The Astana Financial Services Authority has opened a consultation on proposed amendments to the Astana International Financial Centre Fees Rules that would reshape the regulatory fee framework for Centre Participants. The central proposal is a medium-term fee model under which fees would rise gradually each year from 2027 to 2029, with the applicable fees for each year set out in advance to improve transparency and give firms more certainty over future regulatory costs. The package also includes targeted changes based on stakeholder feedback. These would remove the variable component of the annual supervision fee for firms with a Providing Money Services licence, revise the cap on the variable component for Operating a Loan Crowdfunding Platform and Operating an Investment Crowdfunding Platform licences, and tighten the late fee regime by removing the current three-business-day grace period for late regulatory submissions. AFSA also proposes a registration fee for Sub-Funds of Umbrella Funds and technical, editorial and consequential amendments to improve the clarity and consistency of the rules. Feedback is requested by 20 August 2026. AFSA said responses will be considered before the final framework is confirmed.

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