The continued growth and diversification of the regional economies, coupled with significant advancements in the legal frameworks, have made the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increasingly attractive...more
5/23/2025
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On 1 September 2024, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), Qatar’s onshore business and financial centre, published its new Digital Asset Regulations 2024 and accompanying laws, rules and guidelines (the DA Regime). The DA...more
There is a growing awareness and demand in the UAE for sustainable investment opportunities. To meet this demand, Jodi Norman and Will Tunstall-Prince explain how recent reforms are now putting sustainable finance at the...more
11/28/2023
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)
July 2021 marks five years since the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU) (EU MAR) came into force on 3 July 2016. Since then, a myriad of developments has supplemented practitioners’ understanding and interpretation of EU...more
Reputational concerns and the growing focus of financial regulators on money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) are starting to have an impact on how non-regulated sectors of the economy view and address these...more
On 27 June, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement setting out the final form of its proposed ban on right of first refusal and right to act provisions relating to the supply of certain future...more
On 3 July 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU) (MAR) came into force. Even though guidance and clarity from the European Securities and Markets Authority is still awaited in relation to certain key aspects of MAR,...more