The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has warned all institutions who are not Authorized Persons authorized by the CMA or an Exempt Person under the Securities Business Regulations, against carrying out securities business in Saudi Arabia. Conducting securities business without a license shall be considered violating the relevant provisions of the Capital Market Law and its Implementing Regulations and shall be subject to sanctions, according to a press release of CMA. The CMA has also called upon investors in securities to limit their dealings to CMA Authorized Persons only and not to deal with persons who are not authorized by the CMA to conduct securities business - whether they are individuals or institutions. --MORE