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Dubai’s new whistleblowing protections aim to boost confidence in financial hub
27/04/2022
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John van der Luit-Drummond, Editor

As regional competition and international scrutiny of money laundering intensifies, Dubai’s employers must embrace a speak-up culture if new whistleblower regulations introduced by the city’s financial regulator are to be considered a success.

On 7 April, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) introduced a revised whistleblowing regime applicable to all regulated persons, firms, market institutions, designated non-financial business or profession, and registered auditors.