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SEC revokes approval for an investment consultant for 5 years for having a prohibited characteristic of capital market business personnel



Tuesday 15 September 2020 | No. 172 / 2020


Bangkok, 15 September 2020 – The SEC has revoked the approval for an investment consultant named Ms. Sarunya Lekpet for five years, starting from 16 September 2020, on account of having a prohibited characteristic of personnel in the capital market business after her life insurance broker license and life insurance agent license had been revoked by the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC). In addition, SEC shall not accept her future application for approval as capital market business personnel until the revocation period ends. At the time of her misconduct, Sarunya was working for TMB Bank Public Company Limited (TMB).

According to TMB’s report, a Limited Broker Dealer and Underwriter (LBDU) licensee, Sarunya, an investment consultant for Complex Instruments Type 2, committed an offense and later OIC ordered a revocation of her license as a life insurance broker and agent on account of performing duties dishonestly when she failed to forward premium money of 1 million baht she had received from a client to the insurance company in charge. 

SEC has considered that Sarunya, whose license as life insurance broker and agent had been revoked by OIC for performing duties dishonestly, was deemed to have a prohibited characteristic of capital market business personnel Type 2**. SEC has therefore revoked the approval for Sarunya as investment consultant for five years, effective from 16 September 2020. In addition, her future application for approval as capital market business personnel will not be accepted until the recovation period ends.

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* An investment consultant for Complex Instruments Type 2 is allowed to give advice to investors about capital market products with non-complex features and investment units or debt securities with high risks or complexity, e.g., investment units of mutual funds for institutional investors or ultra-high net worth investors, investment units of mutual funds investing in derivatives, hybrid products, and structured notes.  
** Pursuant to Clause 30(3)(a) of the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. Tor Lor Thor. 8/2557 Re: Rules on Personnel in the Capital Market Business dated 3 June 2014, as amended by the Notification of the Capital Market Supervisory Board No. Tor Lor Thor. 48/2560 Re: Rules on Personnel in the Capital Market Business (No. 7) dated 30 August 2017.






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