Thai Bourse Kicks Off 2013 Roadshow In Singapore

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with DBS Vickers Securities (Thailand) and government units, starts this year’s first roadshow with “The Pulse of Asia Conference,” in Singapore on January 10, by taking 11 listed companies to attract foreign investors in Asia.
 
The roadshow is also honored by having Thailand Minister of Transportation Chadchart Sittiphan present the government’s policy on infrastructure development, focusing on the country’s transportation and logistics system, which is being prepared for the upcoming ASEAN Economic Community. The Thai listed companies will jointly present their profiles with other 85 Asian listed companies, such as from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore, to 400 managers from 169 funds.
 
“This roadshow is a good opportunity to feature Thailand’s attractiveness. The SET index grew strongly last year, with a 36 percent increase, and we achieved the highest turnover in Asia, at THB 32 billion (USD 1.03 billion) per day. In addition, Thailand’s position in a high potential growth region helps drive our economic development and boosts opportunity for Thai companies. The roadshow will provide information directly to fund managers and other leading investors, helping create confidence and attract them to Thailand on a sustainable basis. These effects will be especially beneficial in the current period of increasing liquidity in the global market,” said SET President Charamporn Jotikasthira.
 
Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, CEO of DBS Vickers Securities (Thailand) Co.,Ltd., said: “DBS brings listed companies of key industries to meet fund managers to provide insights for investment evaluation this year. The roadshow so far has received a warm welcome from investors, especially for our one-on-one meetings, with all Thai companies being fully booked, reflecting the attractiveness of the Thai firms to foreign investors.”                 
 
The Thai listed companies joining in the roadshow are from four sectors, which are food and beverage, media and publishing, property development, and transportation and logistics. The participation of these firms is in line with the event’s theme focusing on domestic consumption and capabilities of companies in terms of income, capacity, earnings, and business plans.
 
The Thai companies joining this roadshow are Bangkok Expressway pcl (BECL), Charoen Pokphand Foods pcl (CPF), Central Pattana pcl (CPN), GMM Grammy pcl (GRAMMY), Hemaraj Land and Development pcl (HEMRAJ), Quality Houses pcl (QH), Siam Global House pcl (GLOBAL), SC Asset Corporation pcl (SC), SVI pcl (SVI), Ticon Industrial Connection pcl (TICON), and Thai Union Frozen pcl (TUF). 
 
This year’s SET roadshow schedule calls for attracting investors in Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Scandinavia, among others.