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AFSA

16 March 2022 15:23

The number of financial firms authorised by the Astana Financial Services Authority doubled in 2021

23 companies received a licence from the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) in 2021 to carry out financial activities, which is twice as many as in the previous year. Firms under AFSA s supervision help create jobs in the banking, investment and

AFSA

22 February 2022 13:02

The AFSA adopts a Supervisory Policy Statement outlining a new approach to Branch Supervision

As expressed in the Supervisory Policy Statement on Branch Supervision, supervisory approach applied towards AIFC participants (whether it is a bank, an insurer, or an investment firm) operating as branches in the AIFC implies that the following general

AFSA

22 February 2022 12:47

WARNING TO CONSUMERS concerning Firms (Hitbeat Music Representative Office, Extrum Limited, KBI Partners Limited, S-Capital Limited) registered in the Astana International Financial Centre (“AIFC”), which are NOT authorised to conduct regulated activitie

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) informs that the following companies may have released information in the public domain that risk misleading persons into believing that these persons are authorised by the AFSA to

AFSA

26 January 2022 12:34

Astana Financial Services Authority invites to a webinar on new amendments to the AIFC Legal Entities Framework and online post-registration process

AFSA is happy to invite potential applicants, law and consultancy firms and AIFC participants to the webinar on the new amendments to the AIFC Legal Entities Framework and online post-registration process. The webinar will be held online (via Zoom) on 28

AFSA

29 December 2021 07:59

AFSA introduces series of amendments to the anti-money laundering rules

AFSA

22 December 2021 12:08

AIFC introduces a series of new amendments to the Legal Entities Framework

Astana Financial Services Authority s Registrar of Companies introduces series of amendments to the Legal Entities Framework which will come into force from 1 January 2022. These latest amendments relate to following: Extending powers of Board of

AFSA

15 December 2021 06:49

AIFC introduces limits for Retail Clients on buying and trading of Digital Assets in AIFC Authorised Digital Asset Trading Facilities

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has approved amendments to AIFC Conduct of Business Rules and Authorised Market Institution Rules. The amendments proposed by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) sets the limits to ensure a

AFSA

15 December 2021 06:14

The AIFC has introduced the Rules on the Substantial Presence of the AIFC Participants Applying Tax Exemptions for the payment of Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) has introduced a new AIFC Act, the Rules on the Substantial Presence of the AIFC Participants Applying Tax Exemptions for the payment of Corporate Income Tax, Value Added Tax.The Act was adopted by the

AFSA

03 December 2021 10:18

AIFC develops cooperation of Central Asian financial regulators

A high-level meeting involving financial regulators of AIFC s independent jurisdiction, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as a number of international financial organizations was held on December 3, 2021 at the AIFC

AFSA

25 November 2021 10:58

A Conference hall named in honour of Lady Barbara Judge has opened at the Astana Financial Services Authority today

The ceremony was conducted in recognition of Lady Judge s service as the first Chair of the AFSA Board of Directors and her contribution to the development of AIFC.Lady Judge was an American British lawyer, the commissioner of the US Securities and

AFSA

12 November 2021 13:43

Astana Financial Services Authority takes part in IX Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan

AFSA takes part in IX Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan

AFSA

10 November 2021 09:01

Kazakhstan’s regulators sign Currency Regulation and Information Exchange Rules in AIFC

Kazakhstan’s regulators sign Currency Regulation and Information Exchange Rules

AFSA

09 November 2021 00:00

AFSA Policy Town Hall Invitation

AFSA

04 November 2021 13:45

AFSA and Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency agree on joint Work in Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism

AFSA and AFM agree on joint Work in AML and CFT

AFSA

28 September 2021 07:18

AIFC will hold the World Investor Week 2021

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan virtual World Investor Week will be held in the AIFC from 4 to 8 October 2021.This year the central theme of the World Investor Week in AIFC is Promotion of investment intelligence . The main objectives of the event are: (1)