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Asian hedge fund industry expands to a record number

HFRX India, Korea Indices post industry-leading 3Q gains Hedge funds in China, Japan continue to lead Nikkei, Shanghai Composite The Asian hedge fund industry expanded to...

Aabar assets reach $10 billion

Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments, which has stakes in Daimler AG and Virgin Galactic, said that its assets have grown to $10 billion and that...

Most investors believe fiscal cliff is not yet priced in to...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds - U.S. Fiscal Cliff Dampens Rising Economic Optimism While positive sentiment towards the global economy and equities continues...

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey finds sentiment moving against...

Investors expressing preference for corporate over sovereign risk Investors have recovered their bullishness towards equity markets but are shifting their focus away...

Ethica Institute Makes History at Mashreq Bank

For the First Time Ever, Bank-Wide Islamic Finance E-Learning is Now a Reality, Bringing the Still-Booming Islamic Finance Industry One Step Closer to the...

Middle East Credit Reporting Association convenes to strengthen development of regional...

Inaugural board meeting to review strategy to strengthen credit reporting operations across region Members of the Middle East Credit Reporting Association ...

Abu Dhabi Finance established

Abu Dhabi's five largest companies: Mubadala Development, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Aldar Properties, Sorouh Real Estate and the Tourism Development and Investment Company, will...

Increasing ‘risk tolerance’ amongst financial advisors and investors

*According to the 2012 Middle East Investment Panorama (MEIP) report from Insight Discovery GCC based financial advisors and retail investors are becoming increasingly ‘risk tolerant’...

Dubai among best investment destinations worldwide

Dubai is is among the 25 most profitable destinations for hotel investment in 2012. The list was put up together by an international panel...

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Bitcoin

Recently we proclaimed 2021 to be 'the year of the cryptocurrency'. It was four weeks ago (ages in crypto terms), and a whole raft...

The next crisis: Credit Card Debt

Together with the financial crisis, the banking crisis, the mortgage crisis and the employment crisis, we are on the verge of experiencing a credit...

DAMAC plans IPO

DAMAC Properties is considering launching an initial public offering(IPO) on the stock market. The Dubai privately-owned developer has approached banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank,...

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Strengthens Global Corporate Banking Platform with...

Firm to Significantly Grow Corporate Banking Platform around the World Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced a series of new hires to its Corporate...

Emirates NBD Launches Mega Foreign Exchange Customer Promotion

Cash prizes of AED 1 million each for two lucky winners, and 100 daily and 100 monthly winners Every foreign exchange transaction will give customers...

First Global GovTech Platform Launched

More than half of governments globally seek to improve resilience and agility by modernizing core legacy applications. The interactive data platform provides advanced analytics and...

GCC consumers would benefit from reforms in the financial services industry

*According to a new leadership roundtable report from Insight Discovery GCC consumers stand to benefit enormously from the adoption of global best practice by the...

Aldar Investments to Acquire Full Ownership of Etihad Plaza, Etihad Airways...

Aldar Investment Properties LLC (“Aldar Investments”) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire full ownership of Etihad Plaza and Etihad Airways...
Bitcoin has gained almost 10% in the last four days to trade at $46.2K.

Bitcoin Rises Ahead of Schedule

The crypto market capitalisation has hit new highs since 12th January, passing the $1.75 trillion mark. The market has confidently moved into a state...