J.P. Morgan appoints Senior Country Officer for Middle East, based in...
J.P. Morgan announced today that it has appointed Sjoerd Leenart to be the Senior Country Officer of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
Asian and Middle East Real Estate HNW Investors Prefer London
The majority of overseas high net worth individuals pinpoint London real estate as their top target investment class, according to the inaugural International Private...
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.
Twitter is estimated to be worth $9 billion before IPO
Twitter Inc. was valued at about $9 billion after early employees sold $80 million in shares to a fund managed by BlackRock Inc. This...
Luxury Hotels Market Struggle with Decreased Demand in 2013
Luxury hotels have become less attractive for investments, according to a recently issued paper on the current trends in hotel development by a...
Emirates prepares for dollar-denominated bond issue
Emirates Airline, Dubai's flagship carrier has picked four banks to arrange meetings for a prospective dollar-denominated bond issue, according to a statement issued today.
HSBC,...
Global investors display renewed optimism; Risk appetite on the rise
Global investors have started 2012 with a reawakened sense of optimism towards the global economy and greater appetite for risk
Sukuk market for GCC companies continues to expand
According to a report by the Kuwait Finance House (KFH), sukuk issuance worldwide amounted to about US $5 billion in July, down from the...
Daman Investments postpones IPO
Daman, an investment management company in Dubai, announced that it will postpone IPO (initial public offer). The reason Daman cited is a liquidity concern.
In...
State Audit Institution introduces new practices to enforce accountability in...
The UAE Government is committed to improving standards of accountability, according to the head of the UAE State Audit Institution.
This month will see the...
Asset management crucial for Middle East governments
Mature asset management models have already been developed
Fueled by strong economic expansion, infrastructure sector in the Middle East is rapidly growing in size,...
Rising investor demand for growth stimulus
Fund Manager Survey Finds Rising Investor Demand for Growth Stimulus
Expectations Grow of Further ECB Easing by Year-end
A growing majority of global investors would like...
Finance House subsidiary to launch Fund to finance UAE private sector...
Finance House, through its DIFC-registered subsidiary, FH Capital Ltd, today announced that it intends to launch the FH Special Opportunities Fund (SOF), with a...
2019 Investment Outlook: The End of Easy
Wells Fargo Investment Institute today releases “2019 Outlook: The End of Easy,” offering guidance to investors for the coming year. It suggests 2019 will...
Escaping Cash in the Bank
US and UK inflation rose faster than interest rates in June. Get used to it...
JUST WHY DO people choose to buy gold and silver?...
Regional office of Islamic Corp for Insurance of Investment and Export...
An agreement regarding the establishment of a regional office for the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was signed...
Investment in gold is timeless
Gold is perhaps the world’s most liquid investment trading throughout the world daily. The market never closes and you can buy and sell the...
DGCX February volumes rise 17 % year-on-year to reach 210,330 contracts
February volumes on the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) grew 17 % year-on-year to reach 210,330 contracts, valued at $10.07 billion. Year-to-date volume...