06/05/2015
Addleshaw Goddard launches GC spend analysis consultancy
The 750-lawyer, UK-based firm is setting up a consultancy which will focus on spend analysis and six other areas - including legal process analysis and legal risk management
Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance
06/04/2015
Sepp Blatter Exit Hits Qatar Stocks and Could Hurt Economic Change
Investors sent stocks 3% lower at the opening of the Doha market today
06/04/2015
Foreign firms wary of Saudi expansion on opening up of bourse
Regulatory obstacles and uncertainty about the size of fund inflows are deterring foreign firms from undertaking any quick build-up in their staffing and office space in Riyadh.
06/03/2015
Saudi family sweetens bank offer after biggest Mideast default
The Saudi company proposed to pay at least 28 cents on the dollar, chief restructuring officer Simon Charlton told reporters Tuesday after a creditor meeting in Dubai, an improvement on an offer made in May 2014.
06/03/2015
UAE banks brace for tough norms
Regulations for controlling and monitoring of liquidity at banks in the offing
06/01/2015
New pension rules likely to affect saving schemes of British expats
Home to more than 100,000 British nationals, the UAE is now ranked third among Britons as the most desirable place to live.
06/01/2015
Qatar denies wrongdoing in 2022 World Cup bid
"It will blow over" tends to be Qatar's unofficial response to criticism of its World Cup bid, but with a Fifa corruption scandal exploding onto the world's front pages, the Gulf country has glumly realised it may have a real fight on
05/31/2015
Libyan investment chief: 'Goldman Sachs squandered a nation's wealth, someone has to answer'
Interview: Hassan Bouhadi, the chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority, outlines his role in helping to rebuild the war-torn nation
05/29/2015
As FIFA corruption scandal worsens, Qatar shares flounder
Swiss authorities opened a criminal case against the FIFA leaders suspected of mismanagement and money laundering involved in Russia and Qatar's rights to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
05/29/2015
Emir orders study on operations of state-backed investment companies
The agenda of the meeting included a presentation on the Qatar National Vision 2030
05/28/2015
DED and Servcorp partner to enhance ease of doing business in Dubai
The partnership will see business registration and licensing in Dubai offered across 144 Servcorp service centres worldwide
05/28/2015
First Investor official honoured at corporate counsel awards
A top official of The First Investor, the investment banking arm of the Barwa Bank Group
05/27/2015
Allen & Overy advises investment group Samena Capital on its strategic investment in Kleinwort Benson Bank Limited
Allen & Overy is pleased to announce that it has advised Samena Capital on its strategic investment in Kleinwort Benson Bank Limited
05/26/2015
Anti-money laundering drive: Bankers join key Riyadh talks
These were among the recommendations proposed by panelists at the 7th Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Seminar in Riyadh.
05/26/2015
Saudi regulator to raise IPO allocations to institutional investors
Saudi Arabia's stock market regulator said it would raise the proportion of shares allocated to institutional investors in initial public offers as it aimed to reduce volatility in the market.
05/26/2015
Saudi regulator to raise IPO allocations to institutional investors
Saudi Arabia's stock market regulator said it would raise the proportion of shares allocated to institutional investors in initial public offers as it aimed to reduce volatility in the market
05/26/2015
Clyde & Co advises National Bank of Fujairah
Clyde & Co's Islamic finance practice was bolstered with the addition of Adil Hussain in 2014.
05/26/2015
Dentons advises on one of the largest ship finance deals
Dentons has advised on a $550 million conventional and Islamic multi-tranche facility to Dubai-based oilfield services firm Topaz Energy and Marine
05/25/2015
UAE banking industry to tighten compliance on advertising claims
The banking industry body plans a crackdown on misleading advertising as part of a series of self-regulating measures.
05/25/2015
Why the DIFC’s new wills registry can bring more capital flows into Dubai
The new registry gives non-Muslim expatriates the option to decide on their inheritance policy