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إخفاق إعادة تقييم مخاطر أسعار الفائدة والامتثال لقانون البنك المركزي 2025
Estimated: AED 50,000–500,000 per reporting violation (regulatory enforcement discretion); plus reputational damage and potential license restrictions. Manual quarterly ALM processes consume 40–80 hours per quarter per institution.Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025 consolidates UAE financial regulation under UAECB, effective Sept 16, 2026. Regulatory reporting mandates include immediate suspicious transaction reports, material incident notifications, quarterly regulatory capital calculations, and daily/weekly/monthly liquidity metrics. ALM reporting failures constitute regulatory violations—the search results explicitly state that late filings or inaccurate reports trigger enforcement action even when underlying activities were compliant.
تكاليف نظم المراقبة والتحقق من العمليات المالية لإدارة مخاطر أسعار الفائدة
Quantified: AED 500,000–2,000,000+ initial capex per bank; AED 50,000–200,000 annual opex for system maintenance and licensingCB Law 2025 and Basel III implementation mandate robust risk management systems, including transaction monitoring, liquidity risk assessment, and interest rate sensitivity analysis. The search results document that technology costs for compliance infrastructure exceed expectations, with transaction monitoring systems requiring AED 500K–2M+ initial investment, plus ongoing maintenance, name screening database subscriptions, and staff training.
قرارات غير مضبوطة بسبب عدم الوضوح | Regulatory Interpretation Gaps
LOGIC: Sector-wide opportunity cost estimated AED 3–8 billion (assumes 20–30 major institutions each delaying 2–4 strategic initiatives worth AED 100–400M due to regulatory uncertainty). Per-bank: AED 100–500M (large) / AED 10–100M (mid) / AED 1–10M (small). Quantification: (1) Delayed system procurements (e.g., FMI connectivity platform) = AED 200–300M foregone revenue from slower settlement / higher cost of capital; (2) Product launch delays (digital deposit products) = AED 100–200M lost first-mover advantage; (3) Regulatory consulting overhead = AED 50–150M (external advisors, internal working groups).Key undefined areas: (1) FMI Licensing Framework: Article 166–167 requires licensing of 'FMI operators' and 'settlement institutions,' but no detailed criteria, application forms, or approval timeline disclosed; (2) Digital Dirham / CBDC Integration: Law codifies 'Digital Dirham' within broader CBDC framework (FIT program), but technical standards, integration APIs, and timeline undefined; (3) Tokenized Payments: Article 167 grants CBUAE exclusive mandate over 'tokenized payments, stored value, digital money,' but scope of 'tokenization' and whether it includes stablecoins/cryptocurrency unclear; (4) Early Intervention Recovery Plans: Articles 96–105 require recovery plans but no prescribed format/content; (5) Shari'a Audit Scope: Article 156 permits HSA to request 'specialized Shari'a audits' but criteria and frequency undefined. Banks delay strategic decisions pending regulation clarification.
الغرامات الإدارية الموسعة | Expanded Administrative Penalties
HARD: AED 1,000,000,000 (institutional ceiling); AED 5,000,000 (individual ceiling); AED 10,000,000 (FMI ceiling). Typical breach penalty: AED 50,000–500,000 per violation.The New Banking Law introduces tiered penalty structures: (1) Institutional fines up to AED 1 billion or 10× unjust gain; (2) Individual (Authorized Persons) fines up to AED 5 million; (3) FMI-specific violations attract fines up to AED 10 million plus imprisonment. Penalties are immediately enforceable via auto-debit from accounts or guarantees.