The Capital Markets (Public Offers, Listings and Disclosures) Regulations, 2023

4. Guiding principles

Edition: 2023-12-15 · In force

The guiding principles of these Regulations are to—

(a)establish fair, efficient and transparent capital markets;

(b)encourage and promote the listing of securities on securities exchanges;

(c)promote full, timely and accurate disclosure of material information;

(d)eliminate or minimise challenges and disadvantages of listing securities;

(e)promote good corporate governance by listed entities and issuers of securities;

(f)promote the protection of investors and improve investor confidence in capital markets;

(g)promote the fair and equitable treatment of issuers and investors;

(h)promote the growth of the capital markets by encouraging and supporting the listing of new securities;

(i)leverage technology to improve the operations of capital markets;

(j)eliminate or minimise systemic risks in capital markets;

(k)promote the use of capital markets to facilitate business growth and innovation by businesses; and

(l)facilitate compliance with disclosure requirements and continuing obligations.