QNB Group and Harrods Estates Host London Luxury Property Investment Event
QNB Group and Harrods Estates are jointly hosting an exclusive event at The Sharq Hotel and Spa on March 26,…
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Up 1.61% in February
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 1.61% for the month of February. Performance…
Appetite for funds of hedge funds growing in the Middle East
Middle Eastern investors are increasingly looking to make fund of hedge fund investments, according to Francisco Arcilla, head of funds…
Banks rise as bourses fall
Banks were the big winners on UAE bourses yesterday at the end of a roller-coaster week for property stocks, as…
Qatar Wealth Fund Buys 2% of France's Total
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund recently accumulated a 2 per cent stake in France's major oil company Total SA. The oil-rich…
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…
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…
Aon Benfield’s announced New CEO for MENA
Aon Benfield has announced that Ahmed Rajab, an executive with 15 years of experience in the reinsurance industry, will become…
Northern Trust: 1 in 3 has 40% of stocks, bonds in passive strategies
The evolving use of passive investment strategies by institutional investors globally is leading to growing interest in customized indices to…
Nomura expanding global rates and FX team in the Middle East
Nomura is expanding its global rates and foreign exchange trading business into the Middle East, having recently hired three senior…
Money flows into Saudi real estate bonds
A flood of money into the bonds of Saudi Arabian property developer Dar Al Arkan is due to renewed confidence…
The dynamism of Islamic banking
THE process of Islamisation of economic system appears to be gaining momentum over time as many international conventional banks have…