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Islamic Finance

Convergence between Shari’a and traditional accounting standards?

November 17, 2014

The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) is reportedly working with the International Accounting Standards Board…

Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla advises Hasan Ismaik on sale of significant stake in Arabtec to Aabar Investments PJSC

November 16, 2014

Leading UAE law firm Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla has advised Hasan Ismaik, the former CEO of the Dubai-based…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Service tax ‘to have no impact’ on remittances

November 13, 2014

The recently introduced service tax on remittance fee is unlikely to have an impact on foreign exchange inflow from non-resident…

Mashreq establishes Corporate Alliance with anti-fraud organisation

November 13, 2014

H.E. Abdul-Aziz Al-Ghurair, CEO of Mashreq, commented, “We are proud to be the first Bank in the Middle East to…

Islamic Finance

Islamic finance body picks up pace with new standards

November 12, 2014

The Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions has issued two new shariah standards, revised three others and…

Seychelles Central Bank takes control of beleaguered Bank of Muscat International Offshore

November 12, 2014

Scarcely three weeks after the announcement that relations between the Bank of Muscat International Offshore (BMIO) and its correspondent bank…

QIB adds new security feature

November 12, 2014

To provide customers with world-class services along with the latest security features, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced a new…

Executive Moves

Kroll appoints new MD for financial investigations team based in Dubai

November 11, 2014

Kroll has announced the appointment of John Tudorovic as managing director and head of its financial investigations team in Dubai. …

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Arabia to introduce credit rating agency rules in Sept 2015

November 11, 2014

Saudi Arabia's capital market regulator will introduce rules for credit rating agencies next September, part of reforms aimed at modernising…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Standard Life to pull out of the Middle East

November 10, 2014

Standard Life is to pull out of the Middle East and close its office in Dubai after being caught out…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Eureeca Crowdfunding Platform Hit with SEC Cease & Desist for Solicitation Violations

November 10, 2014

Eureeca, a Dubai based investment crowdfunding platform, ran afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Cease and Desist…

‘Smart Wallet’ tops UAE Banks Federation agenda

November 10, 2014

The Board of Directors of the UAE Banks Federation, a professional body representing 49 member banks operating in the UAE,…

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