05/31/2022
Three Opportunities
Vietnam continues to enjoy healthy capital inflows as overseas companies seek to diversify their Asian manufacturing bases away from China.
Wealth & Asset Management
05/26/2022
Oldest private bank in Andorra merge their Israel-based asset management firm
The oldest private bankers firm in Andorra, Andbank, will link its Israel-based asset management firm Sigma Investment House with Tel Aviv-based Clarity Capital Group.
05/24/2022
Attitudes to Islamic Wealth Management in a Shifting African Private Wealth Landscape
Africa’s private equity landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift. A budding generation of wealthy individuals are seeking to circumvent dwindling local economies in favour of outbound investments into new markets and alternative assets.
05/17/2022
Interview: Singapore-based robo-advisory firm StashAway eyes MENA expansion
Zawya talks to Ramzi Khleif, General Manager – MENA of robo-advisory firm, StashAway, about the emerging investment trends in the region
05/15/2022
Gulf Steam: economies in the region gather pace
Mega projects like Saudi Arabia’s new sustainable city NEOM could drive up foreign investment and tourism across the region.
05/15/2022
Wealth managers expect asset management industry to hit $2 trillion faster than expected
Research from Oxford Risk predicts a push from international financial institutions to expand in the region
05/11/2022
Exclusive survey by Lombard Odier shows high-net-worth Middle East investors’ strong shift to sustainable investment and Islamic Finance
85% of the surveyed 300 HNW investors in the Middle East intend to increase their exposure to ESG or sustainable investments in the future. 81% already take sustainability and ESG into account when making investment decisions
05/09/2022
UK-based 79th Group family-owned business makes foray into UAE
The company currently holds 17 mining concessions in Guinea, three of which are currently undergoing exploration work by world-leading geologists, SRK Exploration.
05/06/2022
UBS Investor Sentiment: Investors concerned about the war yet stay the course with their portfolios
Investors remain confident in their region’s economy and stock market, even though many expect prolonged and increased inflation
05/05/2022
Wealthy investors ‘deeply concerned’ about Ukraine war
The investor sentiment study, which polled more than 2,500 high-net-worth investors and 1,000 business owners across 14 markets globally, found that many are now more likely to shift or increase their holdings in gold, domestic stocks and oil.
04/29/2022
State Street Global Advisors expands UAE distribution
As it unveils two equity funds available to financial advisers
04/26/2022
Huriya Private: Realise financial freedom with its advisory services
Providing bespoke strategic management support to international clients since 1996
04/26/2022
EMEA Perspectives: From secular stagnation to stagflation?
Our sector preferences for energy and materials serve as a hedge to stagflationary forces
04/25/2022
Saudi Royals are selling homes, yachts and art as Crown Prince cuts income
Now, some royal family members are selling assets abroad to generate cash after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s 36-year-old de facto ruler, dried up many of the sources of money they had used to maintain their extraordinary spending
04/19/2022
Swiss private bank sets up office in Dubai
Bank expands its activities in the GCC and makes the opening of its office in Dubai official
04/06/2022
Oliver Wyman buys Booz Allen’s MENA management consulting business
As part of the transaction, Booz Allen Hamilton will retain its remit and team that serves US government clients with technology (cyber, security, cloud) services and defense offerings.
04/05/2022
Deutsche Bank Plans Israel Wealth Management, Trading Hires
Country head Doron Averbuch speaks in Bloomberg interview
04/01/2022
World’s 1.9bln Muslims spent around $2trln in 2021 – SGIE report
Despite the continued uncertainty related to the pandemic, global Muslim spending in 2022 is forecasted to grow by 9.1%
03/28/2022
A new hope for wealth and investment managers?
The greatest challenge to the industry to continue the current level of growth is most likely to be how to achieve scalable and cost-managed growth.
03/25/2022
The Beirut grocer’s son who became a lion of London banking
It was an idyllic childhood that has left him full of memories of playing safely with his brothers