What we do

QFMA is responsible before the Council of Ministers of enforcing the law and regulation. In connection with its mandate, QFMA roles & responsibilities include:

• Issuing relevant rules and regulations.
• Ensuring the market integrity & transparence by conducting proper market surveillance, detecting market abuse and misconduct or suspicious transactions, and take the appropriate actions in accordance with the law.
• Licensing firms to conduct relevant regulated activities
• Authorizing individuals to engage in relevant controlled functions  
• Admission to listing of relevant securities in the Doha Securities Markets
• Conducting investigation, on spot inspection whenever needed, and take on spot actions whenever necessary
• Monitoring and supervising market's participants with respect to their compliance with relevant laws and regulations including:
1. Issuer through the regulatory disclosure & Corporate Governance requirements, and reviews of major relevant financial & capital restructuring transactions.
2. The Exchange & CSDR activities through Inspection, regulatory reporting & disclosure requirements.

Licensed firms and authorized professionals through Inspection & regulatory reporting & disclosure requirements