In discharging its functions stated in the Law, the Authority must have regard to the following principles: 1. The need to use the resources of the Authority in an optimal way. 2. Achieving growth in the capital markets in particular, and sustainable growth in the economy in general. 3. The investors shall be responsible for their decisions. 4. The principle that a burden or a restriction should be proportionate to the benefits, which are expected to result from the imposition of that restriction. 5. The Authority should exercise its functions transparently.