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Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad Shakil Ahmad Chaudhary 0302-8552254 Press Release For immediate Release November 8, 2016 SECP approves simplified regulatory requirements for mutual fund distributors ISLAMABAD, November 8: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved simplified regulatory requirements for distributors of mutual funds to increase the outreach of mutual funds and improve the penetration of retail investors. Mr Zafar-ul-Haq Hijazi, the SECP chairman, has said that in order to make the country’s economy grow, it is imperative to encourage mobilization of savings and investments through the capital markets. For this, the mutual fund industry has expected to play its due role in promoting a culture of savings and investment. According to the new framework, distributors selling mutual fund units of a single asset management company (AMC) will not be required to obtain license from the SECP or register with the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP). A new cadre of retired government and semi-government officials, retired bank officers and insurance agents would be eligible to act as distributors of mutual funds. The SECP expects that the proposed measures would be helpful in encouraging qualified individuals to act as distributors to promote mutual funds as a preferred choice of investment. They can play a critical role in long term growth of mutual funds industry and development of capital market which is linked with the participation of investors, in particular with retail investors in the mutual funds industry. Moreover, it has the potential to create many jobs for fresh graduates as well as for experienced professionals. The SECP has made necessary amendments to the Non-Banking Finance Companies and Notified Entities Regulations, 2008, which are available for public comments on its website under below mentioned link. https://www.secp.gov.pk/laws/draft-for-discussion/draft-rules-regulations/

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Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Shakil Ahmad Chaudhary 0302-8552254

Press Release

For immediate Release

November 8, 2016

SECP approves simplified regulatory requirements for mutual fund distributors

ISLAMABAD, November 8: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

(SECP) has approved simplified regulatory requirements for distributors of mutual funds

to increase the outreach of mutual funds and improve the penetration of retail investors.

Mr Zafar-ul-Haq Hijazi, the SECP chairman, has said that in order to make the country’s

economy grow, it is imperative to encourage mobilization of savings and investments

through the capital markets. For this, the mutual fund industry has expected to play its

due role in promoting a culture of savings and investment.

According to the new framework, distributors selling mutual fund units of a single asset

management company (AMC) will not be required to obtain license from the SECP or

register with the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan (MUFAP). A new cadre of retired

government and semi-government officials, retired bank officers and insurance agents

would be eligible to act as distributors of mutual funds.

The SECP expects that the proposed measures would be helpful in encouraging qualified

individuals to act as distributors to promote mutual funds as a preferred choice of

investment. They can play a critical role in long term growth of mutual funds industry

and development of capital market which is linked with the participation of investors, in

particular with retail investors in the mutual funds industry. Moreover, it has the potential

to create many jobs for fresh graduates as well as for experienced professionals.

The SECP has made necessary amendments to the Non-Banking Finance Companies and

Notified Entities Regulations, 2008, which are available for public comments on its

website under below mentioned link.

https://www.secp.gov.pk/laws/draft-for-discussion/draft-rules-regulations/

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan NICL Building, 63 Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Shakil Ahmad Chaudhary 0302-8552254

اسی ای یس یپ ےن ویملچ ڈنف ےک میسقت اکروں ےک ےئل لہس اابضنیط ولطمب ات یک وظنمری دے دی

ویملچ ڈنف ےک میسقت اکروں ےک ےئل ونربم: ویکسرزیٹ اڈنی اجنیچسکی نشیمک آف ب ااتسکن )اسی ای یس یپ ( ےن ۸االسم آب اد،

ڑاھیئ اج ےکس۔ اابضنیط ولطمب ات یک وظنمری دیآاسن

اہک ویملچ ڈنف یک راسیئ ںیم ااضہف اور رلیٹی رسامہی اکری ب

ےہ ب

یزی بح ےن ہ ا ےہ ہک م یک ک تشی یک و و وک ا ےک ےئل م لٹپ امر ںوٹں ےک رئیچنیم اسی ای یس یپ انجب رفظ اقحل اجح

رضوری ےہ۔اس وحاےل ےس ویملچ ڈنف

ا اہنی

ذرےعی وتچبں اور رسامہی اکری وک رو ہب لمع الےن یک وحہلص ازفایئ رکب

ڑوغ دےنی ںیم

ڑ رکدار ادا رک ں ے۔یک تعنص ےس ہی وتعق یک اجیت ےہ ہک وہ تچب اور رسامہی اکری یک اقثتف وک ف

ا ان اجب

رکےت وہں اںیہن

ڑ

ڑمی ورک ےک اطمقب وہ میسقت اکر وج وادح اٹسی ٹنمجنیم ینپمک ےک ویملچ ڈنف ویسٹن یک ف

ےئن ف

اسی ای یس یپ ب ا ویملچ ڈنف یز اوسی یس انشی آف ب ااتسکن )ومافپ( ےس السنسئ ےک وصحل یک وکیئ رضورت ںیہن۔

ڑڈ رساکری و مین رساک

ڑڈ کنی اارسان اور ہمی ا سٹنج اک اک ای وروہ ویملچ ڈنف یز ےک میسقت اکر راٹیب

ری ا ل اکروں، راٹیب

یک وطر رپ اکم رکےن ےک ا ل وہں ے۔

ڑوغ دےنی

ڑیحیج ااختنب ےک وطر رپ ےک ف

ادیم ےہ ہک اسی ای یس یپ ےک وجم یزہ ادقاامت ویملچ ڈنف یز ںیم رسامہی اکری وک ب

ڑاد ےک

اف وہں ے۔ہی ادقاامت ویملچ ڈنف یک ےک ےئل اقب

ای

وطبر میسقت اکر اکم رکےن یک وحہلص ازفایئ ںیم دمداگر ب

ڑیق اخص وطر رپ رلیٹی رسامہی اکروں ےس کلسنم

تعنص اور رسامہی اکروں یک رشاتک ےس کلسنم م لٹپ امرٹیک یک ب

ںیہ۔ ویملچ ڈنف تعنص

یک وطلی دّمیت ومن ںیم دیلکی رکدار ادا رک تکس

ہی ہک ےئنزین

وروجیای

ےک اسھت اسھت رجتہب اکر ہشیپ وروں ےک ےئل یئک یئن آاسایمں قیلخت رکےن یک یھب الصح

ا ےہ۔

ڑاےئ ریغ یکنیب وینپمکں اور ونیٹ افڈیئایٹنی زیٹ ، رھک ڑامیم یک ںیہ ۸۰۰۸اسی ای یس یپ ےن وضاطب ب

ںیم رضوری ب

ےک درج ذلی کنل

اسی رپ وموجد ںیہ:وج وعایم آراء ےک ےئل وی

https://www.secp.gov.pk/laws/draft-for-discussion/draft-rules-regulations/