Documents needed to provide the service:
- The name and address of the applicant for a license, and the locations of its branches if any.
- The type of company, the number and date of its registration with the Companies General Controller, and the certificate of registration showing the names of the board of directors or executive board, the names of persons authorized to sign on behalf of the company, and sample signatures.
- The memorandum of association and articles of association.
- The nature of the applicant’s work and the period of time during which he has practiced this work.
- The names and addresses of the senior management who have executive powers, a brief curriculum vitae of their professional experience in securities, and the places of work and residence of the company’s employees, with the title, job description, and photocopy of the identity card of each one of them.
- Certificates for members of the board and senior management who have executive powers that they have not been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor.
- Names of shareholders and the number of shares owned by each one of them if the company is a limited liability company, and the name of each person who owns 5% or more of the company’s capital if it is a shareholding company.
- The required financial statements as at a date not exceeding three months before the date of submission of the application, and the most recent audited financial statements if any.
- The name and address of the company’s auditor.
- The organogram of the company, its preliminary feasibility study, and its plan of action showing its expected financial statements during its first 12 months of operations.
- Written work procedures that will be implemented.
- A list of the services that the company plans to provide.
- The basis on which the applicant will calculate the commissions or service fees that it will charge its customers.
- Evidence that the applicant has deposited the required capital in the company’s bank account.
- The form of the agreement for dealing in securities, a form for opening an account, a form of customers’ regular account statements, and organizational statements needed for the progress of work. It is possible for the applicant to submit these forms and statements to the Commission samples after receiving the license.
- A compliance manual showing the procedures that the company will implement to ensure effective oversight of the activities to be licensed.
- Any agreements between the applicant and another party to fulfill the work requirements.
- Evidence that the required fees are paid.
- Evidence that the required bank guarantee has been paid.