Bell Capital GC quits for Qatar Investment Authority
Bartos, who was the director of Barclays Capital for over seven years, left for the Doha-based role last month. The…
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Middle East sovereign wealth funds bypass private equity
Middle East sovereign wealth funds are boosting their investment in unlisted companies and increasingly bypassing private equity funds as…
Deutsche wealth executive joins giant sovereign fund
Sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf Arab region are stepping up spending on infrastrcture assets such as water companies, toll…
Sovereign wealth funds in GCC focus more on local investments
While they continue to reduce dependence on energy resources, GCC countries are increasingly spending locally and redirecting a greater…
Kingdom can gain more from strong sovereign wealth fund
The Kingdom can reduce its dependence on oil revenues by creating a strong sovereign wealth fund, according to some experts.…
Qatar delays listing of $ 12 bn firm
A planned stock market listing for Doha Global Investment Co., a $ 12 billion Qatari investment company backed by assets…
KPMG issues report on Sovereign Wealth Funds
KPMG has announced the publication of a report on the Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Middle East. The report represents…
Qatar on the hunt again
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is believed to be actively seeking new acquisition targets across the world to diversify its…
Bahrain picks banks for benchmark-sized sovereign bond
The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain has mandated banks for a sovereign bond issue, three banking sources familiar with the matter…
Israeli cabinet approves plans for sovereign wealth fund
Legislation to establish a sovereign wealth fund, in which the state's income from Israeli natural gas wil be stashed, was…
Scepticism over US$6bn Qatari IPO
The Qatar Investment Authority, the Gulf country’s sovereign wealth fund, is planning an IPO of a new US$12bn investment fund…