DFM Cancels Minimum Trading Commission
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that the minimum trading commission will be waived as of 1st of September 2021, as part of its...
How to avoid mortgage problems
Nowadays banks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi are getting more and more cautious about home mortgage loans. Even consumers with good credit and plenty...
Financial Literacy for Individuals Becomes a Priority in UAE
UAE Banks Federation launches fully integrated handbook ‘Financial Literacy for Individuals’
Due to the increasing importance of financial awareness, the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), continues...
Middle East investment banking fees up 22%
Thomson Reuters released its investment banking analysis for the Middle East region for the first nine months of 2013.
No Imminent VAT Introduction in UAE
An official statement carried by the Emirates News Agency provided an update on value-added tax discussions in the UAE. The statement confirmed that the...
Methaq Takaful to inaugurate new branches
Methaq Takaful Insurance Company will inaugurate two new branches in Al Ain and Jebel Ali Free Zone shortly.
The move is compatible with the company's...
Dubai International Financial Centre Receives FinX FinTech Hub of the Year...
The Centre recognised for role in identifying new avenues for facilitating innovation and excellence within the financial technology sector
Dynamic and robust FinTech...
CFA Emirates congratulates new charterholders at Annual Charter award ceremony
Last night the President and Board of CFA Emirates, the association for financial and investment professionals, hosted its annual charterholder ceremony at the Burj...
MENA Private Equity Association launches at DIFC
The MENA Private Equity Association announced its official launch at the Dubai International Finance Centre this week.
Outlook for Insurance Sector Growth in the Region Strong, Says DIFC...
Deep structural changes and changing attitudes toward risk are driving long-term growth in the insurance sector within the Middle East and North Africa region,...
Morgan Stanley becomes approved applicant for Dubai Gold Securities
Dubai Gold Securities LLP today announced that it had accepted Morgan Stanley as an Approved Applicant in connection with the ongoing offering on NASDAQ...
Dubai International Financial Centre Celebrates Ranking as 8th Best Global Financial...
· DIFC Governor presides over the iconic bell ringing ceremony, signalling the start of trading at the region’s international financial exchange
· Ceremony reinforces Dubai’s...
DIFC proposes New Mortgage Model
The proposed Model involves private residential mortgages being funded by the issuance of standardised bonds, creating a large and liquid mortgage bond market.
Number One Brokerage Firm in UAE
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top-tier Islamic financial group, announced today that ADIB Securities, its brokerage subsidiary, was ranked number one brokerage firm...
CFA Institute drives international financial standards; Registration increase 131 %
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announced today that over 900 candidates registered for its June 2011 examinations from across the GCC,...
73 percent of UAE residents admit they have debt with UAE...
73 percent of UAE residents surveyed by compareit4me group admitted to having some kind of debt with UAE banks, with credit cards topping the...
‘Best Fund Management Company’ at Arab Achievement Awards 2011
Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary and the asset management arm of Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East,...
Federal Ministries begin implementing the G2 E-Dirham System
Federal Ministries in the UAE have begun implementing the second generation of the E-Dirham within their entities as announced during a press conference held...