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Scotland seeks ME investors for World's first Green Investment Bank HQ

Creates a unique proposition of opportunity and security for Middle Eastern investors targeting renewable energy and clean technology sectors

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Up 1.61% in February

Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly.

Appetite for funds of hedge funds growing in the Middle East

Arcilla said the Middle East is increasingly on his marketing team's radar due to rising investor interest in fund of hedge fund (FoHF) products there.

Banks rise as bourses fall

Property stocks weighed on both markets.

Qatar Wealth Fund Buys 2% of France's Total

The oil-rich nation began building up shares in the oil giant last summer and now has a stake of more than 2 billion euros, making it one of the company's top five shareholders, said Les Echos.

A.M. Best Sets Sights on Fast-Growing Middle East/North Africa Markets

Fast-growing markets in the Middle East, Africa and South and Central Asia are attracting insurance players from across Europe to economies with low insurance penetration and in some countries promising demographics.

Asian and Middle Eastern capital increasingly important driver to Central London

Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and cash-positive pension funds from Asia and the Middle East are an emerging force behind the high level of global capital currently flowing into the Central London commercial real estate market, according to the latest rese

Dim sum bonds sprout in Dubai

Dubai-based Emirates NBD, the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, is selling $119 million in so-called dim sum bonds, debt securities issued in the Chinese yuan outside of mainland China, primarily Hong Kong.

Emirates NBD completes 750m offshore yuan bond issue

The offshore yuan bond, also popularly known as dim sum bonds from Emirates NBD, forms part of the bank's $7.5 billion Medium Term Note Programme.

Partnership announced between Knight Frank and Abu Dhabi National Properties

The partnership between Knight Frank and ADNP provides NBAD’s client base with direct access to property both inside and outside the UAE, links the capital markets around the world, and gives Knight Frank’s global residential and commercial cl

Northern Trust: 1 in 3 has 40% of stocks, bonds in passive strategies ‎

A Northern Trust survey of 121 institutions, predominantly pension funds, in Europe, Asia and North America, forms the basis of the white paper entitled, Customized Beta: Changing Perspectives on Passive Investing.

Hedge fund assets may hit $2.1 trillion in 2012: survey

The survey, which covered more than 600 institutional investors representing $1.04 trillion of hedge fund assets, found that investors expect their hedge fund portfolios to return 8.6 percent in 2012, down from 11 percent last year.

Dubai launches Middle East’s most expensive chocolate

Dubai has launched the Middle East’s most expensive box of chocolates, priced at $105 per pound.

Deutsche Bank Publishes Tenth Annual Alternative Investment Survey

Deutsche Bank today announced the results of its tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted in December 2011 by the Bank's Global Prime Finance business.

$313m movie fund set up for MidEast investors

Twickenham Film Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the solely Middle East-backed Oasis Film Fund, part of the Twickenham Film Group of companies.

Credit Suisse’s AM Releases Q1 2012 Alternatives Quarterly

Mr. Keitel believes that equity markets are further trending in positive direction due to improved global macroeconomic conditions, stabilizing policy measures taken in Europe, and the European Central Bank’s strong liquidity support for Eurozone ba

NBAD launches Cautious Income Fund

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi has announced that from 30th January 2012, its new mutual fund, the NBAD Cautious Income Fund, will accept subscriptions.

KPMG Annual Review 2011 Highlights Client Focus of Fastest-Growing of the Big Four

Multimedia Review depicts people, organization continuously adapting to meet client and community needs

MENA Private Equity Association Launches at DIFC

The Association is a platform for facilitating more investment by private equity and venture capital funds in the region, exchanging information, and lobbying for a better investment environment.

Middle East fund to be listed on AIM

Qannas Investments, managed by ADCM, will take the form of a newly-established closed-end investment vehicle and will invest in under-valued equities and debt instruments in countries within the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) region.

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