• Responsibility of the CBB

    • OFS-A.2.1

      A clear division of responsibilities between the CBB as the securities regulator, the issuer of securities and the licensed exchanges or the licensed market operators as a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) is required:

      (a) To maximise the regulatory effectiveness;
      (b) To permit flexibility to the licensed exchanges or the licensed market operators in their functioning;
      (c) To achieve greater efficiency and transparency in the enforcement of the laws, rules and regulations; and
      (d) To minimise the regulatory cost.
      January 2014

    • OFS-A.2.2

      As a regulator, the CBB's role is as follows:

      (a) Regulatory supervision;
      (b) Maintaining and promoting fairness, efficiency and transparency within the capital market;
      (c) Enhancing the efficiency of the capital-raising process;
      (d) Ensuring full, timely and accurate disclosure of financial and other information material to investors;
      (e) Ensuring fair and equal treatment to all securities, subscribers, allottees, and holders;
      (f) Ensuring adherence to international accounting, reporting and auditing standards;
      (g) Ensuring that the issuer of securities, the licensed exchanges, licensed market operators, licensed clearing houses, depositories' institutions, and other capital market advisory services providers and members of SROs have appropriate systems and procedures for ensuring compliance with the CBB Law and disclosure requirements by listed companies and issuers; and
      (h) Facilitating the introduction of a broad range of capital market products and services.
      January 2014