Retirement: a reality check – Simon Williams, Group Head of Wealth Management, HSBC
Many people are still not saving enough for old age - and the shortfall has got worse following the economic…
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Saudi bank assets at SR180bn
The combined assets of Saudi Arabia’s banks swelled by nearly SR180 billion (Dh178 billion) in 2012 and the bulk of…
Al Baraka posts 13% rise in 2012 profit
Bahrain-based Islamic lender Al Baraka Banking Group recorded a 24 per cent increase in fourth-quarter net income, the bank said…
Dubai could learn from London to build Islamic finance hub
The Lord Mayor of The City Of London might sound like a character out of a fairytale or pantomime but…
Bahrain's Ahli United Bank posts Q4 profit rise
Ahli United Bank, Bahrain's largest lender by market value, posted on Tuesday an 11.8 percent gain in its fourth-quarter net…
Crédit Agricole Egypt 2012 net profit up 53 per cent
From a core business performance perspective, net operating income before provisions and taxation was up 30.5 per cent over 2011.…
Qatar Holding to launch new $12 billion investment firm
Qatar Holding, a unit of the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, will launch a new investment firm worth $12…
The Central Bank of Oman hosts a Delegation of Top Bankers from Sri Lanka Headed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
A delegation from Sri Lanka headed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, H. E. Ajith Nivard…
Banking and property recovery helps Dubai bourse to get back into black
The stock market has benefited from the "thriving economic climate" in the Emirates and a recovery of the country's banking…
City of London forges stronger financial ties with the DIFC
Dubai International Financial Centre received the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Roger Gifford, and his delegation in…
Less political risk and improved market liquidity are priorities for investors in the Middle East and North Africa
The MENA Asset Management Survey found that Investor sentiment is most positive towards the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and…
Bahrain woos international players with new takaful model
Bahrain’s insurance regulator hopes new regulations will make Bahrain the jurisdiction of choice for takaful and retakaful globally. Speaking to…