04/06/2015

Beehive welcomes more than 1,000 registrations in first five months

Beehive, a UAE-based online marketplace for peer-to-peer finance announced it has reached a critical milestone where over 1,000 people have registered to become investors since its official launch in November 2014. This represents an average month-on-mont

04/06/2015

Dubai developer DAMAC considers London tower investment

Dubai property developer DAMAC will consider taking an equity stake in a project to build a 50-storey mixed-use tower in central London, which would mark its entry into the British market, it said on Sunday. The second biggest Dubai developer by market va

03/31/2015

Emirates set to close $913m sukuk

The proceeds from the issuance of the certificates will be used to fund the acquisition of four Airbus A380-800 aircraft

03/31/2015

This new Singapore fund wants to hatch fintech and B2B startups

A new venture capital fund called Hatcher has launched, and it is targeting to raise US$100 million. It’s well on its way there. The Singapore and Dubai-based “venture builder platform” focuses on startups in the fintech and B2B space.

03/30/2015

Regional CEO of MetLife joins MICC

Prior to assuming this position, he was General Manager of MetLife Spain and Distribution Director of Wealth Management in Western Europe.