2023-01-01
The Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt issued Decision No. 1670 for 2023 to formally reconstitute its Licensing Committee for full-time investment managers of private insurance funds. The decree appoints Deputy Chairman Salam Azzam as chair, defines five specific member roles from central administrations, and assigns secretariat duties to a designated specialist. It establishes operational rules mandating monthly meetings, quorum requirements of two-thirds attendance, majority voting for recommendations, and the formal submission of minutes to the Authority's Chairman for approval.
FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Issued on: 11 / 6 / 2023
The Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority,
Having reviewed Law No. 5 for 1975, issuing the Private Insurance Funds Law and its executive regulations, with amendments; Having reviewed Law No. 10 for 1981, issuing the Supervision and Control of Insurance in Egypt Law and its executive regulations, with amendments; Having reviewed Law No. (10) for 2009 regarding the regulation of supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments; Having reviewed Presidential Decision No. (192) for 2009, issuing the Basic Statute of the Financial Regulatory Authority; Having reviewed Investment Minister Decision No. (109) for 2015, amending certain provisions of the executive regulations of the Private Insurance Funds Law; Having reviewed Board of Directors Decision No. (99) for 2015 regarding the rules and regulations governing the management of investment portfolios of private insurance funds; Having reviewed Authority Chairman Decision No. 1670 for 2023 regarding the reconstitution of the Committee for Adjudicating Licensing Applications for Full-Time Investment Managers for Private Insurance Funds,
The Committee for Adjudicating Licensing Applications for Full-Time Investment Managers for Private Insurance Funds is constituted, chaired by: Professors / Salam Azzam – Deputy Chairman of the Authority, and comprising the following members:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chairman of the Committee | Dr. / Rehab Taha - Supervisor of the Central Administration for Research and Development |
| Member | Prof. / Hatem Nour - Head of the Central Administration for Establishment and Licensing |
| Member | Dr. / Adel Hussein - Head of the Central Administration for Supervision and Control over Insurance Companies |
| Member | Dr. / Mahmoud Samaha - Head of the Central Administration for Supervision and Control over Private Insurance Funds |
| Member | Prof. / Mahmoud Gabrallah - Deputy Head of the Central Administration for Corporate Finance and Securities Issuance |
The duties of the Committee's Secretariat are performed by Ms. / Bahigat Abbas Wahid - Second Specialist at the Central Administration for Licensing and Registration of Professionals.
The Committee is specialized in expressing opinions on the study memoranda prepared regarding licensing applications for full-time investment managers for private insurance funds, and in providing its recommendations thereon.
The Committee meets monthly or whenever necessary upon invitation from its Chairman, and the Chairman may invite anyone he deems appropriate, from within or outside the Authority, to attend its meetings in cases requiring such attendance, without having a counted vote in deliberations.
The Committee's meetings are valid unless attended by at least two-thirds of its members, and its recommendations are issued by a majority of the attending members. The Committee prepares minutes detailing the results and recommendations, which are submitted to Dr. / the Chairman of the Authority for approval.
The Authority's Decision No. (1670) for 2023 is repealed.
This Decision takes effect from the date of its issuance, and competent authorities are tasked with implementing it according to their respective jurisdictions.
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Financial Regulatory Authority
Dr. Mohamed Fared Saleh
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