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Dubai regulator tells firms to improve policies on managing conflicts of interest

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The DFSA carried out a thematic review of regulated firms in Dubai. Photo: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Hameed Shuja

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Review reveals shortcomings including lack of clarity in existing policies, failure to carry self-assessment, and narrow scope on what counts as conflict of interest.

The vast majority of regulated firms operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DFIC) need to make improvements to their existing policies on identifying and managing conflicts of interest, the city’s regulator has said.

The advice comes after the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) carried out a thematic review of

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