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SET established Thailand Securities Institute (TSI) in 2000 to serve as a center for the development
of financial and investment literacy for investors, general public and youth, while developing professional
skills and ethics in the capital market towards long-term financial stability. TSI creates a broad range of
courses for investment planning for all target groups across the board in such a way as to help strengthen
the national economic foundation and develop quality investors for the Thai capital market.
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Investment and financial education
Promotion of financial planning
SET promotes financial planning to the public
through various learning channels, aiming to enable
the people to conduct their financial planning
towards quality and stability in each life span.
Revolutionary Thinking for
Wealthier Life project
Initiated since 2013, the project aims at encouraging
working people, aged between 21-45 years, to learn
about systematic financial planning, being able to
use their savings to gain fruitful benefits from
investment. The project also promotes reasonable
spending, under the concept of “Clearing all debts,
planning to save and invest more before retirement”
in order to assure their future wealth. In 2014 the
key messages and contents were promoted above
the line and below the line, offline and online
Basic
& Sophisticated Investors
Potential Investors
Middle-to-High
Income Earners
with Savings
General Public
Income earners/
with low savings and/
or being indebted,
Youth (students)
Products
Development Targets
Stock
ETF
Derivatives
Mutual fund
Provident
Fund
Develop quality investors
for long-term sustainability
of the Thai capital market
Promote financial and
investment planning for
retirement to achieve
savings and investment
targets
Develop basic financial
skills towards financial
stability
channels to suit consumers among the new
generation with trendy lifestyle, mainly out-of-home
media, such as BTS Skytrain and MRT subway
stations, as well as roadshows to 16 office buildings
in greater Bangkok area. There were also TV
programs entitled “365-day Investment” and
“Necessity in Financial Planning” that featured the
perspectives and inspiration in financial planning.
In addition, in 2011 SET launched the “Employee’s
Choice @ Workplaces” project for employees with
an aim to increase awareness on financial planning
for retirement. It catered to provident fund members
with selection of investment policies according
to their choices, including savings via RMF and
LTF. The project has been going on each year.
In 2014, there were 136,797 participants from
28 organizations attended the training courses
and other learning channels.