Equity Instruments

Mutual Fund

New listing rules


Rule summary

TopicDetail
Qualifications of investment units
  1. Bearing holders’ names
  2. Having no restrictions on transfer of investment units, except for restrictions imposed by law which must be detailed in the fund schemes
Qualifications of mutual funds
  1. Having SEC-approved mutual fund schemes
  2. Having fund managers whose qualifications meet applicable eligibility criteria and who do not possess prohibited characteristics pursuant to SEC’s stipulations governing mutual fund manager approval
  3. Having no fewer than 50 unitholders as of the filing date.
Securities registrarsManagement companies must appoint SET or SET-approved individuals as the registrars of their listed securities.
Disclosure rules


1. Periodic Information Disclosure

1.1)  Information related to operating results and financial positions
Required disclosureDeadline*Detail
Annual financial statements (audited)
Within 3 months

Required submission to SET:
  1. Full version of financial statements
  2. Summary of operating results (F45)
  3. Interim management discussion and analysis (MD&A) in case of more than 20% variance in revenue or net profits compared to the same period of the previous year
6-month period reports (reviewed)Within 2 months
Form 56-REIT1Within 2 months 
Annual reportsWithin 3 months 
* From the end of each accounting period. If the deadline falls on a non-business day, it shall be postponed to the next business day.
1.2)  Other important information
Required disclosure/submissionDisclosure/submission deadline
Net asset values, unit values, selling prices and repurchasing prices of investment unitsAt the end of each business day*
Notices of unitholder meetingsConcurrent with the submission of the notices to the unitholders
Minutes of unitholder meetingsWithin 14 days from the unitholder meetings*
* If the deadline falls on a non-business day, it shall be postponed to the next business day.

2. Material events disclosure

Examples of information to be disclosed:
Required disclosureDisclosure time frame
2.1) Information related to fund operations or information potentially affecting trading prices of fund units, or investment decisions or benefits of unitholders
  • Schedules of unitholder meetings
  • Determination of book closing dates or record dates
  • Benefit payment or omission
  • Defaults on debt payments, or inability to repay debts, or material changes to or termination of collateral
  • Management companies not selling or repurchasing investment units according to orders to purchase or redeem investment units, or ceasing to accept purchase or redemption orders
  • Postponement of payment for investment unit redemption
  • Amendment to fund schemes
  • Capital increases or decreases
  • Redemption, cancellation or maturity of investment units
  • Fund dissolution
  • Material legal disputes concerning operations
  • More than 20% variance in net asset values
  • Amalgamation and merger with another mutual fund
  • Changes of accounting policies
Immediately
2.2) Information not having direct impact but warranting disclosure to investors
  • Relocation of management companies’ head offices
  • Changes of fund managers, auditors, liquid asset managers, market makers, or trustees
  • Changes of fund management fees and expenses
Within 3 business days
2.3) Disclosure of book closing dates (BC) or record dates (RD)
  • Disclosure of BC or RD
≥ 5 days prior to BC or RD
  • Changes of BC or RD
≥ 5 days prior to BC or RD previously disclosed
Methods of information disclosure and submission


  • Disclosure and submission of information in both Thai and English must be made via SETPortal.
  • For material information requiring immediate disclosure, such disclosure must be made without delay on the event date or, at the latest, before the first trading session on the next business day.

Time interval for information disclosure via  SETPortal

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Delisting rules


Examples of grounds for possible delisting:
  • Investment units failing to meet any of the following requirements:
    • Bearing holders’ names 
    • Having no restrictions on transfer of investment units 
    • Having SEC-approved fund schemes
    • Having SEC-approved fund managers
  • Management companies demonstrate violation of or non-compliance with SET’s regulations which may severely affect the rights and benefits of investors, investor decisions, or investment unit price movement.
  • Management companies disclose false information or omit disclosure of material information which may severely affect the rights and benefits of investors, investor decisions, or investment unit price movement. 
  • Trading in the investment units has been suspended (SP designation) for more than 2 consecutive years due to funds’ violation of or non-compliance with SET’s regulations.
  • Auditor’s disclaimer of opinion on the annual financial statements for 3 consecutive years.
  • Mutual funds reach their maturity.
  • Mutual funds dissolve on grounds prescribed under the SEC notifications.