How to avoid or report a scam Find out how to protect yourself from investment scams, and how to check you’re dealing with an authorised firm. Scams are increasingly sophisticated. Fraudsters can be articulate and financially knowledgeable, with credible websites, testimonials and materials that are hard to distinguish from the real thing. But if it […]

Welcome to the Astana Financial Services Authority Ethics, Corruption and Speak Up line! We, the Astana Financial Services Authority (“AFSA”), adhere to the principles of business integrity, honesty and transparency, and pay great attention to its colleagues and partners’ compliance with those principles. The AFSA Ethics, Corruption and Speak Up line is an opportunity to […]

Supervision refers to overseeing of AIFC Regulations and Rules. AFSA’s Regulatory Office performs effective ongoing supervision of Authorised Market Institutions and associated individuals. AFSA’s Regulatory Office adopts a risk-based approach to the regulation and supervision of all regulated firms in order to concentrate its resources on the mitigation of risks to its objectives. AFSA’s Regulatory Office […]

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) & Sanctions Compliance Money laundering and terrorist financing can destabilise communities, economic sectors, or whole national economies. Criminals and terrorist networks may be able to carry out their criminal and potentially destructive activities through undetected financial support structures. The AFSA as a supervisory authority is committed to maintaining a […]

We are committed to promoting the integrity and soundness of AIFC’s financial system. In supervising regulated firms, we aim to ensure that AIFC’s participating companies conduct business in a responsible and accountable manner, which contributes to sustainable financial markets within AIFC, Kazakhstan and beyond. The firms that we supervise vary in size, complexity, the risks […]

It regulates the Participants of the Centre who provide financial and ancillary services and activities in the capital markets on the territory of the AIFC. AFSA is also the regulator of AFSA-registered companies that provide non-financial services.

Supervision refers to overseeing of AIFC Regulations and Rules. The AFSA Regulatory Office performs effective ongoing supervision of authorized institutions and individuals. The AFSA Regulatory Office adopts a risk-based approach to the regulation and supervision of all regulated firms in order to concentrate its resources on the mitigation of risk to its objectives. The AFSA Regulatory Office will […]