The SEC is considering measures to further enhance the protection of benefits for employees who are fund members and to ensure that information is sufficiently complete for the provision of services relating to fund members’ retirement financial planning in a more appropriate manner. In this regard, the SEC has reviewed the existing articles of funds and the items prescribed under Section 9 of the Provident Fund Act B.E. 2530 (1987) (PVD Act), and deems it appropriate to propose that the Ministry of Finance consider issuing a ministerial regulation under Section 9(11) to prescribe necessary additional items to be included in the fund’s articles for the purpose of supporting the aforementioned objectives.

The SEC is therefore seeking public comments on the proposed principles of the ministerial regulation to be proposed to the Ministry of Finance for consideration, as deemed appropriate, with respect to the issuance of additional items to be included in the fund’s articles. The key points are as follows:

          (1) Other items to be additionally prescribed in the fund’s articles

            (1.1) Requirements on the provision of fund members’ information to the asset management company for the purposes of tracking and making payments to fund members, as well as providing services relating to fund members’ retirement financial planning;

    (1.2) Requirements on amendments or additions to the fund’s articles that materially affect the benefits of fund members and employers, whereby the benefits of fund members or employers, as the case may be, must be duly taken into account as a primary consideration;

        (2) Transitional provisions to accommodate the fund’s articles that have been registered before the date on which this ministerial regulation comes into force. Such articles must be amended to include the items under (1), and the fund committee must submit the amended articles for registration with the SEC within one year from the date on which this ministerial regulation comes into force.

The consultation paper is available on the SEC website at https://www.sec.or.th/TH/Pages/PB_Detail.aspx?SECID=1187 and on the Legal Hub at https://law.go.th/listeningDetail?survey_id=NzU3OURHQV9MQVdfRlJPTlRFTkQ= Stakeholders and interested parties are invited to submit comments through these websites or by email to thitimam@sec.or.th or pajaree@sec.or.th. The public hearing ends on 6 August 2026.