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SEC suspends an investment consultant for failure to inform the client of material information



Wednesday 25 June 2014 | No. 89 / 2014


Bangkok, June 26, 2014 - The SEC suspended {A}, a securities investment consultant of Globlex Securities Company Limited, for failing to inform the client of sufficient information which was material and relevant to the client's investment decision.

From the Stock Exchange of Thailand's securities trading inspection report on Electronics Industry Public Company Limited (EIC), the SEC further probed into the case and found that {A} submitted trading orders for EIC securities on the client's behalf, during the period of tender offer launched by such client.  In so doing, {A} failed to inform the client that, from the effective date to the closing of tender offer, the client was not allowed to purchase EIC securities by any means other than those specified in the tender offer.

{A}'s conduct was deemed as failure to inform the client of sufficient information which was material and relevant to the client's investment decision, in violation of 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. Accordingly, the SEC suspended {A} from her duty as the approved securities investment consultant for one month, effective from June 27, 2014.