Albayan, 1 September 2022: The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FRSA) has imposed financial and administrative penalties and fees ranging from 30,000 AED to 119,000 AED on five financial institutions.

The five institutions violated the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) regulations, which were brought in in the UAE at the beginning of 2017.

The penalties imposed were for the failure of these institutions (to the extent applicable in each case) to apply appropriate due diligence procedures, keep records of the performance of due diligence, report required information completely and accurately and obtain from their clients a valid and up-to-date certification of their tax information.

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