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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…

Fraud & Ethics

Iran bank chiefs ousted in $2.6 bln fraud fallout

September 28, 2011

A $2.6 billion financial fraud that has shaken the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saw the heads of three…

FinTech

Thomson Reuters GRC Helps Ziraat Bank Re-enforce Commitment to Secure Transactions

September 28, 2011

T.C. Ziraat Bankasi A.S., the largest and oldest bank in Turkey, has engaged Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk and Compliance (accelus.thomsonreuters.com)…

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Financial rivalry to boost asset industry

September 27, 2011

Rising competition among financial centres such as Dubai and Doha should help to develop the Gulf's US$50 billion (Dh183.65bn) asset…

Islamic Finance

Tamweel disputes to be moved into Dubai courts system

September 27, 2011

Disputes involving Tamweel, an Islamic home finance company based in Dubai, are being shifted to the emirate's courts and away…

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