Most of us in developed countries take for granted that our money is safe. Put it in a bank, and in theory at least, it doesn't going anywhere. But that's not necessarily true everywhere....
The missions scheduled for next year will include two official trips to the United States, and single trips to India, China and Australia...
The American interested in establishing residency or citizenship in Europe has more options today than ever in history, depending on how much time and money you’re looking to spend to achieve the objective. If you have the budget, for example, you could make a 250,000-euro donation...
Changes to the DFSA Collective Investment Funds regime, on which the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) consulted in October last year, will come into force today coinciding with the enactment of the DIFC Companies Law 2018 (“Companies Law”). The DFSA consultation included a wide-ranging set of...
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, reinforced its contribution to the UAE’s economy and its commitment to driving the future of finance, following strong performance during the first half of 2019. The...
Dubai has risen up the ranks of the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) to No. 8 position, representing its highest ever ranking. The city is the only financial centre within MEASA to appear within the top 10 rankings, placing it alongside other pivotal financial hubs such...
The popularity of family offices, the private wealth management advisory firms that have ultra-high-net-worth investors, are helping shape the investment routes that Asia's ultra-rich take in preserving their wealth for generations. Such is the number of inter-generational transfers during these times as business founders retire. The Financial...
Family offices have been known to fly under the radar and often not share much about themselves. What they all want to know, however, is what other family offices are doing. For this reason, many reports are always keenly anticipated and the UBS Global Family Office...
Dubai: A number of listed companies in the UAE, particularly banks, have announced their intention to increase foreign ownership limits (FOL), attracting higher portfolio investments into the UAE. nalysts expect the increased foreign investment into domestic banks to offer manifold benefits for the institutions concerned, the...
Mashreq, the UAE’s oldest bank, and Emirates NBD, Dubai’s biggest lender by assets, both rolled out online banks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups as they invest in digital transformation and address challenges faced by new businesses. Mashreq’s NeoBiz is a business account version...
