• HC-2.3 HC-2.3 Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest

    • HC-2.3.1

      Investment firm licensees must maintain an organisational structure that minimises the risk of conflicts of interest arising.

      January 2011

    • HC-2.3.2

      For the purposes of Rule HC-2.3.1, the CBB would expect investment firm licensees to separate front and back office functions, as well as proprietary trading and client trading/advisory functions.

      January 2011

    • HC-2.3.3

      Each approved person must make every practicable effort to arrange his personal and business affairs to avoid a conflict of interest with the investment firm licensee.

      January 2011

    • HC-2.3.4

      Board members must absent themselves from any discussion or decision-making that involves a subject where they are incapable of providing objective advice, or which involves a subject, transaction or proposed transaction where there is a potential conflict of interest.

      January 2011

    • HC-2.3.5

      Bahraini investment firm licensees must have in place a board approved policy on the employment of relatives of approved persons and a summary of such policy must be disclosed in the annual report of the Bahraini investment firm licensees.

      Amended: July 2016
      Added: April 2016

    • HC-2.3.6

      Overseas investment firm licensees must have in place a policy on the employment of relatives of approved persons pertaining to their Bahrain operations.

      Added: July 2016