CFD products launched for ME investors
ADS Securities (ADSS) has launched of a new range of CFD (contract for difference) trading products specifically designed for Middle East traders.
The CFDs give...
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...
Gold hedging strategies for emerging markets
The World Gold Council posted a new report on gold as investor’s tool. Investors in emerging markets can use gold to reduce exchange-rate...
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...
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange to launch Sensex futures
Indians living in the Gulf will soon be able to trade the BSE Sensex on the UAE's Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, which became...
UAE Central Bank seeks banks’ view on mortgage regulations
Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi, Governor of Central Bank of the UAE, issued Notice No. 57/2013 on 22nd January regarding Proposed Regulations re Mortgage...
UAE’s Central Bank governor clarifies mortgage regulations
The circulars sent by the Central Bank setting the maximum value of mortgages for foreigners and nationals at 50% and 70% of the property...
Got cash? Get invested in UAE stocks now!
Most people are actually out of cash most of the time. Especially after 2008, since the financial storm swept the world, "lack of liquidity"...
Major growth anticipated in Online Trading in MENA
Mubasher’s award-winning trading platform helping to raise investor confidence in online security
The MENA region has recorded a remarkable 2500% increase in its internet users...
Investors Increasingly Bullish as Global Economy Regains Growth Path
‘Great Rotation’ to Equities From Bonds Gets Under Way
Global investors have entered 2013 in buoyant but not yet exuberant mood, according to the BofA...
DGCX 2012 Volumes Reach All-Time High of 9.6 Million Contracts
2012 volumes rise 137% from 2011 to trade 9,601,553 contracts
Currency futures volumes reach 8,880,403 contracts, up by 149%
Gold Futures rise 42% from last year...
DFM launches iVESTOR Shabab card
The Shari'a compliant card enables parents to track their children's expenditure, and entitles holders to receive a DFM Investor Number
The new card emulates the...
UAE stock markets led regional growth in 2012
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was the star performer in the GCC stock markets indexes in 2012, advancing 20%, according to the annual report...
Banking sector- the most targeted for cybercrime in UAE
Cyber-attacks have mostly targeted the banking sector, including the ATM and Internet banking applications, in the UAE, a report published in the January issue...
Mortgages to Foreigners Maybe Capped at 50% of Home Value, Sources
A large number of international media sources report that UAE's Central Bank have issued guidelines restricting mortgages for expatriates to 50 percent of the...
MENA IPOs raised approximately US$2b in 2012
Three IPOs raised approximately US$339.8m in Q4 2012
MENA IPOs in 2012 up 134% compared to 2011
KSA’s Dallah Healthcare Holding Company lists on the Saudi...
Why and how to invests in physical silver
Silver has always been a metal which store value. If we learn from history, we can see that the commodity was one of the...
Physical silver is a long-term safe haven
It is not a secret that silver is much better long-term investment than gold. This is attributed to the more diversified use of the white metal,...