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29. Principles for cooperation in regulation. Issues identified in the previous FSAP have been
addressed. The SEC is empowered by the SEA to share public and non-public information with
domestic and foreign counterparts and also is authorized by the SEA to establish information
sharing mechanisms. It is a signatory of the IOSCO MMoU. The SEA also gives powers to the SEC to
provide assistance to domestic and foreign regulators.
30. Principles for Issuers. The SEA provides the SEC with ample powers to monitor, oversee
and discipline issuers and all entities and persons with responsibilities in public offerings. The SEC
has a supervisory program to review financial reporting and material information, although it should
analyze more company reports. The SEA, the PCA, the SEC rulings, and rules provide an appropriate
framework for changes of control transactions to be conducted fairly and with full disclosure. While
not a requirement under the IOSCO Principles, the SEC should consider requiring public issuers to
have internal policies applicable to transactions by company insiders. In addition, the SEC proxy
statement disclosure requirements are not specific on the information to disclose in relation to the
matters to be voted in shareholders meetings, for instance information on candidate directors’
interests in the issuer, compensation from the issuer or past relationships. Financial statements to be
included in the prospectus and in the annual and semi-annual reports are prepared according to
TFRS which are fully aligned with IFRS, although IFRS on financial instruments is yet to be adopted.
Each new IFRS is issued as a TFRS after a one-year delay, a time window that should be reduced.
31. Principles for auditors, credit rating agencies, and other information service providers.
Auditors are subject to adequate levels of oversight by the SEC and they are required to follow
international standards applicable to auditors and the regulation guarantees adequate
independence of audit firms and their personnel. The SEC’s approved auditors are required to
perform their audit work according to the Thai Standards on Auditing set out by the FAP following
the ISA standards. The CRAs are licensed and regulated by the SEC and are expressly required to
follow the IOSCO CRA Code of Conduct. The SEA, the SEC regulation and the ASCO standards
conform a comprehensive regulatory framework applicable to firms providing advice to investors as
well as their personnel. Specific standards are applied to sell-side research analysts and their
employers.
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