Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No 2/2014 on the Financial Solvency Standards for Financial Services Companies

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The Board of Directors,

After perusal of Qatar Law No. 8/2012 on Qatar Financial Markets Authority;

Regulations and rules issued by the Authority;

Suggestion of Qatar Financial Markets Authority Chief Executive;

We decided on the following:

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Article 1 - Definitions

Authority: Qatar Financial Markets Authority

Financial Markets: Markets authorized to exchange securities according to the provisions herein.

Law: Law No. 8 of 2012on Qatar Financial Markets Authority.

Company: A financial service company launching an activity or more controlled by the Authority.

Weighting parameters: Weighting rates set by these standards and used to adjust the value of assets owed by the company according to the risk level surrounding each of such assets, for the value of said asset, after weighing thereof, will affect the assets' liquidity degree.

Financial obligations: The Company's total financial obligations resulting from its practice of an activity or more controlled by the Authority, whether said obligations are listed or not in its financial statements.