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…
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KFH predicts Sukuk growth by 30 pct this year
Sovereign Sukuk will continue to dominate, supported by emerging of new countries that issue Sukuk KFH-Research issued a report stating…
NBFCs may face competition from Islamic banks, say analysts
Oman's non-banking financial companies posted decent growth in income and profits in 2012. And analysts believe that the sector will…
QFC’s Islamic finance tax regime ‘friendliest in Mena’
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has the most Islamic finance friendly tax systems, out of the eight jurisdictions in the…
Emirates NBD tips UAE property market for investment
Emirates NBD has tipped the UAE property market as a good investment opportunity, amid wider hopes of a revival of…
DIFC sees growth in Asia, Africa business
The Dubai International Financial Centre says it aims to double the number of companies there over five years by serving…
Strong debt market to boost Qatar's asset management segment
The development of a debt market in Qatar and across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries would strengthen the position of…
Investment managers worldwide will grow less than 1% – RESEARCH
Investment managers worldwide will grow less than 1% from net new money annually for the next five years through 2017,…
BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Strong Sentiment Consolidating
Confidence in a strong global economic outlook has consolidated while investors have indicated that they see support from current equity…
Emerging markets outpace developed – NBD Wealth Management
Investors need to run a balanced portfolio of multiple asset classes and geographies in 2013, according to Emirates NBD Wealth…
Gulf's mixed takaful rules hurting margins
Inconsistent regulation across the Gulf's takaful industry is hurting profit margins and credit ratings, while leaving the door open to…
ADIB profit rises 5% to Dh1.2 billion
Profits at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank topped Dh1.2 billion (US$207.9 million) last year as it targeted growing its expatriate customer…