Meet Howard Leedham, the British commando who became a Dubai hedge fund manager
Discipline. Managing risk. Avoiding losses. These are the skills and attributes of the hedge fund manager. They are also…
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Barclays Hires Fares as Co-Head of EMEA Equities Sales
Barclays Plc, Britain’s second-largest lender by assets, hired Makram Fares as co-head of European equities distribution. Fares, who held…
Kuwait woos foreign investors by suspending offset scheme
Kuwait has suspended a programme under which foreign winners of big government contracts are required to invest in the local…
HSBC launches second tranche of AED 1 billion SME growth fund
HSBC has today launched a further AED 1 billion as the second tranche of its fourth International Growth Fund for…
Bahrain Set To Raise $1.25bn From 30-Year Bond Sale
Bahrain set the size of its 30-year bond issue at $1.25 billion on Wednesday, while tightening the pricing to the…
UAE brokerages tie up with finance companies to capture market share
UAE brokerages are turning to finance companies to reduce risk and capture market share in a market dominated by…
Islamic Development Bank picks nine banks for potential US dollar sukuk offer
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank has picked nine banks for a potential US dollar-denominated Islamic bond issue, a document from…
igot launches 1st bitcoin exchange platform in UAE
New Zealand’s fastest-growing digital currency platform, igot.com, has launched the first bitcoin exchange online platform in the United Arab Emirates,…
AlKhair Capital plus Sukuk Fund launched
The fund is aimed at generating regular income as well as achieving capital appreciation by investing in globally-diversified fixed income…
Sadeed Investment buys 30 percent equity in BRC
Swicorp a leading Saudi investment banking, private equity and asset management firm focused on the MENA region and Turkey announced…
Islamic Development Bank picks nine banks for potential US dollar sukuk offer
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank has picked nine banks for a potential US dollar-denominated Islamic bond issue, a document…
More non-Islamic government sukuk issuers to hit market
As the hard currency denominated sukuk issuance gains momentum, analysts expect more new Islamic and non-Islamic sovereign issuers to enter…