Securities and Commodities Authority

Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)
Agency overview
Formed	January 29, 2000
Jurisdiction	United Arab Emirates
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Agency executives	Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa Al Hammadi, Chairman; Dr. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi, Chief Executive Officer;
Parent agency	Ministry of Finance
Website	Official Portal

Last updated November 16, 2023

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) is a federal financial regulatory agency in the United Arab Emirates. It was established based on Federal Decree No. (4) of 2000 by then-president of the UAE, Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and it's amendments issued in Federal Law 25 of 2006, amending the former law.

The authority is a federal government agency, which is financially and administratively independent, headed by a CEO and a chairman of a board of directors, both appointed by the President of the UAE. The main objective of the authority is to supervise and monitor financial markets in the UAE, including the Dubai Financial Market and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.^[2] However, it is not responsible for regulating financial activity in free economic zones such as the Dubai International Financial Centre, which are regulated by independent laws and courts such as the DIFC Courts.^[3]

History

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) was established by Federal Law No. (4) of 2000^[4] enacted by Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as the first legislation for securities in the UAE and was initially named Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority and Market. The first two exchange markets, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and the Dubai Financial Market would be founded shortly after in the same year.

In 2004, Dubai established the Dubai Financial Services Authority, which would be the sole regulatory authority for the economic free zone of Dubai International Financial Centre, which included independent exchanges such as Nasdaq Dubai outside of the control of the SCA.

In 2006, UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Law 25 of 2006 amending certain provisions of the prior law, removing the requirement of the board of directors to represent various governmental departments and the reducing the board of directors from 8 board members to 5 and expanding the requirement for board members to declare any securities or stock they own, or stock owned by the board member's family and minor children. ^[5]

Organisational structure

The SCA is regulated by UAE Federal Decree 4 of 2000 and is granted some autonomy from the UAE Ministry of Finance, to which it reports. The SCA has the right to issue regulations, frameworks, and guidelines according to federal law or executive instruction. The SCA is governed by a chief executive officer that handles the day-to-day management of the authority, and a board of directors chaired by the minister of finance. The minister of finance, acting as chairman, and the chief executive would jointly appoint the remaining 5 members of the board of directors, who would serve a four-year term renewable once. The authority prevents any of the board members from acting in a similar capacity with any financial broker or public company. ^[6]

The SCA is organised into departments that report to the chief executive, which include:

Supervision Department
Issues and Disclosure Department
Human Resources and Financial Affairs Department
Research and Technical Support Department
Commodities Department
Enforcement Department

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References

↑ Market, Insight. "Nasdaq Women in Technology: Dr. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority". Nasdaq. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
↑ DFM, DFM. "Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)". Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). Dubai Financial Market. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
↑ Compliance Solutions, Waystone. "Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) Guiding you through UAE SCA Authorisation". Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) Guiding you through UAE SCA Authorisation. Waystone. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
↑ Hassan, Kabir; Mahlknecht, Michael (2011). Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 104. ISBN 9780470689578.
↑ Federal Law, UAE. "Federal Law No. (25) of 2006 amending certain provisions of Federal Law No (4) of 2000 Concerning The Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority and Market" (PDF). Federal Law 25 of 2006. UAE Federal Government. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
↑ Padma, Yallapragada (2022). "Stock Market in the UAE". Journal of Positive School Psychology. 6 (4): 10621–10627. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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[1] Market, Insight. "Nasdaq Women in Technology: Dr. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority". Nasdaq. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[2] DFM, DFM. "Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA)". Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). Dubai Financial Market. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[3] Compliance Solutions, Waystone. "Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) Guiding you through UAE SCA Authorisation". Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) Guiding you through UAE SCA Authorisation. Waystone. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[4] Hassan, Kabir; Mahlknecht, Michael (2011). Islamic Capital Markets: Products and Strategies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 104. ISBN 9780470689578.

[25_of_2006-5] Federal Law, UAE. "Federal Law No. (25) of 2006 amending certain provisions of Federal Law No (4) of 2000 Concerning The Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority and Market" (PDF). Federal Law 25 of 2006. UAE Federal Government. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[6] Padma, Yallapragada (2022). "Stock Market in the UAE". Journal of Positive School Psychology. 6 (4): 10621–10627. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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