Tag: Investments
Latest Investment Trends for GCC Residents
Investors in the GCC - not a homogenous entity and there is a need to tailor products to their investor segment
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Hedge Funds to spend $2.09 billion on IT in 2011
Hedge funds will spend approximately $2.09 billion on information technology (IT) in 2011, representing an average of approximately nine basis points of assets under...
Gulf investment corporation expands investments in Iron & Steel industry in...
Gulf United Steel Holding Company (“Foulath”), a leading global steel investment vehicle and the world’s first fully integrated steel producer, today announced the acquisition...
Survey forecasts global economic slowdown; Investors say recession will be avoided
Cash Holdings Close to Credit Crisis Highs in Wake of Equities Sell-Off
Investors believe that the global economy will slow significantly in the coming 12...
Gold Bulls on the rise, Goldman
The proportion of Middle East based investors interested in gold appears to be increasing substantially, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O'Neill.
O’Neill,...
Investment behavior of Sovereign Wealth Funds revealed
6% of GCC SWF assets are focused on local development investments
88% of GCC SWF assets are invested internationally for diversification purposes
5% of GCC SWF...
Forbes Middle East: A map for new investments
"Forbes Middle East" has provided in its seventh edition an in-depth study of the free-zones, highlighting the features of these areas and the important...
If you are into stocks, follow the big money
Higher energy prices, Japan supply chain disruptions and fear of continuous depreciation of the U.S. dollar were supposed to scare investors off tacking risks...
Is it the right time for property investment?
Business and living environment in Dubai look much brighter nowadays. Many property experts feel that it is a good time to buy real estate...
Dubai is The New Opportunity for International companies and investors
Right now, Dubai is strongly positioned to play a bigger role in Arab economy in the wake of wave of change that is sweeping...
How to beat Inflation
The cost of living could double over the next decade or two. What are you going to do about it?
Right now, no matter where...
Abu Dhabi to launch agency for foreign investments
Mohamed Omar Abdullah, under secretary of Abu Dhabi's department of economic development said that the emirate plans to set up a dedicated investment agency...
Secrets of Kuwaiti Ultra High Net Worth, Revealed by a Swiss...
Research conducted by Heinrich Weber, Swiss Banker and author of ‘The Ultra High Net Worth Banker's Handbook,’ estimates that there are 150...
Global Investments Roundup
Exxon profit spills 58%; Motorola posts loss, bleeding cash; FTSE 100 moves 8.1% in April; South Africa cuts interest rate to 8.5%; Flu scare...
Global Investment Roundup
Dow Chemical Posts Steep Loss; Motorola Suspends Dividend, Lowers Forecast; Bank of Japan Buying Local Bank Shares; Automakers Suffer Through Worst Month Since 1982;...
Sovereign Wealth Funds may change direction of investment flows
Restrictions by the United States and others may lead sovereign wealth funds to invest closer to home instead of in the West, the head...
DIFC Seminar to explore opportunities in the regional funds industry
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will host on Wednesday, August 27, an industry seminar to shed light on how financial services companies...