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Regulatory Compliance Updates June 2024 – ME Region
This edition includes – DFSA Issues Dear SEO Letter, ADGM RA Issues Consultation Paper, FATF Plenary Outcome.
July 8, 2024
Anti-money laundering obligations for DNFBPs
Firms registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") and the Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM") as Designated Non-Financial Businesses…
June 28, 2024
Regulatory Compliance Updates May 2024 – ME Region
This edition includes - ADGM Issues Dear SEO Letter, Amendments to Financial Markets Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure and ADGM Commissioner…
June 10, 2024
Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) solutions for your firm
Many firms in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) are still considering whether a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) appointment is necessary.…
May 27, 2024
How Complaint Handling Can Benefit Your Firm
Regulated firms can leverage complaint handling as a powerful tool.
May 22, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – April 2024
This edition includes – DFSA issues Dear Seo Letter on Fixed Penalty Notice, FSRA Issues Dear Seo Letter, ADGM Wins…
May 8, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – March 2024
This edition includes – DFSA issues Consultation Paper on DFSA Fees, ADGM Reflects on 2023 Successes, DFSA Issues SEO Letter…
April 5, 2024
Data protection regimes: KSA, ADGM, DIFC and onshore UAE – a comparison
A key consideration for United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) firms with a presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), is…
March 19, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – February 2024
This edition includes – DIFC Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Finance Events, ADGM Fines 6 Firms for Breaching CRS Regulations, DFSA…
March 11, 2024
UAE’s success - exiting the FATF ‘Grey List’
On 23 February 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from The FATF “grey…
March 11, 2024
Cyber Risk Management – Is your firm complying with the DFSA rules?
On 1st January 2024, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) Cyber Risk Management Rules came into force and for firms…
March 6, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – January 2024
This edition includes – DIFC Inaugural Hedge Fund Event, DFSA Issues Consultation Paper 153 on Updates on the Regulation of…
February 12, 2024
Data Protection Enforcement Action on the Rise
In recent years, updates to the data protection laws and regulations in the UAE have brought the regimes more in…
January 18, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – December 2023
This edition includes – DFSA waives fees for ESG listings; DFSA issues ‘Dear SEO Letters - Thematic review findings -…
January 11, 2024
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – November 2023
This edition includes – FSRA publishes 2024 Business Plan, ADGM hosts Abu Dhabi Finance Week, DFSA issues Dear SEO Letter…
December 7, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – October 2023
This edition includes – DFSA consults on banking credit and counterparty credit risk, FSRA consults on revisions to regulatory fees…
November 9, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – September 2023
This edition includes – members of the UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group launch consultation on ‘Principles for Sustainability-Related Disclosures for…
October 9, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – August 2023
This edition includes – FSRA announces changes to its regulatory framework on client classification, client assets and conduct requirements regarding…
September 12, 2023