Middle East
Middle East | 26 Mar 12
warning on email scam impersonating difc gov
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has warned the UAEs financial services industry and members of the public not to be taken in by an email scam which it said impersonated the head of Dubais Financial Centre.
Middle East | 26 Mar 12
pension plan for dubai expats by year end
Dubai is planning to go ahead with an “ambitious” pension fund for expatriates before the end of the year, a Gulf news website is reporting.
Middle East | 19 Mar 12
devere group moves to acquire ecs
The deVere Group has agreed a strategic alliance with Dubai-based ECS Insurance Brokers LLC that it says will lead to a full ownership by deVere, according to a statement issued yesterday by the global financial advisory firm.
Middle East | 12 Mar 12
julius baer opens in tel aviv
Swiss private banking group, Julius Baer has opened a representative office in Tel Aviv, the companys first in Israel.
Middle East | 6 Mar 12
uae advisers bet on cisi certification
With the oversight of financial advisers in the UAE in the process of being migrated to the Emirati Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) from the countrys Central Bank and, it seems, the Insurance Authority the body currently setting the qualifications for SCA-regulated Emirati stockbrokers is gearing up to cater for advisers and wealth managers.