1.0 PREAMBLE The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) as amended by the Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 2021 (Act 1062), (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act) to promote the orderly growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which in...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) as amended by the Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 2021 (Act 1062), (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act) to promote the orderly growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which investors and the ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s application to become a full signatory to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange of Information (IOSCO MMoU) and subsequent recommendation of the IOSCO Screening Group, Management of the SEC...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A delegation from the Securities Markets of Ghana and Nigeria on Friday, 7th October 2022 paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana at the Jubilee House in Accra. The visit was to officially inform the Vice President about the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which took place on Thurs...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana on Saturday, 1st October 2022 held its first investor education program in the Northern Region dubbed, ‘TIME WITH THE SEC’ Tamale edition. The program which is a flagship initiative of the SEC forms part of the SEC’s strategic thrust of educating members of the investing public and other key stakeholders about the S...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) as amended to promote the orderly growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which investors and the integrity of the market are protected. This Circular is issued to all market operators as a rem...

This Directive is issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “SEC”) pursuant to sections 2, 3, and 209 of the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929), and the National Identity Register Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2111) as amended, for the use of the Ecowas Identity Card (“Ghana Card”) as the only identity card for transactions in the Securities Market. ...