NewsfeedPariya Techamuanvivit, director of corporate affairs at the SEC, said yesterday that the regulator would explain the key points of this law for accurate understanding and exchange ideas with the chiefs of all securities houses to ensure correct implementation.Last week, the Investment Analysts Association (IAA) met with the securities watchdog to create mutual understanding of securities research, which has to be in line with the law, IAA chairman Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn said.Research guidelines for securities analysts will be completed soon, he said, adding that they do not differ much from the previous version, but have been improved with more accuracy.EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE AT TISCO APPROVEDTisco Financial Group's board has approved changes to top management.Oranuch Apisaksirikul, group chief of Tisco Financial Group, will be appointed chairwoman of the executive board and Tisco Bank, while Suthas Ruangmanamongkol, who currently is president of Tisco Bank, will be appointed group CEO and chief operating officer.Sakchai Peechapat will be appointed president of Tisco Financial Group and Tisco Bank.The appointments have obtained approval from the Bank of Thailand and will be effective on January 1, 2017.AIS SECURITYPROBE CONTINUESRepresentatives of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's fact-finding panel yesterday visited Advanced Info Service's operations related to customer information.The move is part of its investigation into the breach of the company's policy on the security of customers' personal data by an employee, whom AIS identified as an information-technology specialist. AIS has fired the employee and reported the incident to police. It says it has also stepped up security measures to ensure that it will not happen again.The NBTC panel will take 30 days to complete its investigation.NEWS NETWORKPRIVATE PLACEMENTNews Network Corporation, formerly known as Solution Corner (1998), plans a private placement of 1.8 billion shares to two investors.At Bt0.079 each, the deal would be worth Bt142.2 million.The move came after the company's private placement of the first two allotments of 2 billion shares and 2.2 billion shares as reported on Friday. The offers are in accordance with the mandate given by shareholders earlier.News Network will raise Bt465.6 million by selling its increased capital shares in three lots to passive investors via private placement.EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE AT TISCO APPROVEDTisco Financial Group's board has approved changes to top management.Oranuch Apisaksirikul, group chief of Tisco Financial Group, will be appointed chairwoman of the executive board and Tisco Bank, while Suthas Ruangmanamongkol, who currently is president of Tisco Bank, will be appointed group CEO and chief operating officer.Sakchai Peechapat will be appointed president of Tisco Financial Group and Tisco Bank.The appointments have obtained approval from the Bank of Thailand and will be effective on January 1, 2017.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 26, 2016 18:00 UTC