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Family Businesses & Succession Planning in GCC Countries

As the GCC economy slows down due to declining oil prices, an important question presents itself: Where is the GCC money going? Even though there...

UAE May Issue Golden Visa for Investors

Investing in the UAE may soon become easier and more attractive for foreign businessmen. The reason is that the UAE government is considering launching...

Improved Growth Outlook Supports Keeping Faith With Equities

Global investors are keeping faith with equities while raising cash as markets enter the volatile year-end period, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund...

Investors turn most bullish in nearly a year

Investors ramped up purchases of stocks and emerging market and inflation-linked bonds in the latest week, turning their most bullish on more risky assets...

Investors Concerned about Overvaluation in Equity, Bond Markets

Investors see growing overvaluations in equities and bonds and have signaled concern about a valuation bubble forming, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund...

$773 billion worth ADIA bullish on diversifing emerging markets

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, ADIA, today published its 2013 ADIA Review, providing a thorough overview of its activities over the past year and...

Investors Significantly Less Confident in Global Economic Outlook

With increasing concern over China’s growth, investors are significantly less confident in the global economic outlook, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager...

Global Investors Regain Risk Appetite

Investors have regained some appetite for risk with a strong consensus over a U.S. rate rise next month, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch...

GCC equity markets are looking increasingly attractive, BofA Merrill Lynch

· UAE remains the most preferred MENA market, offering long term growth · Kuwait is also a preferred market amongst the GCC Frontier markets · Saudi...

China stocks slump 7%, triggering shortest trading day in its history

A plunge in Chinese stocks and a falling yuan sent financial markets across Asia sharply lower Thursday. Worries intensified about China's economy and whether...

Investors’ Expectations of 2015 U.S. Rate Hike Are Receding

Signs Emerge That Gloom Over China Could Be Lifting Investors are expressing growing skepticism that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise rates this year...

Global Investors Now Bullish on Europe, Inflation and Gold

Global investors are significantly more positive on the outlook for Europe after the European Central Bank’s announcement of quantitative easing to reflate the region’s...

Global investors have moved out of equities into cash

Proportion of Investors Buying Protection Against Equity Sell-off Reaches Survey High Global investors have moved out of equities into cash ahead of an expected U.S....

Number of Billionaires Jumps 10% Worldwide

UBS/PwC Billionaires Report 2017: Return to Growth for Billionaires Globally, with Asia Outpacing the US for the First Time Globally, the total wealth of billionaires...

Investors Hiking Cash Holdings; Expectations of Fed Hike Put Back to...

Global investors have raised their holdings of cash significantly in response to a weaker global economic outlook, particularly in China, according to the BofA...

The Winning Industries for World’s Richest People

The annual Billionaires Index was just released by Bloomberg. According to it, the total net worth of the billionaires included in the list has...

Global Investors Regain Risk Appetite

Global investors have put some of their cash to work in spite of a more downbeat assessment of global growth and corporate profits, according...

MENA Investors Shift Focus from UAE Residential to Hospitality Market

UAE's residential market continues to be the most preferred investment choice for MENA investors. According to JLL’s 2014 MENA Investors Sentiment Survey, the regional...