Ghana's Ministry of Finance has inaugurated the Governing Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), charging it with restoring public trust and strengthening accountability in the capital market. The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, linked the board’s mandate to investor protection, transparency, and maintaining the soundness of the market, and warned that taxpayers should not bear the costs of regulatory failures in the financial sector. The board is chaired by Dr Adu Anane Antwi, a former Director-General of the SEC, who pledged to uphold high standards of market regulation and investor protection. Other members are Dr James Klutse Avedzi, Mr Mensah Thompson Emmanuel, Ms Deborah Mawuse Agyemfra, Dr Zakaria Mumuni, Mr Louis Kwame Amo, Ms Maame Samma Peprah, a nominee from the General Legal Council, Mr Edward Kaale-Ewola Dery, Mr William Coffie, and Hon Helen Adwoa Ntoso, MP.