Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Boursa Kuwait Securities Company confirms readiness to assume Kuwait Stock Exchange operations by end of month

April 6, 2016

Boursa Kuwait Securities Company  today announced its complete readiness to assume responsibility for the operations of Kuwait Stock Exchange  from…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatari firm plans to convert US embassy in London to luxury hotel

April 6, 2016

A Qatari real estate company plans to turn America's embassy in London into a luxury hotel, as part of its…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Driving more succession planning certainty in Dubai

April 6, 2016

Launched in May 2015, the new DIFC Wills and Probate Registry  has already seen over 900 Wills registered.   The…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Ahli Bank Qatar guides fordebut around 40bp back of IBQ

April 6, 2016

“As it’s the bank's inaugural bond, it’s difficult to pinpoint where fair value should be,” said one syndicate official close…

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Comment & Analysis

Middle East: Saudi banks dig deep for debt as liquidity runs dry

April 6, 2016

There is a growing worry in Saudi Arabia that low oil prices are here to stay. But it is not…

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Financial Results

Kuwait sets KD 2 bln in sukuk, bond issue – Bid to cover part of budget deficit

April 6, 2016

Kuwait’s government plans to issue KD 2 billion ($6.6 billion) of Islamic and conventional bonds to help cover a budget…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatar's Ahli Bank sets final spread for $500 mln debut bond issue

April 6, 2016

Qatar's Ahli Bank has set the final spread for a $500 million, five-year debut bond issue, which it plans to…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

KAMCO ranked first in Kuwait for managing issuances of fixed income instruments

April 5, 2016

KAMCO Investment Company, a leading investment management company with more than USD 11 billion in assets under management, and winner…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Chestertons closes AED 610 million worth of property sales

April 4, 2016

Chestertons,  has announced that it has closed property sales worth over AED 610 million on behalf of its Middle East…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Liverpool FC in Middle East takeover bid, says report

April 4, 2016

Liverpool FC could soon have new owners from the Middle East, according to a report in British media which says…

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Financial Results

Gulf markets retreat as oil tumbles again; Egypt ends flat

April 4, 2016

Gulf stock markets retreated on Sunday after Brent crude oil pulled back below $39 a barrel, while Egypt's bourse erased…

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Comment & Analysis

S&P takes rare step to explain Saudi banking downgrades

April 4, 2016

Standard & Poor’s has defended its credit downgrades of five of Saudi Arabia’s biggest banks, saying that more than a…

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