05/31/2012
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, as well as the two chief executive officers and a former CEO of the Cairo-based investment bank EFG-Hermes, are being charged with corrupt stock exchange dealings worth more than $400m in connection with the 2007 sale of Al-Watany
05/30/2012
The firm also advised the Bank on the establishment of its $2bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and debut $650m issue under the Programme in 2010.
05/30/2012
The GMTN Programme was arranged by Barclays Bank PLC, Emirates NBD Bank PJSC and Standard Chartered Bank.
05/24/2012
Basel’s strength as a rule-making body has been its success in reaching agreement on implementation of these rules, especially capital framework and risk management, through joint voluntary measures, and also serving as a platform for cooperation an
05/24/2012
Oman's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has halted the merger of HSBC Oman and Oman International Bank (OIB) following an objection raised by an India-based businessman.
05/23/2012
The FSA, which will be based in Abu Dhabi, will regulate the investment banks, insurers and other financial institutions and will have oversight of conduct of business, consumer protection and “the daily business of running the financial system&
05/22/2012
According to him, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have a larger, active retail market, and so it was not surprising that they have the most robust regulatory framework in that respect. UAE
05/18/2012
The bank lodged an appeal against the US court order on Thursday, Japan time, he said.
05/16/2012
Economic downturn brought many cases and complaints about bounced cheques.
05/11/2012
But Murdoch was smiling at the end of the day Thursday after the company announced a profit increase that dwarfed their scandal-related expenses.
05/09/2012
Dubai Courts' representation was led by Dr. Ahmed Saeed Bin Hazeem Al Suweidi, General Manager; while the DIFC Courts' delegation was headed by their Chief Justice, Michael Hwang.
04/30/2012
Previously at Dewey & LeBoeuf, Gray will continue to focus on English and international litigation and international arbitration.
04/27/2012
Italian financial police had seized the assets saying they belonged to members of the Gaddafi family, but the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) said that was not true.
04/25/2012
In a statement, managing partner Neville Eisenberg said: “A representative office has been opened in Tel Aviv to support business development and enhance client relationship management.”
04/24/2012
The new office will focus on finance, litigation and corporate work, in particular in the energy sector. London commercial litigation partner Rovine Chandrasekera is set to relocate to Dubai to head up the office when a licence is granted.
04/19/2012
The City firm has announced nine new partners in London in addition to one in Abu Dhabi and one in Singapore.
04/18/2012
A decision to annul the withholding tax on the trading of investment funds -- more than 75 percent of which comprise equities -- was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, who oversees the Turkish government's economic policies as the head o
04/16/2012
Among Israel's financial institutions, Hapoalim suffered the worst losses in the subprime crisis due to its investments in mortgage-backed securities.
04/05/2012
Of the total sum, creditors have agreed that around US$2.15bn of the debt will be extended for five years, while they will also receive a two percent cash interest coupon on the new facility.
04/05/2012
They are suing for "more than $10 million" as a result of the alleged manipulation of shares in Bill Express, the electronic pre-paid bill payment company that went under in 2008 with debts of more than $200m.