As a member of IOSCO,  CMA will be participating through several upcoming initiatives in collaboration with stakeholders in the World Investors Week to promote greater investor education and protection worldwide from October 2nd to 8th, 2017. The World Investor Week (WIW) is a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection and […]

Nairobi September 01, 2017….For the second year in a row the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has been recognized as the Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator Africa by the International Finance Magazine Awards 2017 (IFM Awards) in appreciation of initiatives to promote innovation and deepening of capital markets in Kenya. The IFM Awards seek to honour individuals […]

Nairobi 13 July, 2017…In order to deepen and develop the capital markets through innovative products, the Board of Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a Policy Guidance Note (PGN) for the listing and trading of global depositary receipts and notes. A global depositary receipt or note (GDR/N) is a negotiable certificate issued, listed and traded […]

The Capital Markets Authority is mandated to promote the growth and development of Kenya’s capital markets, with the aim of positioning Nairobi as the preferred regional investment destination of choice through facilitative regulation and innovation. In this regard, the Authority is in the process of developing a framework to create a ‘safe space’ (or Regulatory Sandbox) […]