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…
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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…
Central Bank and UAE Banks Federation sign MoU with Dubai Courts
UAE Central Bank and UAE Banks Federation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Courts, on regulations of…
New Qatar emir shakes up sovereign wealth fund
Ahmad Al-Sayed was appointed CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund of the world's richest nation, the…
Turkey's wealth amnesty law potentially blazes trail for region
The Cyprus banking sector crisis and a recently enacted law in Turkey have opened a debate over wealth amnesty across…
Standard Life seeks end to UAE moratorium on licences for insurers
The Edinburgh-based company says that a freeze on new licences - intended to combat saturation in the general insurance segment…