Financial firms in the Mena region must do more in gathering data on climate risk, suggests a report.
Financial firms in the Mena region must do more in gathering data on climate risk, suggests a report.
Ian Johnston, chief executive of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), has been elected as the vice chair of the Africa and Middle East Regional Committee (Amerc) of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco).
The UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has announced more changes to the rules around mutual funds as it seeks to boost the presence of local, onshore firms.
The UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority has announced a suspension of renewals for foreign investment funds aimed at retail investors.
An association of Mena-based exchanges has published a set of ESG disclosure metrics for listed firms in the region.
The pension systems of Saudi Arabia and the UAE have enjoyed an improved score in the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index (MCGPI).
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Vara) has awarded a minimal viable product (MVP) licence to crypto exchange Binance.
The UAE Central bank’s adoption of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) sharia standards has produced more standardisation into sukuk documentation in the country.
Fund placement firm Greenstone Equity Partners has teamed up with aosphere, an affiliate of global law firm Allen & Overy, to provide compliance support for fund managers in the GCC.
Abu Dhabi has announced the formation of a government body to discuss its strategy for regulating and promoting the world of virtual assets.
Amid a fresh wave of American sanctions, Romil Patel spoke to Meysam Hamedi, director of financial markets and instruments at Iran’s Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO).
In 2016, global consulting firm PWC forecast the emergence of five global ‘megatrends’ in the next two decades. Stephen Anderson, its Middle East clients and markets leader, talks about their...
Rasmala’s trade finance fund recently passed $100 million in assets. Doug Bitcon, head of credit strategies, explains why he has to be hands-on.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Investors in the Middle East consider the tools that will be needed to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, the continued appetite for dividend and why it’s all about tech. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Experts discuss the investment implications of the coronavirus pandemic, a delayed rebound in global growth and dealing with South Africa’s energy issues head on. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
Our panel discusses Chinese investment in Africa, financial institutions’ contribution to economic sustainability and regulatory concerns. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
With the MENA region at a tipping point, our panellists talk about economic diversification, the impact of regulation and the delayed Saudi Aramco listing. Chaired by Romil Patel in Dubai.
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