The Qatar Financial Markets Authority launched its official account on the social networking site “Instagram” to serve investors, business sectors and dealers with the authority, as it provides all the necessary information. It also includes all the news issued by the authority and related videos. The official account on Instagram includes an overview of the Authority, the most important legislation and the law that regulates its work, in addition to the disclosures and instructions issued by the Capital Markets Authority, and the communication channels that include all communication data and official accounts on social networking sites.
The official account includes an introduction to the complaints department, how to communicate and submit complaints from investors, individuals and all economic and financial sectors.
The Qatar Financial Markets Authority affirms work to protect investors, maintain the stability, integrity and transparency of capital markets, and develop the level of skill and knowledge to support the growth and diversification of the national economy.
It also works to promote the Qatari capital markets to be a regional model for financial services.
Those under supervision
Qatar Financial Markets
The Authority clarifies on its official account on Instagram that those subject to its supervision include… the financial markets (Qatar Stock Exchange Company).
Listing advisors in the second market (emerging market companies).
Deposit, custody, clearing and settlement (Qatar Central Securities Depository Company).
custodians.
Listed companies and funds.
Approved individuals and regulated positions.
Financial services companies.
Securities Dealers.
External auditors.
Financial residents.
Offering issuance managers and listing advisors on the main market.
On the activities of financial services subject to the supervision of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, it is clarified that they include providing liquidity, margin trading, executing orders to buy or sell securities for the benefit of others, trading securities for the account of the same person, providing money-keeping services or lending and borrowing securities, and a broker agent.
. Marketing and promotion of securities.
Listing advisor in securities.
. Advice on securities.
. Securities investment management.
Central Securities Depository.
. Investment security.
Clearing and settlement of securities.
Undertaking to cover the issuance of securities.
. Securities issuance management.
. market maker.
As for the securities authorized for trading in the market, they include:
Stocks, government bonds, bonds and sukuk of listed joint-stock companies, and treasury bills.
It also includes subscription rights, investment fund units, and real estate investment fund units
The most important activities of financial services subject to the supervision of the Authority, which are practiced by or in the Qatari market with a license from or registration with the Authority, are as follows:
• Executing orders to buy or sell securities for the benefit of others.
• Trading securities for the benefit of the same person.
Investment security.
• Lending and borrowing securities.
Margin trading.
• Advising on securities.
• Providing money-keeping services (money or securities).
• Investment management in securities.
Undertaking to cover the issuance of securities.
• Securities issuance management.
• Liquidity supply.
• Market maker
• Broker agent.
• Marketing and promotion of securities.
• Advisor to the listing of securities.
• External auditing of listed entities and entities subject to the Authority’s supervision.
• Financial evaluation of listed entities and entities subject to the Authority’s supervision.
• Business and financial services practiced by organized financial markets.
• Business and financial services practiced by the depository.
• Business and financial services practiced by a clearing company.
• Works, services and other activities specified by the rules and regulations issued by the Authority.
