next year, says Thaivivat Insurance (TVI) as the company launches a new product to capture high growth in the segment.
More Thais making online gold purchases
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/05/2023
» The value of gold savings owned by Thais on online platforms rose 60-70% in the first quarter of 2023 from a year earlier as global prices rose by more than 8% during the period, while domestic gold prices hit a record, according to YLG Bullion International Co.
The wisdom of crowds
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/07/2022
» Sinwattana Crowdfunding Corporation sees long-term growth potential for the local crowdfunding market in future decades, expecting a 10-year capital gains tax exemption for investments in Thai startups under 12 target industries to motivate entrepreneurs and investors.
Fetco hits out at plans for transaction tax on stock trades
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/05/2022
» The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco) has urged the Finance Ministry to abandon a proposal to collect a transaction tax from share trades, claiming the stock market still needs tax incentives to support long-term investment.
SEC rejigs IPO rules related to advisers
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/09/2021
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revised the initial public offering (IPO) criteria for shares issued by foreign companies to shorten the required service period of a financial adviser (FA) after the IPO from three years to one year, equivalent to the criteria for Thai companies, to save on costs.
Fetco backs investment education
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 22/06/2021
» As fresh-faced retail investors flock to the stock and digital asset market amid the pandemic, Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn, chairman of the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (Fetco), is urging the government and related authorities to educate inexperienced investors to protect them from risks in a digitalised market.
Betting on the potential of EVs
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/05/2021
» If the world hopes to battle climate change, the automotive market must expedite its transition from gas-guzzling internal combustion engines to electric ones, based on innovative breakthroughs in battery technology.
PVD membership falls below 3-million mark
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/04/2021
» The number of provident fund (PVD) members has fallen below 3 million last year for the first time in three years, weighed down by a record drop of 5.2% in 2020, mainly due to many employees losing their jobs or receiving salary cuts due to the pandemic and economic recession.