Dubai

A review and amendment of the regulations regarding lending by banks operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been agreed upon at a meeting comprising the state’s regulatory bodies...

Dubai Financial Market has issued securities lending and borrowing rules to enhance market infrastructure according to international best practices...

Clearstream’s global liquidity hub has its first Middle Eastern central counterparty (CCP) link...

Target2-Securities may lead to increased costs, but will ultimately help collateral management, said a Sibos survey.

The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has become the first central counterparty in the Middle East to join Euroclear’s global Collateral Highway...

Short selling in UAE markets may be approved as early as the second half of 2012, said financial regulator, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) at a SunGard Dubai City Day event held on 23 November...

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) continues its relentless efforts to further develop the market infrastructure as planned, despite MSCI's decision to extend the review period for a potential upgrade of the UAE to "Emerging Markets" status to December

Rockall Technologies, has opened a new office in Dubai. Rockall Tech is expanding its operations within the Middle East to take account of increased interest from the region and to allow the company to serve the ME and North Africa at a local level..