Hawkamah the Institute for Corporate Governance and the Securities & Investment Institute (SII), hosted a seminar on "Integrity at Work in Financial Services" on June 9, 2008 at the DIFC. The seminar provided a comprehensive guide to the importance of integrity at work and explained the connection between Corporate Governance and ethics to brokers working in the financial industry. The Seminar was attended by Bankers, DIFC Registered Companies, Brokers and financial service Industry experts. The speakers included Abdulla Al Awar, MD, DIFC, Dr Nasser Saidi, Executive Director Hawkamah, Simon Culhane Chief Executive SII and Nazem Al Kudsi, Chief Investment Officer NBAD.

The participants of the Seminar were invited to sign off on the SII and Hawkamah Code of Conduct. This gesture would be a declaration of the signatories commitment towards maintaining highest standards of Integrity and abiding by the Code of Conduct in their professional work.

Procedure for Signing Up to the SII and Hawkamah Code of Conduct

• Download and print the SII and Hawkamah Code of Conduct (available in English and Arabic)
• The Chairman, CEO, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer of the Company can sign off on the Code of Conduct, on behalf of the Company, stating their contact details
• Professionals  can sign off on the Code of Conduct in their individual capacity stating their contact details along with name of the organization or Professional Institute with which they are affiliated with
• After signing off, ,send signed hard copies by Fax to + 9714-362-2552

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• Scan signed copy and email to info@hawkamah.org

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• Post signed hard copy to :

  Hawkamah, the Institute of Corporate Governance Level 14, The Gate Building, DIFC, P.O BOX 74777, Dubai

• Hawkamah will follow up with the signatories for confirmation
• Upon verification, name will be posted on "Code of Conduct Register"
• Signatories to mention adoption of the SII and Hawkamah Code of Conduct in their Annual Report
• Hawkamah will follow up for annual renewal of the declaration