Onwards and Upwards – The UAE Accelerating Global Investment
The playing field for individuals and families with ultra-high net worth (UHNW) is constantly shifting. A fundamental change has occurred in the ways and locations
OPINION: For UAE family offices – the time is NOW!
On 13 March 2023, the Emirates Family Office Association (“EFOA”) was launched, heralding an exciting and crucial advancement in the UAE’s family office and wealth management
UAE ESR Alert: ESR Audit — What Process?
With the issuance of the new Cabinet Resolution No. 57 of 2020 concerning Economic Substance Requirements (“Regulations”) on 10 August 2020, the Federal Tax Authority
Structuring Alert: Out with the old, in with the new — a new UAE commercial companies law effective from 2 January 2022
In line with the UAE’s government’s continuous efforts to improve the business environment, the UAE Cabinet has published a new commercial companies law — with effect
Corporate Secretarial Services
Keeping on top of the administrative and statutory compliance responsibilities associated with managing a company can be challenging and time-consuming. The time and energy spent
Crunch Time Has Come For UAE Corporate Service Providers
COVID-19 was not the only shockwave to hit regional corporate services providers in 2020. So did the UAE FATF Report [See: FATF Mutual Evaluation Report on
UAE Foundations | Ongoing Obligations
The basic ongoing obligations of a foundation do not vary much from those of a corporate vehicle – i.e. appointing key controllers and ensuring that
M/HQ’s Outsourcing Series
Described simply, outsourcing is the allocation of business processes to a specialist external service provider, which will often perform the task more efficiently. Flexible by nature, it
Challenging times? Think and act like a Hedgehog!
In a matter of days, the COVID-19 Pandemic has had a dramatic effect on regional businesses. The slowdown is palatable across most industries. Delayed payments