Phatra Securities

Phatra Securities, a subsidiary of the Company, has been established since 1997 and remains one of the leading securities companies in Thailand with respect to investment banking business and the provision of brokerage services to institutional clients. Phatra Securities provides a broad range of financial services and currently operates six of eig... ht types of securities businesses for which it has received approval from the Ministry of Finance: brokerage, dealer, underwriter, securities borrowing and lending, investment advisory and private fund management. Phatra Securities is also authorized to operate in mutual-fund management and venture capital. In addition, Phatra Securities runs two different derivatives businesses under the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand ("SEC"), namely brokerage and dealer, but also has approval to operate as a derivatives advisor and fund manager. In 2005, Phatra Securities became a member of the Thailand Futures Exchange Public Company Limited ("TFEX"). Phatra Securities also has registered as a Financial Advisor Type A with the Ministry of Finance, and financial advisor with the SEC. Phatra Securities is the member number 6 of the Stock Exchange of Thailand ("SET"). Phatra Securities has also continued its collaboration with Bank of America Merrill Lynch ("Merrill Lynch") since 2003. This covers research, securities brokerage agency, and investment banking. Phatra Securites and Merrill Lynch are exclusive partners in terms of research distribution, with Phatra Securities providing research on Thai companies and securities, the economy, politics, capital market, financial market and other industries in Thailand. For securities brokerage, Phatra Securities and Merrill Lynch work closely together under similar operation platforms. For investment banking, Phatra Securities and Merrill Lynch collaborate in terms of consultancy, cross-border transactions, undocumented block trades that require international agency and international mergers & acquisitions ...Read More