Mideast M&A activity surges 45% to $8.5b in Q2
Mergers and acquisition activity in the Middle East surged 45 per cent in the second quarter to $8.5 billion on…
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Burgan Bank wins "Best Private Bank in Kuwait"
Burgan Bank announced today that it has been awarded the coveted "Best Private Bank in Kuwait" award for the…
Global Corporate Giving Initiative Answers Question, “What Counts?”
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) has released The GlobalGuide to What Counts: A Defining Moment for Corporate Giving (Global Guide),…
Emirates NBD named 'Best Islamic Wealth Management Service Provider'
Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited, the asset management arm of Emirates NBD, has announced Monday that it received the award…
Preserving wealth most important aspect of managing investments – study
The 2012 survey, undertaken by J.P. Morgan Private Bank, was conducted with more than 120 single family offices across the…
Mounting bill to pay off expats
Countries across the Arabian Gulf will face a bill of as much as US$75 billion (Dh275.49bn) to cover end-of-service payments…
Long-term investors are quietly putting money into India
India has gone from the country set to overtake China to the country that can do nothing right. Now, a…
Fitch affirms Turkey's large private banks
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Turkey's four largest privately-owned banks - Turkiye…
GCC banks’ credit seen surging to $766b in 2012
Bank lending in the GCC is set to stabilise further in 2012, with credit growth forecasted at 10 per cent…
Global investment banking fee income falls 25%
Global investment banks’ fee income dropped by about 25 percent in the second quarter, reaching its lowest level since early…
Islamic Finance Set To Reach US$5 Trillion By 2016
The global Islamic finance and banking sector is pegged at US$1 trillion with an estimated growth rate that is four…
First Capital of Switzerland, UAE Best Bank
First Capital of Switzerland Investment Bank (FCSIB) has been recognized as the “Best Investment Bank in the UAE” for 2012…