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An Israeli gambling company beat one of Britain's biggest hedge funds in the takeover battle for Plus500

July 17, 2015

Odey Asset Management, the $US13.1 billion £8.4 billion London hedge fund, just lost a takeover battle for the UK-listed stock-trading…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

HSBC Unit in the Cross Hairs of Saudi Regulator

July 16, 2015

HSBC Holdings PLC’s Saudi Arabia unit has come under investigation by regulators in the kingdom for its role in a…

Legal

Fatca Guidance Notes now available online

July 15, 2015

The UAE’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced that the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) Guidance Notes along with a…

Comment & Analysis

Central Bank issues Financial Stability Report – CBK also issues annual report for FY 2014-2015

July 14, 2015

The Central Bank of Kuwait has issued the Financial Stability Report for 2014 - Governor Dr Mohammad Al-Hashel announced yesterday.…

Insurance

Abu Dhabi Global Market Consults Open Market on Additional Financial Services Regulations and Rules

July 14, 2015

Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, today published additional draft consultation papers and draft legislation…

Islamic Finance

Barwa Real Estate arranges Shari'ah-compliant finance

July 13, 2015

The signed contract aims to refinance an outstanding Islamic financial liability of Barwa Real Estate, over seven years from the…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Meethaq Sharia’a board approves certificates for sukuk and new products

July 13, 2015

Meethaq’s Sharia’a Supervisory Board met for the second meeting this year under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr Ali Qaradaghi, in…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

No BIT available? Multilateral investment treaties in Middle East and North Africa

July 9, 2015

Introduction Despite increasing levels of investment between countries in the Middle East and North Africa and difficulties for intra-MENA…

Financial Results

Qatar real estate sector set to grow: QNB

July 9, 2015

QNB 's monthly monitor noted yesterday that Qatar Central Bank's real estate index rose 29.6 percent year-on-year in March 2015…

Executive Moves

UAE stock market regulator chief set to retire

July 9, 2015

The chief executive of the United Arab Emirates stock market regulator, Abdullah al-Turifi, is set to retire, four sources familiar…

Comment & Analysis

Families at Risk with Lack of Legacy Planning in the UAE

July 8, 2015

United Arab Emirates: Families without a legacy plan in place risk child custody ambiguity, and can put financial burdens on…

Comment & Analysis

CI affirms ratings of Arab National Bank

July 8, 2015

Ratings are constrained by the Bank’s relatively low capital adequacy ratio, low stocks of MLT funding, high related-party exposure and…

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