WHAT WE DO
The QFC Regulatory Authority is the independent regulator of the QFC, established to authorise and regulate firms and individuals conducting financial services in or from the QFC.
It was established by Law No. 7 of 2005 of the State of Qatar, and has built a principles-based regulatory regime aligned with widely used common law, embracing transparency, predictability and accountability.
MEDIA CENTRE
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LATEST NEWS
March 27, 2023
QFCRA Announces New Framework for a Derivatives Market in Qatar
Doha, Qatar, Monday, 27 March 2023 – The QFC Regulatory Authority (QFCRA)
announced today that it has developed and issued a new regulatory
framework for listed derivatives. The Derivatives Markets and Exchanges R
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January 22, 2023
QFCRA signs Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cambridge
Doha, Qatar, 22 January 2023 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Regulatory Genome Project (CJBS
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January 17, 2023
QFC Regulatory Authority takes disciplinary action against Luis Laplana, a person associated with Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC
Doha, Qatar, 17 January 2023: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it had taken disciplinary action aga
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December 8, 2022
QFC Regulatory Authority takes disciplinary action against Robert Sharratt, former Director of Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC
Doha, Qatar, 7 December 2022: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it had taken disciplinary action against a fo
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October 31, 2022
QFCRA participates in the IOSCO Annual Meeting
Doha, Qatar, 30 October 2022 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) participated in the 47th International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) Annual Meeting, which took place 17-19 October in Marrakech,
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