Friday, October 2, 2020

SEBON implements risk-based supervision manual

Kathmandu, Sept. 30

 The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has announced implementation of the Money Laundering related Risk-based Supervision Manual for Securities Brokers, 2020 from Thursday.

The new manual is prepared according to the guidelines of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2008, Anti-Money Laundering Bylaws, 2016, and Guidelines on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, 2019 issued by the SEBON.

The capital market regulator said that the manual was based on the risks of the brokers and included field and indirect supervision of them. It is prepared as per the anti-money laundering and terrorism financing standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asian Pacific Group (APG).

Risks of the brokers will be evaluated on the basis of their services, customers, geographical coverage, distribution, structure and people of high posts.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 October 2020. 

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