Global trends in luxury spending
Americans are still king when it comes to luxury spending. In 2014, they spent more on luxury goods than consumers…
Wealth and Asset Management
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An Israeli gambling company beat one of Britain's biggest hedge funds in the takeover battle for Plus500
Odey Asset Management, the $US13.1 billion £8.4 billion London hedge fund, just lost a takeover battle for the UK-listed stock-trading…
HSBC Unit in the Cross Hairs of Saudi Regulator
HSBC Holdings PLC’s Saudi Arabia unit has come under investigation by regulators in the kingdom for its role in a…
The Middle East loves its gold — but who tops the MENA region?
When it comes to buying gold, there are only two countries that stand out. According to the statistics compiled…
Size really DOESN'T matter: Tiny Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore are the three richest countries in the world
Gulf state Qatar has been named as world's richest country in a new study It comes after figures showed the…
British expats in Kuwait can now access buy-to-let mortgages from Skipton International
Obtaining a buy-to-let mortgage as a British expat isn't easy, a need identified by Skipton, which has been serving deposit…
Swiss bank Pictet keeps it in the family
The Swiss banking industry is going through a period of transition, and Francesco Genovese, head of the Middle East asset…
CapitaLand’s Ascott partners Qatar Investment for $600m fund
The Ascott Limited, the wholly owned serviced residence business unit of CapitaLand, Monday said it had entered into a 50:50…
The essential guide to workplace benefits in the Middle East
The Middle East has been one of the booming expat economies for more than a decade. Owain Thomas explores the…
The world’s super-rich are seeking second citizenship in these eight countries
The world’s wealthy and super-rich are increasingly on the hunt for second passports as they seek to protect their wealth,…
Quilter Cheviot targets Middle East with Dubai office
Jersey-based Tim Childe, who heads Quilter Cheviot’s international operations, told International Adviser it has already started building on its international…
China, India top list of migrating millionaires
About 61,000 wealthy ('high net worth' individuals, or HNIs) migrated from this country in the past 14 years, largely to…