SELF-EVALUATION FOR PROSPECTIVE CAPITAL MARKET SERVICE PROVIDERS Service Provider Self-Evaluation Form SECTION 1: INCORPORATION TYPE Incorporation Type: Choose your incorporation type: No Selection Share Company Private Limited Company General Partnership Limited Partnership Limited Liability Partnership One Person Private Limited Company Individual/Sole Trader SECTION 2: GENERAL INFORMATION I. Do you have a Commercial Registration Certificate or Investment Permit issued by the relevant government organ in Ethiopia? Yes No II. Do you have a Phone Number? Yes No III. Do you have an Email Address? Yes No IV. Do you have a Registered/Business Address?: Yes No SECTION 3: PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS SECTION 3.1: PROSPECTIVE SERVICES LICENSE(S) AND CAPITAL REQUIREMENT Prospective Services License: Please select the Services License that you want to apply for: (Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple licenses) Selected Prospective Licenses: Total Net-worth needed for all the selected licenses: 0 The Market Maker is to be decided by the Ethiopian Securities Exchange 3.2: Asset Mix Ratio Asset Mix Ratio: # Identifier Birr ‘000,000 1. Liquid Asset(A) – 1.1 Cash 1.2 Bank deposits 1.3 Treasury bills 1.4 Listed securities 1.5 Other liquid assets 1.5.1 (please specify) Total Liquid Assets in Millions 0 2. Total Assets (B) Ratio of Liquid Assets to Total Assets 0 SECTION 4: GOVERNANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Governance Structure Governance Structure: 4.1.1. Does the applicant have a Board of Directors? Yes No N/A 4.1.2. Does the applicant have at least three (3) Directors? Yes No N/A 4.1.3. Do the Directors meet the required qualifications stated in the Competency Framework of the Capital Market Service Providers Directive? Yes No N/A 4.1.4. Is there a Board Charter? Yes No N/A 4.1.5. Is the position of Chairperson and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer separate? Yes No N/A 4.1.6. Does the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer meet the required qualifications stated in the Competency Framework? Yes No N/A 4.1.7. Does the Board of the applicant have the following Sub-Committees? 4.1.7a. Nomination and Election Committee Yes No N/A 4.1.7b. Risk Management and Compliance Committee Yes No N/A 4.1.7c. Audit Committee Yes No N/A 4.1.8. Do the Board and its Committees have the appropriate balance of skills and diversity (including experience and gender) without compromising competence, independence and integrity? Yes No N/A 4.1.9. Does the applicant have a Company Secretary or its equivalent? Yes No N/A SECTION 5: OTHER OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 5.1 Operational Readiness 5.1.1. Infrastructural Facilities: 5.1.1a. Is the applicant’s business premises ready for operations? Yes No N/A 5.1.1b. Are there Furniture and Fittings? Yes No N/A 5.1.1c. Are there IT hardware configurations and software applications? Yes No N/A 5.1.1d. Are there telephones and voice recording devices? Yes No N/A 5.1.2. Record Keeping 5.1.2a. Does the applicant have appropriate systems and procedures for storing and retrieving information? Yes No N/A 5.1.2b. Does the applicant have an internal document retention policy? Yes No N/A 5.1.3. Operational Procedures and Requirements 5.1.3a. Does the applicant have a detailed operations manual? Yes No N/A 5.1.3b. Does the applicant have a securities trading policy?* Yes No N/A 5.1.3c. Does the applicant have proprietary trading policy?* Yes No N/A 5.1.3d. Does the applicant have a code of conduct/ethics for employees?* Yes No N/A 5.1.3e. Does the applicant have a conflict of interest policy? Yes No N/A 5.1.3f. Does the applicant have a compliance manual?* Yes No N/A 5.1.3g. Does the applicant have an AML/CFT manual?* Yes No N/A 5.1.3h. Does the applicant have a dispute resolution framework? Yes No N/A 5.1.3i. Is the applicant a member of a recognized SRO or industry association? Yes No N/A 5.1.3j. Does the applicant have a standard KYC procedure? Yes No N/A 5.1.3k. Does the applicant have a fidelity guarantee or commenced the process of obtaining one? Yes No N/A 5.1.3l. Does the applicant have a strategic business plan? Yes No N/A 5.1.3m. Does the applicant have a full year Audited Financial Statement or Statement of Affairs or three (3) months Management Account?* Yes No N/A 5.2 Technology Requirements 5.2.4. Systems and Control: 5.2.4a. Does the applicant have procedures and satisfactory risk management systems, and compliance systems aimed at preventing, detecting, and correcting securities law violations? Yes No N/A 5.2.4b. Does the applicant have a disaster recovery and business continuity procedure? Yes No N/A 5.2.4c. Does the applicant have a data privacy policy? Yes No N/A 5.2.4d. Does the applicant have in place procedures to deal with cyber risks? Yes No N/A 5.3 Human Resource Requirements 5.3.5. Employees: 5.3.5a. Has the applicant identified the individuals to be appointed as Appointed Representatives for the Services License(s)? Yes No N/A 5.3.5b. Does the applicant have a Compliance Officer? Yes No N/A 5.3.5c. Does the applicant have adequate employees in terms of number, qualification and experience to operate the company? Yes No N/A We appreciate your participation in the self-evaluation process. However, we would like to bring to your attention that the response provided does not fully comply with the Capital Market Service Providers Licensing and Supervision Directive. A PDF has been generated and downloaded for your review. 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