• Thai CB launched a consultation on a draft announcement to revise regulations governing shareholdings of financial institutions and holding companies that are parent companies of financial business groups.
• It is also consulting on regulations related to transactions between financial institutions and their major shareholders or related businesses.

Objectives of Revisions

• Aims to increase clarity and prevent conflicts of interest, as well as to have a sufficient and timely monitoring mechanism in accordance with the original intent of the law.
• While still maintaining sufficient flexibility to consider appropriateness to the situation and context of the financial institution system in cases where necessary.

Draft Documents

• Notification on the criteria for reporting shareholding or possession of shares in the amount of 5% or more of the total number of shares sold.
• Form for reporting direct/indirect shareholding or possession of shares of 5% upward.
• Notification on the criteria for granting permission to hold or possess more than 10 percent of the total number of shares sold.
• Announcement on regulations for supervising transactions with major shareholders or related businesses.
• Announcement on relaxation of such regulations.
• Announcement on regulations for supervising risks of financial business groups.

Effectiveness

• Comment period closes 18 August 2025.