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Israel arrested UBS adviser, 13 others, in tax evasion investigation
Israel arrested 14 people, including a senior UBS investment adviser, as part of an investigation into Israelis allegedly holding undisclosed…
Middle East sovereign funds increasing allocation to home markets
Middle East sovereign investors who account for $1.4 trillion of assets managed globally are allocating significantly high portion of their…
Bahrain fund Mumtalakat sets up $1 bln bond, sukuk programmes
Bahraini sovereign fund Mumtalakat has set up separate bond and sukuk issuance programmes in the Irish stock exchange to raise…
Compliance With FATCA ‘Inevitable,’ Says Law Firm
‘Compliancy inevitably and absolutely the first step’ with regards to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), stated Kristin…
Aafaq – Islamic Finance on Nasdaq Dubai
Aafaq - Islamic Finance, a UAE-based leading Sharia-compliant financial institution, has carried out its first transaction on the Nasdaq Dubai…
UAE bank ADIB posts 21 pct Q3 net profit jump on higher lending
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank , the emirate's largest sharia-compliant bank, posted a 20.6 percent increase in its third-quarter net profit…
UAE Remains Top Pick For Middle Eastern Property Investors
The UAE’s residential market remains the top pick for investors from the Middle East and North Africa region, according to…
National Bank of Bahrain nine months’ net profits up 5.2 per cent
Abdul Razak Abdulla Hassan Al Qassim, Chief Executive Officer & Director said, “The bank continues to focus on increasing its…
World’s top SWFs failing on transparency
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) across Asia and the Middle East, which count themselves among the world’s top institutional investors, are…
Gulf Region Investment in U.S. Real Estate Surges 51%
Persian Gulf investors from sovereign wealth funds to rich individuals increased spending on U.S. real estate, attracted by the pace…
Dubai's DIFC Investments sets final guidance on sukuk; orders top $3 bln -leads
DIFC Investments, the investment arm of Dubai's financial free zone, has set final guidance for a $700 million 10-year sukuk…