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Guardian of the gates
Simon Gray, director of supervision at the Dubai Financial Services Authority, talks to Richard Jory about the regulatory infrastructure in place for governing institutional, and more recently retail,...
Countries in the Middle East and Asia have a history of battling against money laundering and terrorist funding. Now the financial crisis has brought it home to regulators and banks that more needs to...
Participants in the Islamic derivatives market have long been waiting for some form of standardised document, similar to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreement. Isda set up...
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Sharia and sharia alike
Opinion on whether derivatives comply with sharia has split scholars in Islamic financial markets. Mohamad Nedal Alchaar, secretary-general of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, talks to Alastair Marsh about its...
Filling the Gulf
In the past, there was a risk management-shaped hole in many Middle Eastern banks' day-to-day business processes. As the financial crisis bites, however, many are looking to plug this gap. By Victoria Pennington
The wa'ad on the Street
The Islamic concept of wa'ad has been used as a linchpin for a variety of structured products in recent years. Priya Uberoi, Rahul Chatterji and Dany Bidar consider the role of wa'ad in the evolution of Islamic derivatives, outlining the essential characteristics...
Net results
A master agreement for over-the-counter Islamic derivatives is in the final review stages and could be published as early as next month. After years of debate, the difficult issue of close-out netting appears to be close to resolution. By Alastair Marsh...
Middle East dealers restructure equity and exotic products following...
Billions of dollars worth of structured products sold in the Middle East are being restructured by dealers as both local and international equity trades have been hit hard. The restructuring has also focused on alternative investment products linked to...
Best in the Middle East - Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking...
The hallmark of a successful structured products provider in the Middle East is the ability to provide a compendious suite of products linked to local equities across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and North Africa, both in conventional and...
Middle East should be cautious, urges Bahrain regulator
Bahrain central bank governor warns regional regulators to proceed with caution
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