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Saudi regulator proposes wider disclosures for investment funds
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has proposed wider disclosure rules for investment funds and real estate investment funds.
The draft changes would be open for 30 days of public comment.
They would require fund managers to give more detail about returns, asset quality and risks, helping investors assess more than a fund’s stated returns.
Annual reports would explain conflicts of interest and how they were handled, including related parties and steps taken to protect investors.
For listed real estate and closed-end funds, the proposed threshold for disclosing certain asset deals would fall from 10% to 5% of a fund’s net assets.
Real estate funds would also report property-level income, sector mix and lease lengths, giving investors more insight into the sources and durability of rental income.
The proposal also removes separate disclosure requirements triggered solely by a 10% rise or fall in net assets or total profits, while other rules on significant developments would remain.
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has proposed wider disclosure requirements for investment funds.
The draft would give investors more information about returns, asset quality, risks and conflicts of interest.
The proposal would lower the disclosure threshold for certain transactions by listed real estate and closed-ended traded funds from 10% to 5% of net assets.
It would also add details on property-level income, property types and lease terms in real estate fund reports.
The authority opened the proposed amendments for a 30-calendar-day public consultation.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority proposed the amendments.
- What
- It proposed changes to investment fund and real estate investment fund rules to expand and standardize disclosure requirements.
- When
- The proposal was reported on 2026-10-18. The consultation period is 30 calendar days.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To improve the quality of information available to investors and help them assess returns, assets, risks and fund management decisions.
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- Consultation period
- 30 calendar days
- Transaction disclosure threshold
- Proposed reduction from 10% to 5% of net assets
- Property fund reports
- Proposed property-level income, sector distribution and lease-term details
- Article publication
- 2026-10-18