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20/11/2024

QFC Regulatory Authority agrees to Settlement with AIX Advisory Group LLC

Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, 20 November 2024 – The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it entered into a settlement agreement with AIX Advisory Group LLC (“AIX”)

07/10/2024

QFCRA issues warning about fraudulent website

Doha, Qatar, Monday, 7 October 2024 – The QFC Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has issued a warning to investors and the public about a fraudulent website operating under the domain “www.aaqinvestment.com”. This website falsely ad

07/10/2024

Notification: QFC Regulatory Authority introduces updates to the Governance and Controlled Functions Rules 2020

QFC Regulatory Authority introduces updates to the Governance and Controlled Functions Rules 2020 Doha, Qatar, Sunday, 6 October 2024 The QFC Regulatory Aut

06/10/2024

QFC Civil and Commercial Court issues judgment regarding Rudolfs Veiss, former Executive Governance Function of Prime Financial Solutions LLC

Doha, Qatar, Sunday, 6 October 2024 – On 19 September 2022, the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) took enforcement acti

02/09/2024

QFC Regulatory Authority clarifies that cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and certain other virtual assets are excluded tokens under the new Digital Assets Framework

Doha, Qatar, Monday, 2 September 2024 On 1 September, the QFC Authority and the QFC Regulatory Authority (“QFCRA�

02/09/2024

Qatar Financial Centre issues Digital Assets Framework

Doha, Qatar, Monday, 2 September 2024 The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA) and Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) have announced the launch of the QFC Digital Assets Framework, a comprehensive and in

05/03/2024

QFC Regulatory Authority issues proposals on operational risk and resilience and other miscellaneous amendments

Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, 5 March 2024 The QFC Regulatory Authority (“Regulatory Authority”) today issued a Consultation Paper on proposals to significantly update th

14/12/2023

Islamic Banking Business Prudential (Amendment) Rules 2024

Doha, Qatar, Thursday, 14 December 2023 The QFC Regulatory Authority (“Regulatory Authority”) today issued a Consultation Paper on proposals to significantly update the Islamic Banking Business Prudential Rule

14/12/2023

QFC Regulatory Authority introduces an update to the Banking Business Prudential Rules

Doha, Qatar, Thursday, 14 December 2023 The QFC Regulatory Authority (“Regulatory Authority”) has today issued an extensive update to the Banking Business Prudential Rules 2014 (“BANK�

30/10/2023

QFC issues proposals for the introduction of a Digital Assets framework

Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 The Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”) Regulatory Authority (“Regulatory Authority”) and the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (“QFC Authority”) today issued a

18/06/2023

QFCRA participates in the 48th IOSCO Annual Meeting in Bangkok

Doha, Qatar, Sunday, 18 June 2023 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) participated, in conjunction with the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), in the 48th International Organization of Se

05/06/2023

QFCRA takes disciplinary action against two Directors of Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC

Doha, Qatar, Monday, 5 June 2023: The QFC Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) announced today that it has taken disciplinary actions against two (2) Directors of Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC (HCW) f

27/03/2023

QFCRA Announces New Framework for a Derivatives Market in Qatar

Doha, Qatar, Monday, 27 March 2023 – The QFC Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) announced today that it has developed and issued a new regulatory framework for listed derivatives. The Derivatives Markets and Exchanges R

22/01/2023

QFCRA signs Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cambridge

Doha, Qatar, Sunday, 22 January 2023 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Regulatory Genome Proje

17/01/2023

QFC Regulatory Authority takes disciplinary action against Luis Laplana, a person associated with Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC

Doha, Qatar, 17 January 2023: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it had taken disciplinary action aga

08/12/2022

QFC Regulatory Authority takes disciplinary action against Robert Sharratt, former Director of Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC

Doha, Qatar, 7 December 2022: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it had taken disciplinary action against a fo

31/10/2022

QFCRA participates in the IOSCO Annual Meeting

Doha, Qatar, 30 October 2022 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) participated in the 47th International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) Annual Meeting, which took place 17-19 October in Marrakech,

03/07/2022

QFCRA and HBKU’s COLLEGE OF LAW SIGN MoU

Doha, Qatar, 2 July 2022 – Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday, 30 June 2022 with the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA). The MoU is intended to serve as a framewor

20/02/2022

QFCRA expands partnership with Microsoft to accelerate digital transformation journey

Doha, Qatar, 20 February 2022 – The Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to further its digital transformation objectives. The QFCRA,

31/10/2021

QFMA AND QFCRA PARTICIPATE IN WORLD INVESTOR WEEK

Sunday, 31 October 2021 – Doha, Qatar –The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (“QFMA”) and the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (“QFCRA”) announced that they participated in World Investor Week (“WIW”), w

04/07/2021

QFCRA proposes new Rules to update its Professional Investor Fund Regime

Doha, Qatar, 4 July 2021: The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has released a Consultation Paper that proposes a comprehensive updating and broadening of the regulatory framework for p

10/06/2021

QFCRA Commences Programme on International Financial Systems

Doha, Qatar, 9 June 2021: The QFC Regulatory Authority announced the commencement of the Program on Essentials of International Financial Systems. This programme is a collaboration between the Program on Internation

24/11/2020

QFC Regulatory Authority files legal action in New York to enforce judgment against First Abu Dhabi Bank

Doha, Qatar, 24 November 2020: The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) announced today that it has commenced legal proceedings in New York to compel First A

06/10/2020

THE QFC REGULATORY AUTHORITY TAKES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES (QATAR) LLC, IFSQ cannot undertake any new business or additional services for existing customers

Doha, Qatar, 6 October 2020: On 17 September 2020, the QFC Regulatory Authority (the �

04/10/2020

QFC REGULATORY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES QAR 728,000 FINANCIAL PENALTY ON TAKAFUL INTERNATIONAL COMPANY B.S.C

Doha – Qatar, 27 September 2020: The QFC Regulatory Authority (“the Regulatory Authority”) today announced that it had imposed a financial penalty of QAR 728,000 on Taka

04/10/2020

THE QFC REGULATORY AUTHORITY TAKES ACTION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES (QATAR) LLC

Doha, Qatar, 23 September 2020: On 17 September 2020, the QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) issued International Financial Services (Qatar) LLC (QFC No. 0010

21/09/2020

Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority moves to the Microsoft trusted cloud

Doha, Qatar; 14 September 2020 – The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) today announced its migration to the Microsoft Cloud in efforts to accelerate its digital transformation jour

23/08/2020

QFC Regulatory Authority agrees to Settlement with GlobeMed Qatar LLC

Doha, Qatar, 22 August 2020: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it has agreed a settlement with GlobeMed Qatar LLC (“GlobeMed”). The investigation revealed

20/08/2020

QFC Regulatory Authority takes disciplinary action against David Russell, former CEO of Guardian Wealth Management Qatar LLC (in liquidation)

Doha, Qatar, 19 August 2020: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it had taken discipli

29/03/2020

QFC Regulatory Authority fines Horizon Crescent Wealth QAR 30,000,000 for Regulatory Violations

Doha, Qatar, 29 March 2020: The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “QFCRA”) today announced that it had taken enforcement action against Horizon Crescent Wealth LLC (“HCW”) and that

07/10/2019

QFC Regulatory Authority Agrees to Settlement with NEXtCARE Lebanon SAL, QFC Branch

The QFC Regulatory Authority (“the Regulatory Authority”) announced today that it has agreed a settlement with NEXtCARE Lebanon SAL, QFC Branch (“NC”). The investigation revealed t

25/08/2019

QFC Regulatory Authority imposes QAR 200,000,000 fine on First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC for obstruction of investigation into market manipulation

The QFC Regulatory Authority (“QFCRA”) announced today that it has imposed a financial penalty of QAR 200,000,000 (USD 54,945,055) on F

14/07/2019

International Financial Services (Qatar) LLC fined USD$100,000 by the QFC Regulatory Authority

The QFC Regulatory Authority (the “Regulatory Authority”) today announced that it had agreed a settlement with International Financial Services (Qatar) LLC (“IFSQ”) to impose a f

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