Basel III starts to dominate Top 1000 rankings
There has been an important departure in The Banker's methodology for the Top 1000 World Banks ranking this year, owing…
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
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Regulatory requirements top challenge for 79% of financial services institutions – Deloitte
85 percent of financial institutions from around the world reported that their boards of directors currently devote more time to…
Insurance companies seek improved risk management framework
A significantly large number of insurance companies from the UAE and Saudi Arabia are seeking to enhance their risk management…
Concerns over Abu Dhabi’s IPIC bonds, after rescue of 1MDB
The US$4.5bil rescue of a struggling Malaysian state fund is good news for the Government but will load Abu Dhabi’s…
Bahrain cbank reviews financial sector skills gap study
A comprehensive skills gap study of the financial services industry in Bahrain has been done by the Human Resources Development…
MEAB is here to stay, bank’s new chairman insists
The newly appointed Chairman of Middle East Africa Bank Ali Hejeij said the change in the bank’s administration was merely…
Will Kuwait need Shari'ah board for Islamic banks?
The wide growth and expansion of Islamic Finance have imposed a challenge for economic decision makers worldwide, especially central banks,…
More arrests of Israeli tax dodgers expected soon
Tax Authority chief Moshe Asher: Banking secrecy is over. Another wave of arrests of Israelis with unreported overseas bank…
Dubai watchdog to probe misconduct by Dutch bank employee
The Dubai Financial Services Authority is investigating reports this week Dutch bank ABN Amro had fired an employee as part…
Ithmaar Bank committed to working closely with Bahrain and Kuwait authorities
Ithmaar Bank B.S.C. (stock code "ITHMR") is a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank that is licensed and regulated by the Central…
Visa-free travel for Emiratis predicted to lead to property investment boom
Summer in Europe, particularly in London, has long been attractive to Emiratis with means. But this summer, there is…
IFSB issues exposure draft of IFSB-IAIS Joint Paper on Microtakaful
Regulators and supervisors in jurisdictions where Takaful (Islamic insurance) providers offer their services have relatively little experience or empirical data…