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DFSA announces proposed changes to client asset regime

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Veena Karuthasen | Ocorian, Vessy Reid | Bovill Newgate

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Firms have just nine months to prepare for the new rules ahead of January 2026.

The consultation paper on the client asset regime from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), first issued last August, has received further amendments. Prompted by the regulator’s focus to protect users of the financial services industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre, or DIFC, firms have just nine months

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