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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
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