Kuwait Financial Market issues new rule

Published January 9th, 2006 - 12:23 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Kuwait Financial Market has banned its staff from trading shares on behalf of investors as part of new regulations that also prevent brokers from slashing commissions to win clients, a senior official said, according to Kuna. this option, however, was regularly used by small investors.

The Market director-general Safaq Al Rukaby has also reshuffled some senior executives of the market, which analysts say needs tighter regulation to protect investors.