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Regulator demands NR Instant Produce must revise statements
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/06/2025
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has instructed NR Instant Produce (NRF) to revise its full-year 2024 and 2025 first-quarter financial statements, citing issues related to the accounting treatment of its shareholding changes in Kairous Asia Ltd (KAL).
SEC highlights expediting probes
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 31/07/2024
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reiterated that expediting the investigation process concerning offences relating to the SEC Act is the regulator's priority to ensure fairness and protect investors' interests, while the measures to enhance the supervision of short-selling have reduced daily short-selling trading by almost 70%.
Bitcoin bounces back
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/01/2024
» Following the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of 11 Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and with a Bitcoin halving expected in April, the cryptocurrency regained the top spot for asset annual return on investment as its price surged more than 150%.
Thai ESG bond market set to increase funding
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/06/2023
» Funds mobilised by the issuance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) bonds in Thailand are expected to expand from the current outstanding value of more than 583 billion baht, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA).
SEC promises to improve listing criteria for local stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/11/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to review the criteria for companies to list on Thai bourses as part of the response to suspicious stock trades of MAI-listed More Return Plc (MORE).
Investment companies face SET, MAI fundraising ban
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/07/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) intend to ban investment management companies from raising funds on the SET and Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) to close regulatory loopholes and enhance investor protection.
Regulation may affect SCB-Bitkub deal
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/03/2022
» The Bank of Thailand's new rule to cap investment by commercial banks in digital asset businesses at under 3% of their capital may affect Siam Commercial Bank's (SCB) 17.85-billion-baht investment deal in Bitkub Online as its value exceeds the limit.
State mulls waiver for tax on stock trading
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 09/02/2022
» The Finance Ministry is considering the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations' (Fetco) proposal to extend the waiver of the transaction tax for stock trades because reimposing it can cause trading costs to increase by 70% for general investors and 170% for foreign investors.
State urged to back CLMV bond issuance
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/12/2021
» The government should continue a policy to support corporate bond issuance for companies from the Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) region to tap into these countries' high potential for economic growth, said Adisorn Singhsacha, founder and chief executive of Twin Pipe Group, a financial advisory company.
OIC will continue to ban cancellation of Covid policies
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/11/2021
» The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) announced it will continue to prohibit the cancellation of Covid insurance policies with a lump sum payment to protect policyholders but will allow insurers to offer voluntary changes of insurance to customers.