Manuela Belmontes discusses how UAE-based corporates are raising capital through the Islamic capital markets and doing so using offshore SPVs.

The UAE has established a committee to investigate the potential merger of the Insurance Authority into the Securities and Commodities Authority, to form a single financial services regulator.

In September 2024, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) signed a cooperation agreement...

In 2020, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), which is the UAE's financial and capital markets regular, published a draft new rulebook on financial activities regulated by the SCA.

In order perform as a trader of commodities in the UAE the company needs to carry out the necessary procedures to obtain a membership from the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange.

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) was established in the year 2002 as flagship hub for global commodities trade providing state-of-the art physical, financial and market infrastructure.

An acronym for "special purpose acquisition company", SPACs seem to be the new investment craze among music artists and sports figures.

The Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) issued the Guidelines concerning the use of Initial Coin or Token Offerings (the ICO Guidelines) on 9 October 2017 to regulate fund-raising through coin or...

The publication in the Official Gazette of the UAE on January 1, 2026, brought into effect significant changes to the regulatory landscape in the UAE.

The regulatory body of the world's leading free zone, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has implemented ...

In early 2023 the UAE Security and Commodities Authority ("SCA") once again updated its investment funds regime with the release of a number of new SCA regulations.

The UAE's new Netting Law (Federal Law No. 10 of 2018) (the Federal Netting Law) was issued on 20 September 2018 and will come into force one month following publication in the UAE Official Gazette.

The UAE's Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) signed a strategic partnership in August to align regulatory frameworks for virtual assets across the country.

In October, Fitch Ratings reported a decline of 14.4% (quarter-on-quarter) in total Sukuk issuances from the core markets of the GCC, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey and Pakistan during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022.

The recent news of Financial Times Stock Exchange ("FTSE") 100 companies failing on credible climate transition plan has wider implications in the context of the current environmental...

The regulatory landscape for offering structured products in the UAE has undergone significant changes in the recent years. This article provides an overview of the regulatory framework governing structured products.

The Abu Dhabi Global Market's (ADGM) Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has implemented a series of changes to its capital markets rules and regulations.

Fitch Ratings and Refinitiv, among others, predict continued growth in Sukuk transactions in 2022, following a solid 2021 in which global outstanding Sukuk reached over US$700 billion (as reported by Fitch).

The Securities and Commodities Authority issued Decision No.25/RM/2024 on the Regulation of Special Purpose Vehicles on 19 July 2024 (the Decision). The Decision, which applies "onshore" UAE...

With 2023 now firmly behind us, Walkers' Dubai based capital markets team discuss the year's key transactions and the upcoming trend expectations for 2024.