The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has revoked the approval of Miss Suntaree Kitipanya as an Investment Consultant for Complex Products Type 1 and imposed a 10-year period during which any application by her to act as capital market business personnel will not be accepted. The action follows the regulator’s finding that, while employed by Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, she failed to perform her duties honestly and in good faith by misappropriating investor assets. Because her approval had already expired on 31 December 2025, the 10-year non-acceptance period starts on 13 May 2026. According to an inspection report from Krung Thai Bank and the SEC’s investigation, the misconduct ran from April 2018 to December 2024 and involved 11 clients with total losses of THB 115,550,000. She received withdrawal forms or cash, signed purchase order forms, and copies of clients’ identification cards and bank passbooks from clients intending to invest in funds, but did not execute the purchases as instructed. She also prepared or altered documents, including false summary statements covering deposits, investment funds, and insurance, to conceal the misconduct and mislead clients into believing their investments remained intact. After the bank detected the misconduct, she admitted wrongdoing and partially reimbursed affected clients, and the bank reimbursed the remaining amounts in full.
Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission 2026-05-13
Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission imposes 10-year bar on investment consultant over THB 115.55 million misappropriation from 11 clients
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has revoked the approval of Miss Suntaree Kitipanya as an Investment Consultant for Complex Products Type 1 and will not accept any application from her to act as capital market business personnel for 10 years starting 13 May 2026. The action follows findings that, while at Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, she misappropriated assets from 11 clients between April 2018 and December 2024, causing losses of THB 115,550,000, falsified documents and account statements to conceal the misconduct, and later admitted wrongdoing, with losses reimbursed by her and the bank.