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Raising actuaries to supply Thai firms
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/07/2018
» Working as an actuary is a challenging career for those enthralled with mathematics and numbers, with brisk job growth prospects as Thailand has very few people on this career path.
Mixed-use projects push debt funding
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/07/2018
» Debt funding, such as bond issuance from commercial developers, is expected to increase in the medium term because of several large mixed-use projects in the pipeline, which could cause higher leverage and oversupply if economic growth weakens, says Fitch Ratings.
OIC eyes method to bolster risk management by 2019
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 06/07/2018
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) plans to implement an own risk and solvency assessment (ORSA) and revise the risk-based capital (RBC) rule to enhance risk management, expecting the change to come into effect by mid-2019.
Thai bonds top US equivalent
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/07/2018
» Although the yield curve for Thai government bonds is lower than their US counterparts, they have a higher investment return because Thailand's real interest rate is higher than the two-year and 10-year US Treasury yields, says the Thai Bond Market Association (TBMA).
KAsset banks on digital wealth guidance
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/06/2018
» Kasikorn Asset Management (KAsset) plans to retain its top position in the mutual fund business by adopting digital wealth advisory strategies, aiming to expand digital-based unitholders to 80% of its total customers by 2023.
Rising rates seen boosting insurance shares
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/05/2018
» Insurance stocks are a good investment choice at a time of rising interest rates, analysts say, as the upward long-term yield curve lends support to the investment portfolios of insurance firms.
OIC: Virtual vagaries bar local cryptoproducts
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/05/2018
» Despite the existence of products to insure against losses incurred from cryptocurrency transactions in foreign countries, such products are not allowed in Thailand because of the vague status of virtual currencies, says the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC).
Confidence index drops for 3rd month
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 22/05/2018
» Investor confidence for the next three months has dropped into neutral territory for the first time in nine months as a result of concerns over US monetary policy tightening and geopolitical anxiety, says the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (Fetco).
Asset-minded Phatra jumps into REIT fray
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 21/05/2018
» Phatra Asset Management is set to enter the real estate investment trust (REIT) business as a part of its strategy to generate long-term and sustainable growth.
Parsing the digital gamble
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/05/2018
» The cryptocurrency frenzy dominated the headlines in 2017 as investors were hooked when bitcoin's value skyrocketed from US$330 (10,524 baht) to around $7,500 (238,935 baht) in just 24 months, sparking a gold rush in the virtual world.