Emaar successfully executes first international fixed-income offering of US$500 million
Emaar Properties PJSC ("Emaar"), rated B1/BB, has successfully priced its first international fixed-income offering, raising US$ 500 million via the issuance of trust certificates...
FAB Launches 2021 Global Investment Outlook Report
Report forecasts a good return to growth as economies emerge from COVID-19, but with a period of stabilisation before acceleration in late 2021
First Abu...
Dubai Investments unveiled mixed-use project Mirdiff Hills
Part developer of some of the most popuÂlar residential communities in town, Dubai Investments has lifted the curtain on Mirdiff Hills, a Dh2 billion...
Take a new look at venture capital
Venture capital is just hitting its stride
The venture capital model is not dead, but it has changed during the past years. In 2009, Silicon...
Hedge Funds post November Gains as Fiscal Cliff Looms
Relative Value, Event Driven leads gains on M&A and special dividends;
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posts 5th gain in 6 months
Hedge funds posted gains...
Frontier Markets Critical for Diversification, Research
Latest research with institutional investors and wealth managers across Europe who collectively manage over $520 billion in assets under management, identifies frontier markets as...
Cash, shares, property, gold or silver?
Investors should adjust their risk appetite to austerity measures
Nowadays, investors face hard times, because interest rates are low and cash and government bonds...
Childhood education is a long-term investment
Not long ago, Nobel Laureate James Heckman called for better investing in kids. Hackman added that any postponement of that makes later interference harder...
Local IPOs in the pipeline
A number of local initial public offerings (IPO) is planned for the coming months amid ripe valuations and investor appetite for UAE stocks.
Earlier this...
Global Investment Funds Increase Allocations to UAE
Inflows to Frontier Market funds, which have been a key driver of outperformance relative to emerging markets, resumed after a small pullback in June,...
FAB Wealth Sentiment Index up 1.56% in June
Index score increases from 1038.28 in May, to 1054.52 in June 2017
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the...
Dubai launches smaller bond issue in return for better price
Dubai Government launched a $500 million 10-year bond on Wednesday, according to sources. Lead arrangers commented that it seems the emirate prefers smaller bond...
Morgan Stanley becomes approved applicant for Dubai Gold Securities
Dubai Gold Securities LLP today announced that it had accepted Morgan Stanley as an Approved Applicant in connection with the ongoing offering on NASDAQ...
Dubai to launch new dollar bond – Statement
The Government of Dubai has hired Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered to issue a dollar-denominated bond, according the official news agency WAM.
The planned...
Istithmar World Investment Management (Dubai) Limited to operate from DIFC as...
To focus on private equity and alternative investment opportunities
Istithmar World, the investment arm of Dubai World, today announced that its investment management entity, Istithmar...
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investor Confidence Eroded But...
Record Move Out of Energy Stocks in Wake of Gulf Spill
Investors’ belief in global economic growth and the ability of corporations to...
Consumer Spending in Islamic Economy Sectors Totals US$2.2 Trillion
Islamic economy registers 5.2 per cent growth over previous year
UAE ranks first across five of seven Islamic economy sectors
Investments in Islamic...
Sharpen Skills with a Crash Course in Commodities Investing
If commodities investing and trading is new for you or you simply want to expand your knowledge in the trading area, you can now...