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SEC to have policy target, bigger stick
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 24/03/2017
» The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) policy target as well as punishment for its board of directors and secretary-general for wrongdoing will be included in the amended draft bill of the Securities and Exchange Act.
CPN allocates B17bn for focus on mixed-use projects
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 09/03/2017
» SET-listed Central Pattana (CPN), the property arm of Central Group, has earmarked capital expenditure (capex) of 17 billion baht for new development projects.
Fintech regulation still unclear
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/02/2017
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the structure of its coordination centre, a unit tasked with regulating financial technology (fintech), will become clearer in the next few months.
13 listed firms' debt ratios exceed 3 times
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/01/2017
» Thirteen small and mid-sized SET-listed companies which have issued bills of exchange (B/Es) are now saddled with debts more than three times their equity, a senior analyst at Bualuang Securities (BLS) said.
SAWAD to scoop up remaining BFIT shares
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/12/2016
» SET-listed Srisawad Power 1979 (SAWAD), a leading retail lender, will spend up to 2.01 billion baht to acquire those shares of Bangkok First Investment and Trust (BFIT) which it does not already own.
IBank to transfer B50bn in bad debts
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 24/11/2016
» The state-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) has moved to wipe out bad debts worth 50 billion baht by transferring them to the newly established Islamic Asset Management in preparation for leaving the bank's rehabilitation plan.
Citibank voiceprint cuts verification time
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 10/11/2016
» Citibank Thailand has rolled out a voiceprint authentication service for retail customers, in a bid to shorten the identity verification process to 15 seconds.
WHA eyes 2017 profit boost from 4 plants
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 09/11/2016
» SET-listed WHA Corporation (WHA) expects a significant increase in next year's net profit, thanks to the completion of four power plants, says chief executive Jareeporn Jarukornsakul.
One for the books
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 31/10/2016
» Ten years on, Sarasin Booppanon can still remember those awful days when, as a PhD student in America, he had to trudge through snow-covered roads at night to photocopy textbooks at the campus library.
Korn backs fintech with Refinn
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 20/09/2016
» Korn Chatikavanij, a Democrat Party politician and former Finance Minister, has returned to the financial sector by teaming up with tech-savvy partners to launch an online refinancing service.