DFSA Signs Agreement With US Audit Regulator
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has entered into a Statement of Protocol with the US Public Company Accounting Oversight…
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QFC Regulatory Authority symposium to address financial risk in the GCC
Central bankers, regulators and senior risk professionals from across the banking, insurance and asset management sectors in the region met…
Oman International Bank Selects SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management,
Oman International Bank has selected SunGard's Ambit Treasury Management, Ambit ALM and Ambit Credit Risk Management solution suites to help…
DIFC Courts honours GCC justice
The DIFC Courts has made its first enforcement under the Protocol on Enforcement of Judgments, Letters Regulatory and Judicial Notices…
UAE banks immune to EU crisis
Growth rate of loans in the UAE is normal and better than in many countries in the region in light…
A.M. Best Releases Updated Criteria Report on Rating Takaful Insurance Companies
A.M. Best Co. has released its criteria report, "Rating Takaful (Shari'a Compliant) Insurance Companies." The report is currently available in…
Gulf Bank implements new state-of-the-art system
Gulf Bank announced the successful installation of its new Enterprise Risk Management System from SunGard. This state-of-the-art system was completed…
Anti-money laundering role moved to DFSA
Dubai's financial regulator has had its remit extended to make it responsible for combating money laundering and terrorist financing. The…
Bankers defend their finance mechanism
Islamic banks vehemently maintain that there indeed is a vast difference between their operations and those of their conventional counterparts…
New year, new hope, old problems – Coutts & Co
As we embark on the year ahead, there are a number of hurdles still to overcome. Most notable is the…
Dubai plan to cut state spending urges bond upturn
Dubai government bond yields tumbled the most in four weeks after the Gulf emirate pledged to halve its 2012 budget…
Dubai property executives have found their bogeyman
Dubai property executives have found their bogeyman. Forget wildly misguided building strategies, poorly designed projects and an inflated sense of…