Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Comment & Analysis

Capital Intelligence lowers KFH’s Financial Strength and Long-Term Foreign Currency Ratings

July 19, 2015

KFH remains Kuwait’s largest Islamic bank, as well as being the second largest financial institution. KFH’s Support Rating is raised…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank expects approval from Bank Al-Maghrib

July 19, 2015

ADIB has applied for approval from the Morrocan Central Bank for approval to invest in participatory banking in Morocco by…

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Comment & Analysis

Investor base widens for Saudi bond issues

July 17, 2015

Bond issues by Saudi Arabia’s government are expected to be worth tens of billions of riyals by the end of…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

An Israeli gambling company beat one of Britain's biggest hedge funds in the takeover battle for Plus500

July 17, 2015

Odey Asset Management, the $US13.1 billion £8.4 billion London hedge fund, just lost a takeover battle for the UK-listed stock-trading…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Saudi bond issues to soar as government plugs deficit

July 17, 2015

Bond issues by Saudi Arabia's government are expected to be worth tens of billions of dollars by the end of…

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Comment & Analysis

Strong fundamentals to push Qatar forward: QIF

July 16, 2015

Driven by strong fundamentals, Qatari market  will continue to perform well. The  government will continue with its infrastructure spending  as…

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Financial Results

Mashreq posts a 12% increase in Net Profit

July 16, 2015

Mashreq , one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, today has reported its financial results for the period…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

QIA and CapitaLand Work Together to Set up $600m fund

July 16, 2015

Qatar Investment Authority has entered into a joint venture with Singapore’s CapitaLand Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ascott Serviced Residence(Global) Investment.  …

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Comment & Analysis

Which economic spheres of Iran attract Turkish investors?

July 16, 2015

Some countries do not hide their intentions to invest in Iran after the lifting of sanctions imposed on this country.…

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Comment & Analysis

The alternative interest-free banking system – how it works

July 15, 2015

The 2008 sub-prime financial crisis led to protests and criticism on the negative impact of the financial and banking system…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Structured products getting more popular with UAE expats

July 15, 2015

In the world of apparel, there are continual and much-publicised trends. And there are also definable trends in investing, too.…

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Comment & Analysis

Want Investment Growth? Look to the Middle East

July 15, 2015

“When I first start investing in emerging markets 20 years ago we were looking for one thing – population growth.…

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