UAE
Middle East | 29 Oct 14
Conflict drives investors towards
The UAE’s perceived status as a ‘safe haven’ has seen its private capital increase by nearly 30% this year, as investors relocate assets en masse in a bid to shelter themselves from global turmoil.
Middle East | 28 Oct 14
First Lux bank in DIFC
Banque Internationale-Luxembourg, has become the first Luxembourg bank to open in the DIFC, backing the grand duchy’s efforts to become the primary centre for Islamic funds outside of the Middle East.
Middle East | 20 Oct 14
Licensed providers and brokers named
The UAE Insurance Authority has published, for the first time, a full list of companies it has licensed to conduct insurance business in the country.
Middle East | 20 Oct 14
Thousands of Standard Chartered UAE accounts
Small and medium enterprise customers in the UAE have been told by Standard Chartered that their accounts are in the process of being closed.
St Jamess Place says UAE office plans
FTSE 100-listed wealth manager St Jamess Place (SJP) has given its clearest indication yet that it has plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).