Feedback from stakeholders is favourable, for the most part.
“On the whole, pension regulators have been sensible and reasonable,” says Gavin Benjamin, partner in Morneau Shepell Ltd.’s retirement solutions business.
They’ve been responsive as well, which could help account for the positive reviews. “Regulators have been very engaged in consultations with stakeholders,” says Andrea Boctor, a pension partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
Hindsight (on 2020) is 20/20
Indeed, experts recognized the unfairness of using hindsight to evaluate decisions taken in uncertain times and fluid conditions. Still, opinions vary somewhat depending on the performance of individual regulators and regional sensitivities.
Dubai: Sit on your couch, and pay off your bills, save some money, invest those savings, do some interest-free installment shopping, and while you’re at it, don’t forget to pay your friend back for that lunch. The coronavirus pandemic economically crippled many individuals and businesses, but it also gave rise to a number of companies who offered people in the UAE exactly what they needed in that hour – easier, contactless, budget-friendly ways to handle and spend money, right from home.
Financial services integrated with the latest technology for automation, or FinTech, has been around for some time – if one considers everything starting from the world s first ATM in 1967. However, the coined term itself became very popular in only the last couple of decades, with the internet, the smartphone age, and everything that came after that.
Adapting to a new reality, says AD Investment Management s 2021 outlook
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DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ With fiscal stimulus and deficit spending to remain integral in global macroeconomics, coupled with yield curve control and vaccine rollouts accelerating the evolution of a new normal, the investment landscape in 2021 may reflect a continuation of the reflation/momentum trade, albeit at increased volatility.
Yazan Abdeen, CEO of ADIM (PRNewsfoto/AD Investment Management)
This is a key take-away from this year s outlook letter by AD Investment Management (ADIM), titled 2021: Navigating Icarian Markets. ADIM, regulated by the Abu Dhabi Global Market s (ADGM s) Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), is a Middle East-focused asset management boutique sponsored by Invest AD.
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