07/10/2018
Saudi representatives meet Taiwan bond investors in non-deal roadshow: sources
Saudi government has borrowed $50billion through dollar bond sales
Alternative Investments
07/09/2018
Benson Oak Sets Up Dedicated Investment Fund for Israeli Market
The European banking firm will focus on blockchain and consumer-facing companies
07/09/2018
Bahrain to host regional pensions conference
The 3rd annual conference will bring together multilateral institutions, government and private pension organisations, asset management industry, financial specialists and corporate HR and benefits leaders.
07/06/2018
Gulf sovereign wealth funds pledge to fight climate change
State funds of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE promise to encourage the companies they invest in to tackle the rising threat of a warming planet
07/06/2018
Investing In The Frontier
Frontier markets are "like deep value investing," said Perth Tolle, founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and emerging markets expert.
07/06/2018
Union Properties to issue AED 500 million Sukuk
The board directed the executive management and authorised them to complete the procedures.
07/05/2018
Saudi, Egyptian equities shine as reforms take hold
These positives, against a backdrop of continued earnings growth, make a strong case for investing in emerging and frontier market equities.
07/05/2018
Qatari Venture Wins Approval for Almost 1,000 London Homes
Rentals have been drawing international investors and retirement funds after London’s property boom made homes unaffordable to most people living in the city.
07/05/2018
Qatar to buy New York's Plaza Hotel for $812m
Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, already owns landmark hotels such as The Savoy and The Connaught in London.
07/04/2018
DGCX Expands Collateral Basket in Partnership With Standard Chartered Bank
DCCC operates as a Central Counter Party offering fully integrated clearing and settlement services and collateralization of exchange traded derivatives.
07/03/2018
Dubai FDI partners with VFS Global to ease foreign investors licensing
VFS Global will provide administrative tasks related to visa, passport, identity management for Dubai FDI’s investor partners
07/03/2018
NBB joins Bahrain Bourse to enable investors trade online
We are pleased to provide this innovative online trading solution to NBB
07/02/2018
UAE banking free zone, French innovation cluster sign MoU for FinTech cooperation
As part of the MoU, The Academy, an education center at DIFC, will potentially host an educational program on the latest FinTech and innovation trends
07/02/2018
Why Gulf investors should buy and hold UAE property
Buyers should follow Warren Buffett's philosophy of investing when prices are low
07/02/2018
Maritime risk management co Windward raises $16.5m
The israeli company develops risk management technology for marine cargo insurance.
07/02/2018
Six firms in running to manage $1 billion Abraaj healthcare fund: sources
How Abraaj used some of the money in the healthcare fund led to a dispute with four investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Finance Corp.
06/28/2018
Holborn Assets has Dubai licence suspended
The regulator’s letter informed companies providing intermediary insurance products about its decision.
06/28/2018
New Saudi Arabia ETF Emerges
This comes at a time when investors are pulling billions from broad emerging market funds and investing in single-country ETFs.
06/27/2018
New Saudi Arabia ETF Emerges
Franklin Templeton Investments, a long-time active asset manager, is seeking approval for a Saudi Arabia ETF, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
06/27/2018
Qatari banks lead Gulf states in real estate lending despite blockade: report
The report also showed that the residential-related transactions contributed to 48 percent of the total transactions and accounted for 50.8 percent of the transaction volumes in the first quarter.