Dubai
Forth Capital withdraws from UAE, to close DIFC office
Specialist expat financial advisory group Forth Capital has decided to withdraw from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and close its business in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Middle East | 27 Sep 16
Dubai regulator fines insurer for sales outside permitted zone
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has cracked down on an international insurance company based in the DIFC for selling products to customers outside the centre.
Middle East | 6 Sep 16
New UAE bankruptcy law to ease pressure to flee
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to get a new bankruptcy law for businesses, including a new regulatory body for financial restructuring, which is designed in part to remove the threat of jail for executives of companies facing financial distress.
Middle East | 23 Aug 16
DIFC and Abu Dhabi Global Market regulators sign new accord
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), which regulates the city’s international financial centre, has signed a cooperation deal with the regulator of the new Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to help boost supervision across the UAE and the wider Gulf region.
Killik & Co confirms Dubai office closure
Wealth planning and investment management firm Killik & Co is to close its Dubai office, its only presence outside the UK, at the end of September and service all its global clients from the company’s London headquarters.