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Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – October 2023
1.0 DIFC AND DFSA LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 2.0 ADGM AND FSRA LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 3.0 MIDDLE EAST REGULATORY UPDATES 4.0 INTERNATIONAL UPDATES…
November 9, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – September 2023
1.0 DIFC AND DFSA LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 2.0 ADGM AND FSRA LATEST DEVELOPMENTS 3.0 MIDDLE EAST REGULATORY UPDATES 4.0 INTERNATIONAL UPDATES…
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
Data Protection Enforcement Action on the Rise
Updates to the data protection laws and regulations in the region over recent years have brought the regimes closer in…
September 7, 2023
Suitability- is your firm complying with the DFSA Rules?
In 2020, the DFSA completed a programme of thematic reviews designed to assess the suitability-related systems and controls implemented by…
September 7, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – July 2023
This edition includes – ADGM Announce Sustainable Finance Regulatory Framework, DFSA Host Cyber Security Awareness Session, SCA Opens Virtual Asset…
August 7, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – June 2023
This edition includes – DFSA Publishes Consultation Paper on AML Rule Changes, ADGM Announce Abu Dhabi Finance Week, SCA Issues…
July 7, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – May 2023
This edition includes – DFSA Hosts Annual Outreach Session 2023, FSRA Enhances Framework for Private Credit Funds, MENA FATF upgrades…
June 9, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – April 2023
This edition includes - DFSA release CP150 on Money Services, Crypto Tokens and Crowdfunding, ADGM RA publishes CP on Distributed…
May 10, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – March 2023
Have a question about any of the updates below? Get in touch with our Middle East Compliance team today. 1.0…
April 11, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – February 2023
This edition includes - Cyber Risk Management Consultation Paper released by DFSA, DFSA release CP148 on the regulation of family…
March 7, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – January 2023
This edition includes - DFSA representative office sectoral review, New ADGM Authority and RA CEOs appointed, CBUAE new AML guidelines…
February 6, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – December 2022
This edition includes - Federal Decree Law on corporate tax issued by UAE, ADGM introduce the Guiding Principles on Whistleblowing,…
January 9, 2023
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – November 2022
This edition includes - DFSA crypto token regulatory regime in force, DFSA release CP145 on regulatory requirements for lower risk…
December 7, 2022
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – October 2022
This edition includes - DFSA issues feedback statement following CP143, UAE FIU publishes report on fraud crimes, trends and typologies…
November 7, 2022
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – September 2022
This edition includes - DFSA publish Cyber Thematic Review Report, Virtual asset guiding principles published by FSRA, FSRA enhances capital…
October 10, 2022
Regulatory Update: Middle East Edition – August 2022
This edition includes - ADGM Registration Authority publishes priorities for 2022-2023, VARA issues regulations governing virtual assets marketing and DIFC…
September 13, 2022
The ADGM Data Protection Regulations Amendment 2022 - What you need to know
The Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) released its comprehensive data protection regulations in 2021 (the “Regulations”), repealing the Data Protection…
August 17, 2022