DFSA Hosts Annual Audit Outreach
The Dubai Financial Services Authority hosted its annual outreach event for Registered Auditors, during which it shared the results of…
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
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Are UAE advisers facing an era of greater regulatory scrutiny?
Three industry sources spoke to International Adviser on the condition of anonymity about their respective takes on the adviser’s court…
Dubai Regulator Gives Asset Management License To VC Firm MEVP
Middle East Venture Partners says it has received an asset management license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority. The…
BankDhofar signs agreement with PEIE to attract investments
The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates and BankDhofar have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of attracting foreign…
India, Iran Sign Agreement For Avoidance Of Double Taxation On Rouhani's Visit
India and Iran signed in New Delhi an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal…
Israel, a Leading Tax Haven
Largely tax-free, they’re controlled by Wall Street and other powerful financial interests, part of a global tax injustice system, governments…
Saudi Arabia’s central bank launches Ripple pilot
The Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority, the kingdom's central bank, has signed on with Ripple to use the Ripple xCurrent payment…
Kuwait pledges $2 billion in loans, investment for Iraq reconstruction
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has pledged $1 billion in loans and $1 billion in direct investments to…
Citigroup Hired for First Saudi Arabia Deal After Reopening
Citigroup Inc. won its first local mandate in Saudi Arabia as the U.S. lender returns to the kingdom after a…
Saudi Central Bank to Test Ripple Payments Tech
Distributed ledger startup Ripple has struck a deal with Saudi Arabia's central bank on a pilot program that will see…
Singapore, Egypt sign fintech cooperation pact
The central banks of Singapore and Egypt have signed a cooperation agreement on Fintech. Under the agreement, the Monetary…
Iran holds 100 traders and freezes accounts in dollar crackdown
Iranian authorities have detained almost 100 currency traders and frozen bank accounts reportedly worth 200tn rials ($5.3bn) in the biggest…