Big Hedge Fund vs. Small Hedge Fund
Last year, a year of mediocre returns for hedge funds in general, saw small hedge funds with less than $100m…
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Amazon’s Web Services Threatens Almost All IT, Says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley’s Scott Devitt, in a longish (32 pages) report in conjunction with colleagues Keith Weiss, Ehud Gelblum, Simon…
IIFM releases 3rd edition of Sukuk report 'A Comprehensive Study of the Global Sukuk Market'
The International Islamic Financial Market released its much awaited IIFM Sukuk report (3rd edition) which consists of 'A Comprehensive…
UAE emerges top investment destination for NRIs
It has extremely hot, humid and dry summers and hardly sees any rain at all, but the UAE is still…
Ten IT-enabled business trends for the decade ahead
Three years ago, we described ten information technology-enabled business trends that were profoundly altering the business landscape. The pace of…
Increasing shift into private equity by Middle Eastern SWFs
Major sovereign governments and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the Middle East are increasingly considering new private equity models for…
Wealth fund trio to invest $500 mln each in Russia's VTB
Russia's second-largest bank VTB expects to close its $3.3 billion offering of new shares by the end of the…
10 Countries Anxiously Watching Their Massive Gold Hoards Fall In Value
Gold prices have fallen over 12.5% since April 1. They are now below the crucial $1,400 level. This is bad…
A Gold Forecast that Will Shock the World
How ugly has the gold market gotten? So ugly that even goldbugs are completely dazed and confused. Here's just a…
Middle East and Africa join luxury brands markets
Libya and Iraq could be set to join China and Brazil as global hot spots for the luxury goods industry.…
Jordan's appetite for Islamic banking
Sami Al Afghani, CEO of Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank talks to Banker Middle East about the growing interest towards…
Coutts Investor Insights: Gold tumble tests strength of the floor
Gold has fallen sharply in recent trading sessions, taking it back close to the lows of mid-April. At $1,375 per…