East outperforming West in Islamic finance
While lenders in the United States and Europe have downsized their exposure in banking in compliance with Islamic law, Islamic…
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Borse Dubai ready to build on new wave of sukuk activity
Essa Kazim, the chairman of Borse Dubai, which owns the emirate's biggest financial markets, is looking forward to a wave…
Barwa Bank co-lead manager of Dubai’s $750m sukuk
Barwa Bank, Qatar’s fastest growing Shariah-compliant bank, has been selected as co-lead manager on the Government of Dubai’s $750m sukuk…
Qatar Islamic Bank appoints new CEO
Qatar Islamic Bank, the Gulf Arab state's second-largest lender by market value, said on Satuday it has appointed Bassel Gamal…
Global trends in the fee-for-service model in wealth management
The Retail Distribution Review in the UK and the Future of Financial Advice Act in Australia are examples of a new…
Wells Fargo opens new international branch in DIFC
To better serve its Global Financial Institutions customers throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Wells Fargo & Company announced…
Volante expands EMEA operations with opening of Dubai office
Volante Technologies has announced the opening of an office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions.…
BoCHK AM to expand global partnerships
BoCHK Asset Management, an arm of Bank of China Hong Kong, is keen to create partnerships with financial institutions in…
GFH mulls KHCB merger with kingdom's banks
Further bank mergers in Bahrain could be on the way this year with Gulf Finance House confirming it is studying…
Global Wealth Managers Will Be 'Winners' in 2013 – Analyst
Wealth management is the most attractive and undervalued business for the banking universe in 2013, and global banks with wealth-management…
Abu Dhabi Capital opens DIFC office
Abu Dhabi Capital Management (ADCM), a GCC-focused alternative investment firm, today opened its first office in the Dubai International Financial…
HKMA promotes Mideast yuan trade
Yuan deposits in Hong Kong reached about 700 billion yuan (HK$872.5 billion) as of December 31, 2012, up 5 percent…