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Misys Launches Enterprise Market Risk Solution to Meet Evolving Risk and Regulatory Requirements

October 17, 2011

Misys has announced the launch of its enterprise market risk solution, Misys Risk, to enable financial institutions to measure, control…

Legal

Citi, Saudi Family Fight Over Hedge Fund, Private Equity Losses

October 13, 2011

Citigroup is seeking to stop a nearly $400 million arbitration claim over its handling of a Saudi family's alternative investments…

Legal

Onyx Investments seeks court ruling on Oman's Blue City

October 12, 2011

Onyx Investments, a subsidiary of Oman's sovereign wealth fund, is seeking a judgement from an Omani court that would allow…

Fraud & Ethics

Standard Chartered 'not guilty' of over lending, CEO says

October 11, 2011

Standard Chartered has said it was not guilty of over lending during the UAE’s five year real estate boom and…

Legal

BIBF Launches ‘Fundamentals of Risk Management’ programme in collaboration with CBB

October 10, 2011

BIBF’s Fundamentals of Risk Management programme has been developed in collaboration with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to offer…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Barclays stake was 'wrong decision', says Al Habtoor

October 10, 2011

The chairman of Dubai’s Habtoor Group, which bought into British lender Barclays in 2008, has said he would never invest…

Islamic Finance

No plan to form national Sharia board: Sangour

October 4, 2011

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is not planning to set up a national-level Sharia board to regulate the proposed…

Regulation, Risk & Compliance

Banking system sound, resilient: SAMA stress test

September 30, 2011

A stress test conducted by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) on commercial banks says that the Saudi banking system…

Fraud & Ethics

Middle East firms need UK Bribery Act compliance programmes, conference hears

September 30, 2011

Experts have warned that firms operating in the Middle East must implement robust anti-bribery programmes to offset the risks posed…

Fraud & Ethics

HSBC given priority in fight for assets of Al Gosaibi business family

September 30, 2011

HSBC, one of the largest creditors to the indebted Al Gosaibi business family of Saudi Arabia, faces a court battle…

Legal

Bank accounts of 14 Kuwait MPs to be frozen in bribery inquiry

September 30, 2011

An investigation into the bank accounts of several members of parliament has been expanded, it was reported yesterday. The politicians…

Legal

QFC Regulatory Authority issues statement on the conduct of unlicensed financial services

September 29, 2011

The QFC Regulatory Authority has issued a statement emphasising the importance of consumers ensuring that the firms they deal with…

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