Middle East
Middle East | 9 May 16
DIFC begins liquidating Bank Sarasin Alpen in Dubai
The court of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has begun is first non-voluntary winding up of a company under its jurisdiction as it enforces a ruling against a private bank which failed to pay a fine in a long-running financial mis-selling case.
Middle East | 9 May 16
Dubai regulator fines two directors for wilful AML breaches
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has fined two former bank directors for wilfully breaching the regulator’s anti-money laundering (AML) rules.
David Howell: Guardian Wealth Management’s accidental adviser
GWM’s David Howell talks about his firm’s expansion plans, alphabet soup, and the unintended consequences of RDR on the UK advice market.
Middle East | 4 May 16
Holborn Assets managing partner Reg Ormond dies suddenly
Managing partner of Holborn Assets, Reg Ormond, has died at the age of 50 from a sudden heart attack.
Middle East | 3 May 16
Abu Dhabi signs MoU with Chinese bank regulator
The regulatory body of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) signed an MoU with the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on 28 April 2016, its first such agreement with an Asian regulator.