KPMG issues report on Sovereign Wealth Funds
KPMG has announced the publication of a report on the Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Middle East. The report represents…
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Bank loyalty low among UAE customers
When it comes to banking, customers in the UAE are a pretty dynamic bunch. Residents in this part of the…
Gulf expansion push buoys Middle East banking M&A
For years, Dubai's top bank Emirates NBD (ENBD) relied on its home base and cosy relationship with leading government-related entities…
Qatar bank steals top spot from OCBC as world's strongest bank
Singapore is no longer home to the world's strongest bank, according to Bloomberg Markets Magazine's third annual ranking of the…
UK-based Arabs top $17.5 billion in combined wealth
The combined wealth of the ten richest Arabs in the UK now exceeds $17.5 billion, according to an annual ranking…
Security and pension doubts revealed by affluent investors in Asia and Middle East – RESEARCH
Friends Provident International has announced the findings from its latest Investor Attitudes report; a key outcome being that Asian and…
Forbes Middle East Announces the 'World's Richest Arabs' for 2013
While familiar business tycoons, philanthropists and entrepreneurial families continue to reside at the top of the wealth pyramid, the latest…
New banking survey – a first for Bahrain
Bahrain has scored a first in the GCC by producing a detailed analysis of its domestic banking sector. No other…
With USD45bn in assets, super rich are key investor base
Qatar has some 12 billionaires responsible for $17bn in assets even as the country's ultra-high net worth community is Mena's…
Worldwide investment funds attract net sales of EUR 828 billion in 2012
The European Fund and Asset Management Association, has released the latest international statistical release containing worldwide investment fund industry results…
Emirates Islamic Bank named 'Best Islamic Bank in the UAE' at global industry awards
Emirates Islamic Bank, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, announced that it has been recognized as…
The World's Top 20 Green Banks in 2012
Last year's greenest banks runner-up, Bank of America Corp., failed to repeat the solar-investment bonanza that drove it to the…