June 18, 2018
Astana Financial Services Authority waives license fees until 2021

On the 29 April 2018 the Astana Financial Services Authority (the AFSA) decided to waive until 1 January 2021 the license application fees for regulated, market and ancillary services in the Astana International Financial Centre (the AIFC) as well as the fees for recognition of non-AIFC market institutions and non-AIFC members of market institutions.  The waiver will not apply to […]

June 14, 2018
Astana Financial Services Authority becomes IOSCO Associate Member

The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), the regulatory body of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), has been accepted as an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The IOSCO is an international standard setting body that brings together the world’s securities regulators and is recognised as the global standard setter for […]

May 24, 2018
AFSA and Abu Dhabi Global Market Signed Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Financial Markets

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the Astana Financial Services Authority of Astana International Financial Centre (AFSA-AIFC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the side of the Annual Conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) held in Budapest.  The agreement enables both Authorities to […]

February 19, 2018
The AIFC Management Council has appointed Lady Barbara Judge CBE as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the AFSA

The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Management Council has appointed Lady Barbara Judge CBE as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). Lady Judge, a commercial lawyer, has a broad and successful international career as a senior executive, chairman and non-executive director in both the private and public sectors, […]

February 9, 2018
The AFSA and the China Securities Regulatory Commission agreed on cooperation in the field of financial markets

The document has been signed by Mr. Stephen Glynn, the Chief Executive Officer of the Astana Financial Services Authority and Mr. Liu Shiyu, Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) The MoU is the first such agreement to be signed by the Astana Financial Services Authority with an international regulator. By signing the MoU the […]

January 17, 2018
Astana Financial Services Authority Opens for Business

AFSA Chief Executive Office Mr. Stephen Glynn said the launch represents a significant milestone in the development of Kazakhstan’s financial and capital markets. The AFSA aims to be a globally respected regulator of financial services and capital markets in Eurasia. The AFSA has embarked on a mission to deliver a legal and regulatory framework that […]