AT A GLANCE

Asia Plus Securities Company Limited was founded on June 23, 2014 under the name “Asia Plus (2014) Company Limited” to support business restructuring of Asia Plus Group Holdings Public Company Limited (“Parent Company”), which holds 99.99% stake in the company.

On January 19, 2015, the company changed the name to “Asia Plus Securities Company Limited” and subsequently obtained a securities business license type A from the Ministry of Finance on January 28, 2015 and a derivatives business license type Sor-1 from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 13, 2015. After getting the licenses, the company commenced securities and derivatives businesses by taking over all businesses from the Parent Company, except proprietary trading business and private equity business, on May 1, 2015, using the old designated broker number 8 and the new acronym “ASPS”. In addition, on May 6, 2015, the company was granted approval from the SEC and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to be a financial advisor, taking the company to the next step of fully-integrated securities business areas.

With the determination to provide best quality and efficient services and the strive for excellence in human resources and technology development, the company has gained increasing trust and credibility from investors and moved forward to becoming one of leading securities companies that hold top market share ranking in Thailand.

At present, Asia Plus Securities Company Limited has 16 branches overall, four in Bangkok and 12 in other provinces. The headquarters is located at 175, 3/1 Floor, Sathorn City Tower, South Sathorn Road, Khwaeng Thung Mahamek, Khet Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120.
 

 

Key Development

2014
  • On June 23, 2014, the company registered the establishment under the name “Asia Plus (2014) Company Limited” with a registered capital of 500 million baht. Subsequently on October 24, 2014, the company changed the name to “Asia Plus Securities (2014) Company Limited”, with Asia Plus Group Holdings Public Company Limited (“Parent Company”) holding 99.99% stake in the company.
2015​
  • On January 19, 2015, the company changed the name to “Asia Plus Securities Company Limited”. Subsequently, the company obtained a securities business license type A from the Ministry of Finance and a derivatives business license type Sor-1 from the SEC on January 28 and February 13, 2015, respectively.
  • On April 30, 2015, the company increased the registered capital from 500 million baht to 4,500 million baht, with Asia Plus Group Holdings Public Company Limited still holding 99.99% stake in the company.
  • The SEC granted approval for the company to commence securities and derivative businesses, to be a marketing representative of private funds, and to invest in proprietary derivatives contracts since May 1, 2015 onwards.
  • The SEC granted approval for the company to receive transfer of SET membership from the Parent Company and start the membership since May 1, 2015 onwards. The designated broker number is still 8 and the broker acronym is ASPS.
  • The SEC granted approval for the company to be a financial advisor since May 6, 2015 onwards.
  • The company won the Top Underwriting Securities Firm Award at the ThaiBMA Best Bond Awards 2015 hosted by the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) on March 21, 2016 for the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Bonds Underwriting.
2016
  • Therdsak Thaveeteeratham, Executive Vice President from the Research Division, won a popular vote for Analyst of the Year 2016 at The Money Channel Award 2016 hosted by Money Channel and Money & Wealth Magazine on June 29, 2016.
  • The company won the Top Underwriting Securities Firm Award at the ThaiBMA Best Bond Awards 2016 hosted by the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) on February 27, 2017 for the Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Bonds Underwritin