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Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017 (Act No. 9 of 2017)

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Financial Sector Regulations, 2018

Part 2 : Appointment of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Financial Sector Conduct Authority

11. Appointment criteria

 

When determining whether a candidate is suitable to be shortlisted and recommended for appointment as the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner, the Shortlisting Panel must, in addition to the appointment criteria in section 61 of the Act, assess whether a candidate has—

[Regulation 11 words preceding paragraph (a) substituted by section 6 of Notice No. 850, GG43581, dated 5 August 2020]

(a) at least 10 years’ experience in a senior or executive position with—
(i) a regulator (preferably a financial sector regulator);
(ii) a financial institution;
(iii) a financial sector industry body;
(iv) a government department that is responsible for overseeing the regulation of the financial sector;
(v) an international financial regulatory body; or
(vi) any two or more of the institutions mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (v); and
(b) skills, knowledge and expertise that would reasonably be expected of a person in the position of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner.