SEC Secretary-General Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said: “As a capital market regulator, SEC Thailand is very pleased to host this year IOSCO APRC Meeting according to the resolution of the IOSCO APRC Meeting 2/2019 held in Japan in October 2019. This opportunity reflects once again the confidence of the international regulators in SEC Thailand as the IOSCO APRC host, thanks to our active participation and key roles in the international arena. This meeting is an important platform for APRC members to discuss and exchange views on various topics related to capital market development and supervision, initiate cooperation and address key challenges, which can lead to common practices at the regional level in the future.

IOSCO APRC Meeting will discuss important and challenging issues such as sustainable finance, market fragmentation, supervisory cooperation, and digital assets and cryptocurrency including investor protection perspectives. Among the challenging issues resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, issues relating to remote working, operational resilience, and fraud and scam inspection will also be discussed.

On 11 March 2021, EU-Asia Pacific Forum will be held and attended by European Commission (EC) and European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) to discuss issues related to supervision and development of capital market that may cause potential impact across regions. The forum aims to alleviate and reduce market fragmentation and to share experience, movements, and key developments in the capital markets of respective regions."