UAE Banking Lobby turns a Super-Regulator
From an almost defunct bureaucratic body to virtually a super-regulator — that is how the UAE Banks Federation has transformed…
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Rules on international tax evasion could be in place in 2014: OECD
New global rules to help clamp down on corporate tax evasion and avoidance could be in place as early as…
OECD launches Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
National tax laws have not kept pace with the globalisation of corporations and the digital economy, leaving gaps that can…
UAE banks seek five years to comply with large exposure rule
Banks in the UAE have proposed the UAE Central Bank to exclude marketable bonds and sukuks from the upcoming new…
FINMA signed cooperation arrangements with 28 EU and EEA states
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has signed cooperation arrangements with 28 EU and EEA member states. Those…
Two Arab Bank Group Entities Cut To 'BB+/B'
We believe industry risks for Jordanian banks have increased due to deteriorating sovereign creditworthiness. Arab Bank Group is facing more…
Risks in Islamic banking and how to manage them
The PSIA-financed assets of an Islamic Bank face the Displaced Commercial Risk Thus, more specifically, the PSIA-financed…
UAE Banks Federation submits final proposal on large exposure
The UAE Banks Federation has raised the final proposal on Percentage Limits that Constitute Large Exposure to the central bank,…
Hedge Fund vs. Family Office
The SEC, having feasted upon the flesh of Swiss bankers, stood upright, wiped its blood-stained mouth on the back of…
Have tax havens had their day in the sun?
Until recently investors could make a cardinal distinction between tax evasion and tax avoidance.Evasion was, by definition, illegal. It meant…
Turkish Regulator Probes Currency Trades
Turkey started an investigation of foreign-currency transactions, building on a probe of stock trading, as the central bank broadened…
OECD set to target tech giant tax evasion stratergies
Western governments are set to target a range of tax loopholes used by technology giants including Apple, Amazon as…