The Jordan Securities Commission announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan's Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission to enhance cooperation and coordination on combating and preventing corruption and economic and financial crimes, and to strengthen awareness of corruption risks. The agreement also targets stronger application of national integrity standards, compliance policies and good governance, including preventing conflicts of interest in public shareholding companies. The memorandum focuses on exchanging information held in the two authorities’ databases, reporting transactions and violations that involve suspected corruption, and mutual training on investigation and intelligence work related to offences involving companies supervised by the Securities Commission. It also covers technical and technological cooperation, exchanging expertise and technical consultations, and carrying out joint studies to support the national integrity framework. In the same context, the Securities Commission chair highlighted raising awareness of risks linked to virtual assets as a regulatory priority and one of the key legislative developments in the capital market.

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