2019-01-01
The Financial Regulatory Authority's Board of Directors issued Decision No. 53 of 2019 to explicitly prohibit charitable investment funds from investing in any fund that is mandated to be registered and traded on the securities exchange. Grounded in the Capital Market Law No. 95 of 1992 and related regulatory frameworks, the decree restricts charitable fund portfolios to non-exchange-traded investment vehicles only. The decision was approved on April 8, 2019, and becomes effective the day following its official publication in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's website.
The Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority
Having reviewed the Capital Market Law issued by Law No. (95) of 1992 and its executive regulations;
and the Law No. (10) of 2009 regulating supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments;
and Presidential Decision No. (192) of 2009 issuing the Basic Statute of the Financial Regulatory Authority;
and upon the approval of the Authority's Board of Directors in its meeting held on 2019/4/8.
Charitable investment funds may invest their funds in any type of investment fund, except for investment funds whose documents must be registered and traded on the securities exchange.
This Decision shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's website, and shall take effect from the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority
Dr. Mohamed Omran
Smart Village, Building no. B-136, Giza
Postal Code: 12577
Tel.: (00202) 35345350 - Fax.: (00202) 35370036
www.FRA.gov.eg
Smart Village, Building 136, B, Giza, Egypt
Postal Code: 12577
Tel.: +202 35345350 - Fax.: +202 35370036
info@fra.gov.eg