Investment funds: A guide to marketing foreign funds in the Middle East
We are pleased to provide this guide to marketing foreign funds in the Middle East, meaning the countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The guide is aimed at providing a summary of the regulations which apply to marketing the funds as of July 2021.
Our Charles Russell Speechlys funds team - based in the GCC region, the UK and Luxembourg - monitor these regulations, and you are welcome to contact us for more details in the context of you and your colleagues looking to market-specific funds to investors in the region.
We plan to update this guide every six months. To access the guide, please click here.
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Sonia Kenawy
Sonia Kenawy writes for New Law Journal on cryptocurrency and security for costs
Sonia Kenawy writes for New Law Journal on cryptocurrency and security for costs
Simon Green
International Bar Association quotes Simon Green on the future of the legal sector in Hong Kong
International Bar Association quote Simon Green on the future of Hong Kong's legal sector
Bart Peerless
The Lawyer reports on the Firm's promotion announcement
The Lawyer reports on the Firm's promotion announcement
Bart Peerless
Charles Russell Speechlys promotes six to Partner
Charles Russell Speechlys promotes six to Partner
Ghassan El Daye
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2022 - UAE
Ghassan El Daye and Ahmad El Sayed write for Lexology's Getting The Deal Through on the enforcement of foreign judgments in UAE.
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Dispute Yearbook 2022
Bahrain has played an important role in the development of the international dispute resolution sector.
Patrick Gearon FCIArb
New era, new rules
In its first update since 2007, DIAC has unveiled a new set of arbitration rules this year.
Lesley O’Leary
Briefing publishes Lesley O’Leary 's comments on hybrid working and the impact on collaboration
Briefing publishes Lesley O’Leary 's comments on hybrid working and the impact on collaboration
Sara Sheffield
DFSA & Whistleblowing: Merely lip service to speak up will not be enough
On 7 April 2022, the DFSA became the first financial regulator in the UAE to implement a regulatory regime for whistleblowing (WB Regime).
Mark Hill
Mark Hill quoted in the Daily Mail discussing Ed Sheeran’s copyright court case win
Mark Hill quoted in the Daily Mail discussing Ed Sheeran’s copyright court case win
Peter Smith
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts: A Five-Year Appraisal
2021 saw the fifth anniversary of the first disputes registered before the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (the ''ADGM'').
Jamie Cartwright
Jamie Cartwright comments on the potential impact of the plastic packaging tax
Jamie Cartwright comments on the potential impact of the plastic packaging tax
Tobias Niehl
Luxembourg Client Briefing: Circular CSSF 21/790 – self-assessment for UCITS, part II funds, SIFs and SICARs; management letter; separate audit report
The Circular defines three supervisory tools.
Tobias Niehl
Luxembourg Client briefing: Circular CSSF 21/789 – Fund manager self-assessment, management letter, separate audit report
The content of the SAQ depends on the scope of licence of the Addressee.
Mark Hill
UAE Labour Law Update – The five big changes to note…
Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 - The five big changes to note
Mazin Al Mardhi
Mazin Al Mardhi and Dana Marshad write for The Construction Disputes Law Review on developments to construction law in Bahrain
Mazin and Dana provide an update on the latest developments to construction law in Bahrain,
Ghassan El Daye
Ghassan El Daye comments in Khaleej Times and MSN UAE on the implications of the UAE’s new cybercrime law for online users who share incorrect information
Under the new provision, online users who share incorrect information are also part of the crime, not only the publisher.
Matthew Blakebrough
Is Buy Now, Pay Later creating a new debt crisis?
BNPL providers are quick to claim that their services are offered with “no interest and no fees”, but is this really the case?
Ghassan El Daye
Khaleej Times and Al Bawaba publish comments from Ghassan El Daye on what can be done if employers don't pay salaries on time
Freezing a company's assets through the execution court guarantees employee rights even before a final court verdict.
Gareth Mills
Gareth Mills, Georgina Munnik and Sam Saunders write for International Comparative Legal Guide - Telecoms, Media & Internet
The chapter covers common issues in Bahrain's telecoms, media & internet laws and regulations.