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Commercial bank personnel
In Thailand, commercial banks are intermediaries of investment products and advisory of stock investment.
SET cooperated with them to provide investment knowledge to their personnel. These provide more
opportunities for investors to invest through branches and electronic channels of commercial banks called
“Banker to Broker” which has been implemented since 2010. In 2014, there were 9 commercial banks
and 9 securities companies participating in the move, covering more than 5,847 branches of commercial
banks nationwide. It successfully expanded the investor base among the saver group, and achieved
more than 47,000 new securities accounts.
In addition to the development of knowledge and the capability upgrading of securities business professionals,
SET has also developed the licensing standard, consisting of:
• Developing contents, including investment asset allocation program, and examination management
for investment advisor. In 2014, there were 46,344 persons entering the tests. The two examination
centers were also assessed twice and have been qualified according to the national quality standard.
• Managing the “Certified Investment and Securities Analyst Program (CISA)”, one of the primary
qualifications for analysts and fund manager licenses. There were 2,538 persons attended the
CISA test.
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Licensing Standard Development