Committee of Insurance, Securities
and Non-Banking Financial Authorities

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Admission of New Member

    • Admission as a Member Authority
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Eligibility

  • Any organ or entity responsible for the regulation and supervision of NBFIs in a SADC Member State. NBFI means any provider of non-bank financial services, including financial advisory and intermediation services, collective investment schemes, capital markets, insurance institutions, medical schemes, retirement funds, microfinance and financial cooperatives.

Requirements

An application for admission as a Member Authority must be made in writing to the CISNA Secretariat, in the prescribed format.

Once an application for admission has been approved by the Governance Council, the applicant shall be a Member Authority when it has paid the required membership fee and signed the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) with CISNA.

CISNA Member Authorities

 CISNA membership comprises Authorities responsible for the regulation and supervision of non-banking financial institutions in their respective jurisdictions within the     SADC region

 A Member Authority shall have the right to participate in the affairs of CISNA. This right may be exercised through a representative who must be a person that is   employed by that Member Authority. Member Authorities commit to pursue the objects of CISNA, endeavor to implement CISNA standards, taking into account specific   jurisdictional and market circumstances, and undergo periodic self-assessments and peer reviews.

 CISNA Membership

Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (Capital Markets Commission)

Head of Authority: Mrs Maria Baptista

Sectors being Supervised: Securities market; Auditors and financial analysts; Other persons exercising activities related to securities issue, distribution, trading, registration and deposit


 

Angolan Agency for Insurance Regulation and Supervision

Head of Authority: Dr Elmer Serrão

Sectors being Supervised: Insurance, Reinsurance,Retirement Funds and Intermediaries



The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Oduetse Motshidisi

Sectors being Supervised: Capital Markets, Insurance, Medical Aids, Retirement Funds and Lending Activities which include pawnshops. The Authority also ensures that the NBFI sector complies with local and international obligations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism & Proliferation (AML/CFT&P)


 

Ministry of Finance and Development Planning

Head of Authority: 

Sectors being Supervised: 


 

Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry – Department for Co-operative Development

Head of Authority: Mrs. Moipedi Nkoane

Sectors being Supervised: Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) / Financial Co-operatives



Autorité de Régulation et de Contrôle des Assurances

Head of Authority: Mr Alain Kaninda

Sectors being Supervised: Insurance Market


 

Banque Centrale du Congo   (BCC)

Head of Authority: 

Sectors being Supervised: 



 

Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Ncamiso Ntshalinsthali

Sectors being Supervised: Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs), Building Societies, Credit Bureaus, Debt Counsellors and Credit Providers



 

Central Bank of Lesotho

Head of Authority: Dr Retselisitsoe Matlanyane

Sectors being Supervised: Banks and Non-banking Financial Services including Collective Investment Schemes, Collective Investment Scheme Managers, Central Securities Depository, Insurance, Securities Exchanges



 

*Non-Participating*

Head of Authority:

Sectors being Supervised: 



 

Reserve Bank of Malawi

Head of Authority: Dr Grant P Kabango

Sectors being Supervised: Banks and Non-banking Financial Services Industry, including Pension Funds, Insurance, Medical aid, Capital Markets, Collective Investments Schemes, Financial



 

Financial Services Commission

Head of Authority: Mr Dhanesswurnath Thakoor

Sectors being Supervised:

  • Non-Bank Financial Services Sector and Global Business
  • Capital Markets
  • Investments Funds and Intermediaries
  • Insurance and Pensions
  • Entities licensed under Second Schedule of the Financial Services Act 2007
  • Global Business
  • FinTech (or specific licences)



Instituto de Supervisão de Seguros de Moçambique (ISSM)

Head of Authority: Mrs Maria Santos

Sectors being Supervised:

  • Non-Bank Financial Industry
  • Complementary Pension Funds
  • Complementary Pension Funds Managers
  • Insurance Brokers, Agents and Promoters
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Banco de Moçambique

Head of Authority: Mr Ernesto Gouveia Gove

Sectors being Supervised: Non-Bank Financial Industry, Stock Market, Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), CIS Managers, Central Securities Depository, Brokers and Dealers.



 

Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Simataa Matomola

Sectors being Supervised: Pension Funds, Long and Short-term Insurance, Medical Aid Funds, Friendly Societies, Units Trust Schemes and Management Companies, Capital Markets and Micro lending.



 

Financial Services Authority, Seychelles (FSA Seychelles)

Head of Authority: Mr Damien Thesee

Sectors being Supervised: Non-bank financial services, including Long-term and Short-term Insurance business, Capital Markets, Collective Investments Schemes, and Hire Purchase.



Financial Sector Conduct Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Unathi Kamlana

Sectors being Supervised: Banking and Non-banking Financial Services Industry, including Retirement Funds, Friendly Societies, Life and Non-Life Insurers, Financial Markets, Collective Investments Schemes, Financial Advisors and Intermediaries Credit Rating Agencies, Banks, Payment and Credit Services.


 

Prudential Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Kuben Naidoo

Sectors being Supervised: Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, Prudential Regulation, Financial Markets, Financial Surveillance, Payments and Settlements, Statistics, Research, Banknotes and Coins


 

Council for Medical Schemes

Head of Authority:Dr Sipho Kabane

Sectors being Supervised: Healthcare



Capital Markets and Securities Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Nicodemus Mkama

Sectors being Supervised: Securities Dealers, Securities Investment Advisors, Securities Trustees, Securities Investment Management, Securities Custodians, Electronic Securities Services Providers, Financial Journalism, Clearing and Settlement System, Securities Exchanges and Central Securities Depositories


 

Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority

Head of Authority: Dr Mussa C. Juma

Sectors being Supervised: Insurance


 

Bank of Tanzania

Head of Authority: Mr Emmanuel M. Tutuba 

Sectors being Supervised: Microfinance and Financial Co-operatives



Securities and Exchange Commission

Head of Authority: Mr Phillip Chitalu

Sectors being Supervised: Capital Markets


 

Pensions and Insurance Authority

Head of Authority: Mr Martin Libinga

Sectors being Supervised: Pensions and Insurance


 

Bank of Zambia

Head of Authority: Ms Freda Tamba

Sectors being Supervised: Non-bank financial institutions including microfinance Institutions (MICRO CREDIT) and commercial banks.


Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe

Head of Authority: Mr Tafadzwa Chinamo

Sectors being Supervised: Securities Dealing (Stockbroking) firms, Securities Investment Advisory firms, Securities Trustee firms, Securities Investment (Asset) Management firms, Securities Custodial firms, Securities Transfer Secretaries, Securities Exchanges and Central Securities Depositories


 

Insurance and Pensions Commission

Head of Authority: Dr Grace Muradzikwa

Sectors being Supervised: Insurance Companies and Private Occupational Pensions Funds


 

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Head of Authority: Mr Norman Mataruka

Sectors being Supervised: Banking and Microfinance institutions



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The Committee of Insurance, Securities and Non-Banking Financial Authorities (CISNA) was established in 1998, pursuant to Annexure 10 of the SADC Protocol on Finance and Investment as a committee of authorities responsible for the supervision of insurance, securities, and non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) in SADC Member States. CISNA is part of the Directorate of Finance, Investment and Customs of the SADC Secretariat and reports to the SADC Committee of Ministers of Finance and Investment through the Committee of Senior Treasury Officials.

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