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Investor Protection: SEC mulls regulatory framework for digital assets

Chris Ugwu by Chris Ugwu
December 19, 2022
in Cryptos, Markets, Securities
AGM: Shareholders petition SEC, seeks combination of both physical and virtual attendance

Lamido Yuguda, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission

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The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Lamido Yuguda, said that the Commission recognizes the disruption of fintech in the financial industry and is committed to creating an enabling regulatory environment that would ensure a balance between investor protection and technological advancement.

Disclosing this in Abuja, Yuguda said SEC will advance efforts towards developing a comprehensive regulatory framework that ensures that operators in the digital asset space conduct their activities in a manner that protects investors and maintains financial system stability.

Need for regulatory framework: He stated that to develop an appropriate regulatory framework for fintech, regulators need to understand the digital asset space to be better positioned to address identified risks. He said:

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  • “The SEC will continue to monitor developments in the digital asset space and further engage/collaborate with all critical stakeholders, including the CBN, to create a regulatory structure that enhances economic development while promoting a safe, innovative and transparent capital market” he added.
  • “We believe that fintech would not only bring about efficiency to the capital market but would also serve as a veritable tool for advancing Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion agenda. However, there is a need to develop an appropriate regulatory framework to ensure the safety of innovation to investors and preserve market integrity.”

Approach in line with other climes: According to Yuguda, SEC’s approach is consistent with the approaches of several securities regulators around the world as in the United States of America, the US SEC requires platforms that offer to trade in digital asset securities and operate as exchanges to register or seek to be exempted from registration.

  • “In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires firms that carry on specified activities, by way of business, involving a crypto asset, to be authorized. Crypto assets are viewed as financial products in South Africa and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) requires persons carrying out associated activities to be regulated.
  • “In Malaysia, operators of digital asset platforms are required to be approved by the Securities Commission (SC) as recognized market operators. Several other securities regulators have taken similar positions.”

Need for investor protection: The SEC DG said that in its drive to implement the revised 10-year capital market master plan, the Commission is looking at digital assets that really protect investors.

Yuguda noted that the SEC will promote investment in some digital assets with investor protection at the core and also explore blockchain technology to advance virtual and traditional investment products, adding that the commission is in the business of protecting investors, not in the business of speculation.


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Chris is a Senior Financial Analyst at Nairametrics Advocates Limited with over a decade stint in active journalism and public relations practice.

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