Press releases

AFSA

09 September 2020 10:02

AFSA Office of the Registrar of Companies fully goes to digital registration format

AFSA

01 September 2020 00:00

Astana International Financial Centre informs about death of Lady Barbara Judge CBE

The Astana International Financial Centre expresses its sincere condolences to Lady Barbara Judge s family. We are thankful for all the work done by Lady Judge for the Centre.Lady Judge was an American British lawyer, the commissioner of the US

AFSA

16 July 2020 06:45

Regulated community attended a webinar related to Amendments to the AML/CFT Law of Kazakhstan and the AML Guidance

AFSA

10 July 2020 07:28

AFSA held a webinar for DNFBPs to inform on Amendments to the AML/CFT Law of Kazakhstan and the AML Guidance

AFSA

09 July 2020 11:46

AFSA has enhanced AIFC capital markets framework

AFSA

03 July 2020 11:45

Astana International Financial Centre registers its 500th Participant

Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) informs this week that the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) registers the 500th firm in the AIFC. AIFC has rapidly grown over the last years and became home for firms from more than 42 countries.

AFSA

01 July 2020 06:51

AFSA has eased requirements relating to Representative offices in AIFC

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has simplified supervisory requirements for Authorised Firms carrying on Regulated Activity of Operating a Representative Office.The liberalisation of the supervisory measures for the Representative Office

AFSA

30 June 2020 09:01

AFSA approved Guide on the Authorisation process and Fund Management Guide

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has adopted a Guide on Authorisation process and a Guide on setting up an investment fund in the AIFC. Both documents were developed to enhance understanding of applicants on the matters AFSA takes into

AFSA

29 June 2020 12:36

AFSA approved the requirements to the AML training courses for the relevant persons and recognised AML training centres

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has established minimum threshold requirements concerning anti-money laundering (AML) trainings undertaken by relevant AIFC participants. AFSA considers the trainings as important tools for building necessary

AFSA

19 June 2020 12:43

Astana Financial Services Authority introduces simplified authorisation procedures for certain regulated activities

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has simplified procedures for obtaining a licence for certain types of regulated activities. This reflects AFSA s general approach to constantly evolve regulatory environment towards business-friendly principles

AFSA

04 June 2020 00:00

AFSA discusses regulation requirements with authorised banks and investment firms of AIFC

AFSA

03 June 2020 07:32

Relevance of amendments to Kazakhstan’s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) law to AIFC Participants

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) hereby informs AIFC Participants that the amendments to Kazakhstan s anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) law signed by the President of Kazakhstan on 13 May 2020 will also extend to

AFSA

02 June 2020 08:53

AFSA approved the Guidance to the Rules of Internal Control for the AML/CFT purposes

On May 21, 2020, AFSA approved the Guidance (Requirements) applicable to the Rules of Internal Control for the AML/CFT purposes. It is designed for the relevant AIFC Participants supervised by AFSA in consultation with the Ministry of Finance of the

AFSA

25 May 2020 10:08

Astana Financial Services Authority of AIFC and Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission have agreed on cooperation

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) and Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) have signed the Memorandum on cooperation in financial markets supervision.The parties will exchange supervisory information and expand cooperation in the

AFSA

20 May 2020 08:37

Astana Financial Services Authority, National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan had signed the Agreement on Exchange of Information

AFSA, NBK and ARDFM had signed the Agreement on Exchange of Information