With $400 billion ‘in play’, hedge funds face challenges
The hedge funds industry faces challenges in 2012, but also a year of significant opportunity, according to a Barclays Capital report, The Money Trail,...
UAE Signs Initial Agreement for Investment Protection and Promotion with Republic...
On behalf of and towards enhance international financial agreements of the UAE, Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed an initial agreement for investment protection and...
S&P affirms Abu Dhabi’s ratings
S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; The...
UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2023: The Great Wealth Transfer
For the first time in nine editions of the report, billionaires have accumulated more wealth through inheritance than entrepreneurship, indicating that the great wealth...
Dubai Parks and Resorts Launches Initial Public Offering
AED 2.5 billion Offering now open to investors
Dubai Parks and Resorts PJSC (under incorporation) (“Dubai Parks and Resorts” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of...
Investments to UAE expected to rise by 20% in 2019
The UAE Government’s new foreign direct investment, FDI, law passed in 2018 could accelerate FDI flows by up to 20 percent this year, from...
Hedge Funds Continue Gaining, Despite Selloff in Commodities
HFRI extends 1Q performance and high watermark with 6th consecutive monthly gain;
Quantitative, Trend Following Macro CTAs post strongest gain in 10 months
Hedge funds posted...
Istithmar World Capital defaulted on mortgage on New York’s Hotel
Istithmar World Capital, the investment arm of the Dubai government, has defaulted on its $300 million mortgage on the former Knickerbocker Hotel site in Times...
Hedge Funds conclude strong Q1
Gains across Equity, Event & Arbitrage strategies offset Macro declines in March;
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite concludes best 1Q since 2006
Hedge funds performance was essentially unchanged...
Dubai World silence causes concern
Since the November standstill announcement, little information was released from either Dubai World or the government to reassure investors. Discussions with creditors have been...
Emirates plans dual listing on Dubai and London Stock Exchanges
Dubai might list rather sooner than later some of its top performing state-owned companies on the local stock market, in parallel to listings on...
DFM Launches Incentives for Private Businesses’ IPOs across Key Growth Sectors
Hamed Ali: “The program encompasses unprecedented incentives offered to companies planning to IPO in Dubai”
The program provides financial support to private companies for IPO...
Saudi eXtra IPO opens for subscription on December 5, 2011
IPO to open to all Saudi nationals following completion of book-building process
Frontier Markets No Riskier than Emerging Markets
Some of the world's most rapidly expanding economies fall into what is popularly referred to as the Frontier markets.
International Financial Institutions Set to Expansion into MENA Region
Products and suitability assessments give international firms the edge over MENA rivals and investors want more international investments;
Oxford Risk research shows MENA wealth managers...
Trump presidency could have far-reaching effects on Gulf finance
A Donald Trump presidency in the United States could have far-reaching ramifications for personal finance in the Gulf, according to the financial experts at...
Middle East investment banking fees up 22%
Thomson Reuters released its investment banking analysis for the Middle East region for the first nine months of 2013.
Ten Things the Investment Management Industry Should Take into Consideration Following...
The Research Foundation of CFA Institute announced the launch of a new monograph which looks at how the financial crisis has affected and will...