Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi Aramco-Motiva in lead to buy Lyondell's Houston refinery: sources

September 6, 2016

Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE and its U.S. refining joint-venture Motiva Enterprises lead the race to buy LyondellBasell Industries Houston refinery, according…

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Financial Results

Emerging markets drove global equities higher as oil declined

September 6, 2016

Global equities were slightly positive for the month of August, led by emerging markets.   Brent oil reversed some of…

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Financial Results

GCC Corporate Earnings fall by 8% in First half of 2016. Expected to fall by 4% in 2016

September 5, 2016

Persisting lower Oil prices, liquidity squeeze and sedate global growth led to decline in GCC corporate earnings during the first…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Mandani: KFH's Real Estate Portfolios Stable, Improvement in Quality

September 5, 2016

Group General Manager Private Banking at Kuwait Finance House, Waleed Khaled Mandani said that Kuwaiti Banks are the best regionally…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Three Iranian banks to open branches in Munich – paper

September 5, 2016

Three Iranian banks have told Bavaria's economy minister that they plan to open branches in Munich to help stimulate more…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

New era of Saudi-Japan relations

September 5, 2016

 Leading Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. have signed a major agreement for business…

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Comment & Analysis

Asset managers face margin pressure as AuM declines

September 5, 2016

In keeping with the global decline the growth of assets under management , the Middle East also witnessed a sharp…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Index inclusion is expected to boost investor appeal of sukuk

September 5, 2016

Recent decision of US investment bank JPMorgan to include Islamic bonds, or sukuk, in its emerging markets indices from October…

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UAE top choice to live in design-led homes

September 5, 2016

The UAE has once again been voted as the most sought-after destination among GCC investors and residents seeking the highest…

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Financial Results

Gulf corporate earnings slide 8% in H1

September 5, 2016

The earnings of Gulf-listed firms dropped eight percent in the first half of 2016 due to low oil prices and…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Bain to advise on Abu Dhabi merger

September 5, 2016

Bain & Company has been hired to advise Abu Dhabi’s two biggest lenders as they merge into a $175bn regional…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

MENA investments in US commercial real estate hit $6 bln: GFH

September 5, 2016

Investments in U.S. commercial real estate grew at a 30 percent compound annual growth rate during years 2010 and 2015,…

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