Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Thursday, 2026-08-13 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

No material new items in the last 24 hours from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA, ADX, DFM, Qatar QFMA/QSE, or Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait. DFSA's Consultation Paper 173 on the DIFC funds regime remains open to 7 September with no update.

Israel

No material new items from the Israel Securities Authority or TASE in the last 24 hours.

Africa

Nigeria's SEC clarifies the T+1 settlement deadline as 5:00pm. In a public circular dated today, the Securities and Exchange Commission clarified that under the T+1 cycle (effective since 1 June 2026), all equity and commodities trades cleared through the Central Securities Clearing System must be fully paid by 5:00pm on T+1, per standard delivery-versus-payment procedure; unfunded broker-dealer accounts default to the CSCS Default Management Procedure. The circular reconfirms foreign portfolio investors are not required to pre-fund accounts before trading, though operators handling FPI trades must maintain controls to ensure timely funding within the settlement window. SEC Nigeria circular

No material new items in the last 24 hours from South Africa's FSCA/JSE, or Morocco AMMC. No update on Kenya's WSA Banking Index ETF listing date, or on Egypt's FRA/EGX short-selling launch (final system testing still described as underway).

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory sources; not advice.