Egypt's market regulator, the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) is due to take part in the First Arab Capital Markets Conference, which will take place on November 25-26 in Dubai. The two-day event is organised by the Union of Arab Securities Authorities (UASA) in association with the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority. The conference will bring together policy makers, government leaders, regulators, stock exchanges officials, brokers, investors, and senior finance and business leaders. As being one of the key participants in this event, EFSA Chairman Sherif Samy said the first day will be addressed to the topical challenges faced by the Arab capital markets' alongside their competitiveness with global financial centres. Panels on the first day will also include discussing the mechanisms to enhance transparency and to support the Islamic financing development in Arab capital markets, he added. For the second day of the event, it will feature the oversight role of regulatory authorities in protecting investors, and evaluating the non-traditional funding sources. It will also focus on the different aspects of Surveillance and challenges facing Enforcement by analyzing the Electronic trading surveillance, the financial infrastructure and the application of IOSCO principles (PFMI), in addition to the Cyber security landscape and the emerging threats. The last panel session of the second day will raise the subjects of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) and fixed income instruments, as well as discussing the practical challenges of ETFs, and the challenges facing the development of CIS and fixed income instruments in Arab Capital Markets in MENA Region. In the second day of the conference, the second debate session will feature the theme "Innovation in Capital Markets" by evaluating the non-traditional funding sources, free zones financial markets and commodity markets (Gold / Oil&Gas) experiences, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) market and the opportunities in specialty products for the Middle East. The fifth panel session will focus on the different aspects of Surveillance and challenges facing Enforcement by analyzing the Electronic trading surveillance, the financial infrastructure and the application of IOSCO principles (PFMI), in addition to the Cyber security landscape and the emerging threats. The last panel session will raise the subjects of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) and fixed income instruments. As well as discussing the practical challenges of ETFs, and the challenges facing the development of CIS and fixed income instruments in Arab Capital Markets in MENA Region. The conference is held in association with the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority and Arab Monetary Fund and under the Patronage of the UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri. It will be at the Waldorf Astoria, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, with the partnership of the most important actors in Capital Markets in the region. The Egyptian official will take part in the panel session one to discuss the appropriate level of legislations required to enhance the capital markets and investors protection. The First Arab Capital Markets Conference will attract over 400 senior delegates from the Arab and international capital markets industry.
