Capital Markets Authority (CMA)

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BUSINESS

NSE Amends Rules To Allow Block Trades

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has amended its Trading Rules to allow for Block Trades, following a green light from the regulator Capital...

Edwin Dande CEO Cytonn Investments
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Cytonn CEO Edwin Dande’s Latest Multi-Billion Shilling Fight

Edwin Dande is on the warpath with the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and its Chief Executive Wycliffe Shamiah, the latest chapter in a...

Among scams reported to the CMA are unregulated forex, stock trading and cryptocurrency operations.
BUSINESSMARKETS

40 Forex Scams Costing Kenyans Millions – CMA Reveals

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) in submissions to Parliament has disclosed details of several scams to which Kenyans have lost over Ksh1 billion....

Through the MoU, CMA and KEPSA will seek avenues for private and public sector finance and investment necessary to support Kenya’s economic growth and complement development funding gaps.
BUSINESS

How SMEs Can Utilize Capital Markets – CMA Offers Advice After KEPSA MoU

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to support market deepening...

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CMA Approves Grant of REIT Manager License to Acorn Investment

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) on Monday approved the grant of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Manager license to Acorn Investment Management...

MARKETS

CMA Greenlights Absa Asset Management’s Unit Trust Funds

The Capital Markets Authority has granted consent to ABSA Asset Management Limited for the registration of Absa Unit Trust Funds which comprise of the 5...

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Crowdfunding Platform Exits CMA Regulatory Sandbox

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has granted a ‘No Objection’ to Pezesha Africa Limited (Pezesha) to operate its debt-based crowdfunding platform in the...

CMA CEO Wycliffe Shamiah.
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CMA Admits 2 Additional Firms to Its Regulatory Sandbox

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) on Friday announced the admission of two firms namely; Pyypl Group Limited and Belrium Kenya Limited, to its...

STOCKS

Coronavirus Wipes Off Sh1.31 Billion at NSE in Three Months

Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) lost Ksh1.31 billion between January and March 2020 as Coronavirus triggered panic selling at the bourse...