UAE has highest Arab bank adequacy
The UAE has the highest capital adequacy ratio in its banks in the Arab world because of a steady rise…
Regulation, Risk & Compliance
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CBB's governor: Islamic financial institutions to adopt good risk managment
The Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB’s) governor Rasheed Al-Mi’raj called on Islamic financial institutions to learn from the experience of…
‘Conference on aims at developing standards in global Islamic banking industry’
The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) – World Bank Annual Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance…
Dubai World unit sued by US-based hedge fund
A US-based hedge fund has launched legal action against Dubai’s Drydocks World for repayment of about $45.5m after the unit…
Misys Launches Enterprise Market Risk Solution to Meet Evolving Risk and Regulatory Requirements
Misys has announced the launch of its enterprise market risk solution, Misys Risk, to enable financial institutions to measure, control…
Citi, Saudi Family Fight Over Hedge Fund, Private Equity Losses
Citigroup is seeking to stop a nearly $400 million arbitration claim over its handling of a Saudi family's alternative investments…
Onyx Investments seeks court ruling on Oman's Blue City
Onyx Investments, a subsidiary of Oman's sovereign wealth fund, is seeking a judgement from an Omani court that would allow…
Standard Chartered 'not guilty' of over lending, CEO says
Standard Chartered has said it was not guilty of over lending during the UAE’s five year real estate boom and…
BIBF Launches ‘Fundamentals of Risk Management’ programme in collaboration with CBB
BIBF’s Fundamentals of Risk Management programme has been developed in collaboration with the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to offer…
Barclays stake was 'wrong decision', says Al Habtoor
The chairman of Dubai’s Habtoor Group, which bought into British lender Barclays in 2008, has said he would never invest…
No plan to form national Sharia board: Sangour
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) is not planning to set up a national-level Sharia board to regulate the proposed…
Banking system sound, resilient: SAMA stress test
A stress test conducted by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) on commercial banks says that the Saudi banking system…