Bangkok, April 21, 2015 - The SEC suspended {A}, a securities investment consultant of RHB OSK Securities (Thailand) Plc. (RHB OSK) for taking securities trading orders from a person who is not the account owner.

The SEC and RHB OSK found that {A} took securities trading orders from a client using an alias through chat program. The client also sent securities trading orders on behalf of other 12 clients who were his friends, while {A} took such orders without any written authorization from those 12 clients.

{A}'s action was deemed failure to perform duties with responsibility and due care as the capital market professional, in violation of the Notification of Capital Market Supervisory Board concerning personnel in the capital market.*  The SEC therefore suspended her from duty as the approved securities investment consultant for one month. Having considered that she had already been subject to one-month suspension imposed by her employer, the suspension imposed by the SEC is deemed to have been served.

*Clause 20(2) of the Notification of Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorLorThor. 3/2555 re: Approval for Personnel of Business Operators to Perform Duties of Analyzing Investment and Giving Investment Advice dated January 18, 2012 which was prohibited characteristics of personnel in the capital market business under Clause 6(1) of the Notification of Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorThor/Nor/Khor. 37/2553 re: Prohibitions for Personnel of Business Operators dated September 15, 2010. The actions were in violation of Clause 23(2) and the prohibited characteristics of the personnel in the capital market business under Clause 31(1) of the Notification of Capital Market Supervisory Board No. TorLorThor. 8/2557 re: Regulations for Personnel of Business Operators in the Capital Market dated June 3, 2014 which has been promulgated in replacement of the said two notifications.