The local authorities are moving to liberalise restrictions on foreign investment in structured notes, permitting investors to buy Thai equity-linked notes that are linked to individual foreign companies, as well as foreign currencies. The changes should also help Thailand compete with the region’s primary private banking hubs Singapore and...
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) missed its targets for initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2016 after two deals were delayed due to a change in accounting standards under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) financial reporting requirements. Despite the temporary contraction, IPO growth is set to accelerate in 2017, with IPO...
A series of notifications and amendments related to foreign ownership in the Thai insurance sector has seen the market become more liberalised at a rapid pace. Four reforms have been mandated by the government in recent years, and as of mid-2017, another was in draft form. In part, the adjustments reflect country’s favourable stance towards...
The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) has been operating under the Derivatives Act of B.E. 2546 (2003), which allows the TFEX to trade futures, options and options on futures where the permitted underlying assets are: equities, including stock index and individual stocks; debt instruments, meaning bonds and interest rates; commodities, precious...
The Thai equity market is one of the most developed and liquid capital markets in Asia. In 2016 the Thai stock market had share turnover velocity of 62%, the highest among the ASEAN 5 (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) and the second largest in terms of market capitalisation after Singapore at $437bn, or 117% of GDP...
Thailand is developing its EEC project to attract new foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows for next-generation manufacturing and production as part of the Thailand 4.0 initiative, which emphasises innovation, complex high-tech manufacturing and development of a highly skilled workforce. Investors in the EEC will benefit from an expansive...
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