Setting a digital agenda
published : 19 Feb 2021 at 05:25
2 The most important point is investors should have savings; they should not be borrowing money for investment. Ruenvadee Suwannamongkol, Secretary-general, SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting cryptocurrencies and digital assets on the top of its agenda this year, urgently seeking a concrete direction for the regulation of emerging assets in an effort to support skyrocketing trade volume and to protect lawful users and the public.
The SEC plans to raise these issues at what it calls a retreat session with the board of directors, scheduled for the second quarter this year to discuss the country s digital asset ecosystem, including perspectives from exchange operators and traders to develop a mandate and directions for regulatory amendments, said SEC secretary-general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s Board of Governors (BoG) today resolved to elect Prasarn Trairatvorakul as the 17th Chairman of the Board to succeed Chaiyawat Wibulswasdi whose term has ended, as well as to name Pichet Sithi-Amnuai as Vice Chairman. The current BoG has a three-year tenure, effective from today to February 4, 2024.
Prasarn received his bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, master’s degree in Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology. He has also obtained master’s degree and doctorate degree in Business Administration from Harvard University, the United States. Prior to joining SET, Prasarn held several prominent national positions such as Governor of Bank of Thailand, Secretary General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chairman of National Economic Reform Committee, among others. Currently, he holds key positions in other organizations including Chairman of the Board of Governance of the Equitable Ed