08/19/2014
Turkey Banks Group Head Expects Fee Restrictions Within Month
A draft of the fee limits, which are set to reduce bank charges on loans and credit cards, was mistakenly published in the official gazette in April.
Legal, Tax, Regulation & Compliance
08/17/2014
Largest Middle East law firm signs with BFH
The law firm has leased 223sqm on the 13th floor of the landmark development's West Tower
08/17/2014
Fraud alerts sounded by DFSA with scams on the rise in UAE
The UAE is being targeted by international criminals using increasingly sophisticated methods to defraud companies and investors
08/17/2014
Handwriting expert will prove my innocence, claims jailed former Leeds Utd boss
Haigh had his assets frozen by a high court judge in the UK
08/12/2014
Turkey’s Top Aide Seeks Limits to Influence of Foreign Banks
The most important thing is to change the structure and weighting of the Turkish banking sector
08/08/2014
Dubai’s Amlak Agrees $2.7 Billion Debt Deal With Creditors
The committee appointed by the United Arab Emirates government to negotiate the deal “expects the restructuring to be completed and fully implemented in 2014,” with the stock likely to resume trading in Dubai by early 2015,
08/08/2014
Arab Bank Plc faces Hamas financing trial in U.S.
About 200 other plaintiffs in the lawsuit with claims against the bank stemming from attacks blamed on the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and other groups have not yet gone to trial.
08/05/2014
Gülenist Bank Claimed To Be Involved In 'Insider Trading'
Gülenist Bank Asya, whose shares have fluctuated extraordinarily in recent months, and its fiscal strength has been questioned, is now on the front burner due to 'insider trading' allegations
08/04/2014
Reforms will make UAE stock market listings more competitive
Selldown was always a long-term requirement from all market participants
07/30/2014
Qatar Central Bank introduces mechanism to insure deposits
The Qatar Central Bank recently introduced several new measures to strengthen the regulations governing the banking and insurance sectors and financial markets.
07/28/2014
Simmons’ alliance partner expands in Saudi
Simmons & Simmons Middle East chief Andrew Wingfield highlighted Saudi’s strategic importance as a G20 member and the largest economy in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
07/24/2014
Clifford Chance launches Dubai-based training contract
The firm’s first intake of three trainees has already been recruited to start in August
07/24/2014
Gulf Finance House responds to press coverage of dispute verdict
Gulf Finance House issued a statement to the Bahrain Bourse responding to local coverage regarding the verdict announced by Bahrain Chamber for Disputes Resolution (BCDR) against the bank and its former chairman, Essam Janahi to the benefit of Tanmiyat.
07/22/2014
UK's SFO says Bruce Hall sentenced to 16 months in prison
Bruce Hall was today sentenced to 16 months in prison for conspiracy to corrupt, in relation to contracts for supply of goods and services to a Bahraini company, Aluminium Bahrain BSC
07/21/2014
Former banker now a legal eagle in Dubai
The chief executive of Abdulhakim Binherz Advocates and Legal Consultants, which is based in Deira, Dubai, previously led the merger of Emirates Bank and NBD in his role as the general counsel at the bank.
07/20/2014
Heaven’s Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance
Is sharia-compliant banking just a way of twisting the rules?
07/20/2014
CFA Institute recommends greater transparency in bank financial reporting
The CFA study has observed that banks are opaque to many external stakeholders, including the investors upon whom they rely for both equity and debt capital, and the financial crisis presented a clear opportunity for enhancing bank transparency.
07/15/2014
Al Anwar Wins Legal Case Against Bahrain Bank
Al Anwar Holding Co has won a long-drawn legal case with Bahrain-based Addax Bank regarding investments made in the bank.
07/15/2014
Regulators take aim at murky UAE markets after Arabtec debacle
Fifty billion dollars may be enough to trigger major changes to regulation of the Arab world's second biggest stock market.
07/13/2014
Takaful: Specific regulations to improve insurance penetration
Takaful is experiencing rapid growth in the GCC and some regulators have recently responded by proposing a host of new takaful-specific regulations that are expected to boost the market access of these companies.