The Saudi Exchange published its guideline manual for foreign companies offering and/or listing on its Main Market. While current capital markets regulations and rules in Saudi Arabia permit such offerings, the lack of a...more
CMA Announces New Rules for Ownership in Listed Companies by Foreign Strategic Investors - As part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to regulate and develop the capital markets and to facilitate foreign investment,...more
On 31 December 2017, the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) published the Rules on the Offer of Securities and Continuing Obligations (“ROSCO”), which were approved by CMA Board Resolution No. 3-123-2017 dated 9/4/1439H...more
Background - On 21 December 2016, the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia (the CMA) approved the Parallel Market Listing Rules (the Rules), thereby establishing the Parallel Market, an alternative market to the Main...more
The Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has approved new regulations for Saudi and for Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) incorporated joint stock companies (JSC) to list on the Kingdom’s new...more
Domestic issuers will welcome the amendments as they largely clarify or formalize existing CMA practices. Introduction - Further to the continuous efforts of the Capital Market Authority (the CMA) in the Kingdom of...more
After years of speculation that the Saudi Stock Exchange (Saudi Tadawul) may be opening up for direct investment by foreigners into listed entities in Saudi Arabia, the Capital Market Authority of Saudi Arabia (CMA) published...more
Regulator Breaks Silence on New Rules - 16 April 2015: The Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority (CMA) announced today that the regulations governing foreign investment in shares listed on the Saudi Arabian stock...more
The Saudi Capital Market Authority (the CMA) has published for consultation its draft rules for Qualified Foreign Financial Institutions - Investments in Listed Shares (the Draft Rules). ...more