The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) hosted its Annual Supervision Outreach yesterday. Held in-person for the first time since 2018, the Outreach was attended by over 500 delegates from Authorised Firms, as well as law and consultancy firms in the DIFC.

Ian Johnston, Chief Executive of the DFSA, opened the Outreach, delivering the Welcoming Remarks, which was followed by updates on a range of key regulatory topics by DFSA executives.

In the afternoon, delegates had the opportunity to attend smaller breakout group sessions on Banking and Insurance, Conduct of Business, Financial Crime, Risk Assessments, Thematic Reviews, Authorisations, Cyber Risk and the Innovation Testing Licence Programme. The presentations given at the Outreach can be found here.