In line with the Capital Market Act, this guideline outlines the requirements for approval and registration of Credit Rating Agencies in Kenya.

These regulations on securities lending, borrowing and short-selling specifies the criteria for lending and borrowing; individual qualification for lending and borrowing; securities lending and borrowing agreement; reporting of transactions; collateral for securities lending and borrowing trandsactions; rights and obligations of lenders and borrowers; securities permitted for short-selling; individual qualified to short-sell; requirement for short-selling; penalties for breach of regulations and other related provisions.

The list of subsidiary legislation included in this document include: individual retirement benefit scheme regulations; occupational retirement benefit scheme regulations; retirement benefit tribunal rules; retirement benefit transitional regulations; retirement mortgage loans regulations; retirement administrators regulations; and other related legislation.

This is an Act of parliament for the establishment of central depositories and for their regulation and operation and other related provisions. The Act highlights provisions relating to immobilised securities; securities account and records; central deposit settlement and guarantee arrangements; and other general provisions.

This is an Act of Parliament for the establishment of the Retirement Benefit Authority for the regulation, supervision, and promotion and registration of retirement benefit schemes in Kenya and other related matters.

This legislative supplement contains several guidelines for the insurance sector including: valuation of technical provision for general insurance business guidelines; valuation of technical provision for life insurance business guidelines; and capital adequacy guidelines.

This guideline aim to ensure insurance and reinsurance companies implement a prudent and effective acturial function regarding pricing activities and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The guidelines set out the framework for the management and administration of post-retirement medical funds; guidance on transfer and access to retirement funds; and guidance for voluntary contribution to post-retirement medical funds.

This guideline outlines: the principles for measuring and reporting insurance liabilities by insurers; procedure for appropriate valuation of insurance liabilities; and the responsibilities for insurer’s board and senior management for the appropriate valuation of insurer’s liabilities.

This standard is to ensure proper conduct of licensed and approved businesses in the capital market to ensure their compliance with laws, rules and regulations. The standard covers: management and supervison; segregation of duties and functions; personnel and training; information management; operational control; risk management; and audit.

These guidelines outlines the requirements to be adhere by market intermediaries in Kenya to foster the implementation of Risk Based Supervison. Key sections of the document are requirements for liquid assets and the ranking of liabilities.

These regulations on micro-insurance applies to the approval of micro-insurance products; change in product features; group microinsurance policies; appointment and registration of micro-insurance intermediaries; training obligations; reprting requirements and other related matters.

This guideline oulines the procedures for customer identification; customer due diligece; record keeping; new technology and non-face to face transactions; reporting requirements; the role of the capital market authority; internal policies, compliance and training requirements; audit; tipping off; reliance on third parties and combating the financing of terrorism.

The guidance specify the policy guidance for ETF in Kenya, covering the issuance of ETFs, approval of ETFs, pre-listing of ETFs, requirements on risk and risk mitigation, appointment of market makers, appointment and responsibilities of trustee and manager, and requirments on details on the ETFs.

This guideline follows the Insurance Act and aims to ensure insurance products sold by insurance companies and insurance intermediaries are not exploitative to the consumers and serve the purpose for which it is sold, i.e, consumers should be fully aware of product design, pricing, marketing, and other necessary disclosures.

This policy guidance outlines the regulations for Green Bonds in Kenya including: procedure for the issuance of Green Bonds; procedure for the listing of Green Bonds; disclosure and continuous reporting obligations; consequences for breach of Green Bonds requirements; and other related matters.

In line with the Insurance Act, this guidelines outlines the standards for the conduct of insurance investigators and motor assessors to ensure best practices and professioalism in the insurance business and for the effective development of the insurance sector.

In line with the Insurance Act, this guidance aims to ensure the protection on customers in the market for insurance business and in the activities of insurers with the objective of strengthening public trust, minimise risk in the insurance sector and to ensure insurers compete in tandem with best business practices to prevent the exploitation of consumers.

These guidelines follows the Insurance Act and sets out the guidelines to be observed by all insurers in respect to the engagement of external auditors with the objective of ensuring reliable financial reporting for the public and to provide reasonable assurance for the financial statements of insurers.

The aim of this guideline to ensure transparency and efficiency in claim management and processing with the goal of increaing customer satisfaction in the insurance industry