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Sovereign Wealth Funds allocate new assets to private equity

20% of Sovereign Wealth Fund new assets allocated to private equity Property and infrastructure are not the big SWF ‘alternative investment’ story Major sovereign governments and...

Asia-Pacific’s HNWI Population exceeds Europe’s for First Time

Wealth Management Firms Need to Offer Capabilities from Other Business Units to Meet Demands of Asia-Pacific HNWIs Asia-Pacific’s population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs1) grew...

Industry growth requires innovation and greater transparency

In its second annual Islamic Wealth Management Report, Bank Sarasin urges the Islamic banking community to take a stronger focus on Islamic Financial Planning....
Allurion Balloon in the UAE to support a community struggling with being overweight and obese and thus the worrying risk of heart damage.

UAE Residents Still Risk Heart Damage with Lifestyle Choices

Allurion launched the Allurion Balloon (formally known as the Elipse Gastric Balloon) in the UAE to support a community struggling with being overweight and...

Is Dubai World the Only Problem in Town?

Last week Dubai World announced that it was creeping closer to a deal with its creditors. Welcome news not only for investors,...

Rosy perspectives for mortgage providers in Dubai

Mortgage providers in Dubai introduce higher quality products Many expatriates in Dubai are now planning to purchase a home. Most of them have been living...

The Future of Retail Malls in MENA

The May 2011 edition of Jones Lang LaSalle's MENA House View says that the future of retail is in community concepts that provide service-oriented...

Inflation or Deflation

The biggest risk to economies around the world in 2010 is a growth double dip. Further out, investors remain rightly concerned about hedging tail...

Weekly economic review: “Worries persist”

Weekly economic review by Gary Dugan US economic data shows ongoing weakness Good news- signs that inflation could be peaking High dividend paying companies offer some...

Citizenship Report: Community Impact, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Sustainability

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) released its 2019 Citizenship Report social, detailing progress in its Citizenship focus areas of Community Impact, Diversity &...

Global property sales for the last three months of 2008 down...

Dubai saw sales volume more than double in 2008 Middle East Q4’08 property sales down 62% over Q4’07 Real Capital Analytics, Inc. (RCA) is an independent...

UAE Macroeconomic Outlook

Investors should adopt realistic approach World Economic Climate Across the world investors' belief that the worst of the financial crisis is behind us is gradually...

UAE’s Financial Wealth Grows to $600 Billion Despite Pandemic Challenges

51% of the country’s wealth is owned by individuals whose net worth is more than $5 million. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) financial wealth grew...

The Arab Union for Real Estate Development estimates Arab Real Estate...

Arab Union for Real Estate Development (AURD) Secretary General Dr. Ahmad Mattar said on Monday that the Arab real estate activity volume...

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...

World Bank rates Dubai Municipality 12th in international competitiveness

Dubai Municipality has emerged as the 12th government organization worldwide for the year 2012 in terms of international competitiveness as rated by the World...

Real estate market withnesses distressed sales driven by cash and debt...

Dubai's freehold market may have entered a period of consolidation as financially strong investor-developers target the land and property assets held by the land...

Corporate Business Revamp: Go Social or Die

Strategies for turning Business Social Together with mobile and cloud computing, everything "social" emerges as a leading trend. Much of the business community in Dubai and...