The Astana Financial Services Authority has issued guidance clarifying how annual supervision fees apply when an authorised person holds combined licences for more than one Regulated Activity or Market Activity under the Astana International Financial Centre Fees Rules. The guidance sets out the circumstances in which licence combinations may be treated as sufficiently interrelated or overlapping, in which case AIFC participants pay only the highest applicable fee. The update sits within the annual supervision fee framework in FEES 3.1.5(c) and (d), which establish the methodology for combining supervision fees across multiple activities, and FEES 3.1.5(e), which allows AFSA to specify when activities are interrelated or overlapping. It also includes a non-exhaustive illustrative list of commonly associated activity combinations that may qualify for that treatment.
Astana Financial Services Authority2026-06-02
Astana Financial Services Authority issues guidance on annual supervision fees for combined licences with single highest fee for overlapping activities
The Astana Financial Services Authority has issued guidance on how annual supervision fees apply to authorised persons holding combined licences for multiple Regulated or Market Activities under the Astana International Financial Centre Fees Rules. The guidance clarifies when licence combinations are considered interrelated or overlapping so that participants pay only the highest applicable fee, and provides an illustrative list of activity combinations that may qualify under FEES 3.1.5(c)–(e).