Financial Sector Assessment Program Update : Saudi Arabia - The IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

The regulatory framework for the securities market in Saudi Arabia has significantly developed since the enactment of legislation to regulate the capital markets. The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has made significant progress in establishing its...

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Main Authors:	International Monetary Fund, World Bank
Format:	Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AGGREGATE VALUE ALTERNATIVE TRADING SYSTEM ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AUDITOR AUDITORS BANK ACCOUNT BANK ACCOUNTS BID BUSINESS REGULATIONS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET LAW CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CHECKS CLIENT ASSETS CLIENT IDENTIFICATION CODE OF CONDUCT COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES COMMON LAW CONFIDENTIALITY CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONTRACTUAL ENTITLEMENTS CORPORATE BONDS CORPORATE FINANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CREDIT EXPOSURES CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATING AGENCIES CUSTODY CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS CUSTODY SERVICES DEBT DEBT INSTRUMENTS DEBT SECURITIES DEED DEEDS DEFAULT RISK DEPOSITORY DERIVATIVE DERIVATIVE MARKET DERIVATIVES DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION DOMESTIC MARKET ENFORCEMENT ACTION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ENFORCEMENT POWERS ENTRY BARRIERS EQUITIES EQUITY MARKET EQUITY SECURITIES EXPENDITURES FAIR VALUATION FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOREIGN INTEREST FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FRAUD FRONT RUNNING FULL DISCLOSURE FUND ASSETS FUND INVESTORS FUND MANAGEMENT FUND MANAGER FUND MANAGERS FUND OBJECTIVES FUND PERFORMANCE FUND TYPES FUTURES GLOBAL STANDARDS GOVERNANCE REGULATIONS HOLDING INDEBTEDNESS INFORMATION SHARING INFORMED INVESTMENT DECISION INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS INSIDER INSIDER TRADING INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURERS INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTING INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT STRATEGIES INVESTOR CONFIDENCE INVESTOR PROTECTION IPO ISSUANCE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES JOINT STOCK COMPANY JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES JURISDICTION LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL PROVISIONS LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY LOCAL MARKET MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MANAGEMENT OF MUTUAL FUNDS MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INTERMEDIARIES MARKET INTERMEDIARY MARKET MANIPULATION MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET PRACTICES MARKET PRICES MARKET REGULATORS MARKET STRUCTURE MATURE MARKETS MONETARY FUND MONEY LAUNDERING MUTUAL FUND MUTUAL FUNDS NET CAPITAL OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PERSONAL INFORMATION POTENTIAL INVESTOR POTENTIAL INVESTORS PRICE LIMIT PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PLACEMENT PRIVATE PLACEMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTUS PROSPECTUSES PROTECTION OF INVESTORS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFERINGS PURCHASE OF SECURITIES REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE FUND REAL ESTATE FUNDS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT REAL PROPERTY REDEMPTION REDEMPTION OF UNITS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY REQUIREMENT REGULATORY STRUCTURE REGULATORY SYSTEM RESERVE RESERVE FUND RETURNS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT POLICIES SECONDARY MARKETS SECONDARY OFFERINGS SECURITIES SECURITIES ACTIVITIES SECURITIES COMMISSIONS SECURITIES EXCHANGE SECURITIES EXCHANGES SECURITIES HOLDINGS SECURITIES LAW SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES REGULATION SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITIES REGULATOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS SEIZURE SELF-REGULATION SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS RIGHT SHORT SELLING SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET STOCKS SUKUK SWAP SWAPS SYSTEMIC RISK TAX TERRORISM TRACK RECORD TRADE DATE TRADE INFORMATION TRADES TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRADING SYSTEMS TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER UNIT HOLDERS VALUATION VALUATIONS WARRANTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/18170311/saudi-arabia-international-organization-securities-commissions-iosco-objectives-principles-securities-regulation-detailed-assessment-observance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15971