The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today reintroduced the Compliance Forum for its respective stakeholders, with the first edition organized for members of the Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA). The forum aimed at providing clarity on issues of compliance and to give Market Operators a better sense of the SEC’s expectations of them. It also sought to highlight the...

3rd June 2021 – The African Development Bank Group and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Ghana today launched a $400,000 project to strengthen the development of Ghanaian capital markets. This follows the signing of a grant agreement to develop a risk-based supervisory solution for the local capital market.The grant, from the African Development Bank’s Capital Markets Devel...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday 24th May 2021 launched its maiden Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP) to serve as the blueprint for developing the Capital Market in Ghana over the next ten years. The CMMP which was developed by a Working Group drawn from key stakeholders in the financial sector, is an essential component of the SEC’s mandate of regulating, innovat...

These Draft Guidelines are issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”) pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929). If you have any suggestions, questions, recommendations, and concerns please do send an email to issuers@sec.gov.gh latest by 5:00 pm, Monday, 31st May 2021. Download full document About SEC...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) 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. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), acting within its...

REMARKS BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION AT THE 2ND WORKSHOP UNDER THE IFC/SEC COLLABORATION ON GREEN BONDS GUIDELINES HELD ON 4TH MAY 2021 AT 3.00 PM Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen I formally welcome all participants to this Workshop organized as part of activities under the IFC/SEC collaboration on the development of guidelines for the issu...

    IFC and Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced a partnership to facilitate investments in projects that address climate and environmental issues through green bonds. Under the agreement, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will help the SEC develop guidelines for issuers and investors for green bonds in Ghana. The introduction of gr...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) 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. The SEC issues this notice to the general and investing public that ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) 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. The SEC also has the mandate to maintain surveillance over activities i...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter referred to as “SEC”) is the statutory body mandated by the Securities Industry Act 2016 (Act 929) 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. One of the core functions of the SEC is to maintain surveillance over...