Capital Markets Authority

Capital Markets Authority

Capital Markets Authority is a semi autonomous body responsible for regulating the capital markets industry in Uganda. It approves the offers of all securities to the public, licences market professionals like broker/dealers, investment advisors and fund managers. It also licences stock exchanges and has so far issued a licence to one stock exchange; the [http://www.use.or.ug Uganda Securities Exchange] . Its overall objectives are market regulation and investor protection.

CMA vision

To make Uganda's capital markets the center of choice for capital raising and investment in the region.

CMA mission

To regulate and promote a robust, transparent, fair and efficient capital market in Uganda.

CMA mandate

-The development of all aspects of the capital markets with particular emphasis on the removal of impediments to, and the creation of incentives for longer term investments in productive enterprises.-The creation, maintenance and regulation, through implementation of a system in which the markets participants are self regulatory to the maximum practicable extent, and of a market in which securities can be issued and traded in an orderly, fair and efficient manner.-The protection of investor interests.-The operation of an Investor Compensation Fund.

External links

* [http://www.cmauganda.co.ug/ic.php?pID=18&p=What%20we%20do What we do] , at "cmauganda.co.ug"
* [http://ww.cmauganda.co.ug Official website]


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