UAE
Middle East | 6 Nov 14
UAE advisers to form trade body
A group of leading Insurance Authority (IA) licensed advisers in the UAE are working to form an association, in light of the new regulatory regime due to come into force this month.
Emirates NBD reaches record assets
Emirates NBD AMs recent SICAV push has led its assets under management (AuM) to pass the $2.5bn mark, a 100% growth for the company in little more than two years.
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.