03/06/2015
UAE may invest in Pak’s gold, copper projects: Durrani
Islamabad looking to benefit from the UAE’s strategic location
Alternative Investments
03/05/2015
DIFC bags the Ijarah deal of the year award at IFN Awards
The award was in recognition of DIFC Investments successful closure of its standalone Sukuk.
03/05/2015
Dubai and South Korean sovereign wealth funds in landmark cooperation deal
Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the government investment group, has struck a landmark deal with the sovereign wealth fund of South Korea to cooperate on financial opportunities around the world
03/05/2015
Sedco Capital plans to start feeder fund
Gulf markets are increasingly on the radar screen of global fund managers after Qatar and the UAE were added to MSCI's emerging market index last May
03/04/2015
UAE equities: elusive liquidity to pick up in second half
However, volumes won’t be comparable to previous year when the market was upgraded to an emerging market status by the MSCI
03/03/2015
Kaloti opens Suriname’s first gold refinery
Dubai headquartered Kaloti Precious Metals, one of the world’s largest gold and precious metals refiners and trading houses, has officially opened the Kaloti Suriname Mint House at a ceremony held in the South American country of Suriname.
03/03/2015
Central Bank to release notes written in Braille
Dh100 and Dh50 notes written in Braille to enable visually impaired people to recognise value
03/03/2015
Mannai working on two foreign acquisitions
Foreign investment from the Gulf state is normally associated with multi-billion-dollar deals by the Qatar Investment Authority.
03/03/2015
The 2015 AIMA Middle East Hedge Fund Summit to Convene Key Regional Investors with Global Industry Leaders
The Dubai International Financial Centre will be the sponsoring host of the global financial industry on March 31st, 2015 when it welcomes up to 300 delegatesto the premier regional conference held by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIM
03/02/2015
Dubai IPO Flops No Deterrent as Daman Plans Sale in Weeks
Daman Investments PSC, a Dubai-based fund manager, plans an initial public offering within weeks even after recent sales in the emirate were among the region’s worst in a decade.
03/02/2015
Emirates Money signs partnership with CNH Capital
This represents an impressive 15 percent growth compared to 2012
03/02/2015
Jadwa Investment recognized as the Best Asset Manager in KSA and the Middle East
Jadwa Investment, the leading specialist asset management and private equity firm in Saudi Arabia, has won the EMEA Finance Magazine Best Asset Manager in Saudi Arabia
03/01/2015
Abu Dhabi-backed firm splashes out $31.2m to poach former JPMorgan aide
Carlyle Group, the US private equity firm in which Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company owns a 7.5 percent stake, paid its co-president who was hired last year from JPMorgan Chase & Co $31.2 million in 2014
03/01/2015
QTA, QDB to establish Tourism Incubation Zone
Qatar Tourism Authority ( QTA ) hosted the signing of a contract between Qatar Tourism Authority ( QTA ) and Qatar Development Bank (QDB) on February 25th, under which QTA is to establish the first Corporate Incubation Zone at QBIC
03/01/2015
A.M. Best on the new UAE insurance regulations
The new regulations represent a significant step forward for the UAE
03/01/2015
Eiffel Management Limited acquires DIB stake in Emirates REIT Manager
Emirates REIT announces that Eiffel Management has today acquired Dubai Islamic Bank 's (' DIB ') 25% stake in Emirates REIT Management (Private) Limited (the "REIT Manager"), the manager of Emirates REIT (CEIC) Limited ('Emi
02/27/2015
“Meier on Rothschild” Tower has broken the Israeli highest sales record
The company reported that it has retained the services of the Italian super designer, Patricia Urquiola to design the internal space of the “SUMMIT PENTHOUSE”.
02/26/2015
ITA grows Middle East business in Dubai Int’l Finance Centre
Investors Trust Assurance has opened an office in the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) to increase its activity in the Middle East
02/26/2015
Saudi plan to open stock market to foreign investors at ‘advanced’ stage
Saudi Arabia’s plan to open its stock market to foreign investors is at an “advanced” stage, and the kingdom has already received substantial interest from overseas
02/26/2015
Doga to launch Turkey's first Islamic insurance product
Turkey's Doga Group plans to enter the takaful, or Islamic insurance, market in the coming months with what would be the country's first such product.