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Hedge fund capital invested in Emerging Markets hits record to begin...

Hedge funds investing in Latin America and Eastern Europe experienced sharp losses to begin 2014 even as the funds saw strong capital inflows from...

SCA approves secondary listing of Abu Dhabi Government’s bonds on ADX

Abu Dhabi has successfully established confidence among investors and its economy

Five Safe Investment Themes for 2014

We all want more, more! Greed drives not only the stock markets or the property markets.

GCC equity markets benefit from increased global investment inflows

Frontier markets outperforms emerging markets over the past 2 years

Emerging Markets hedge funds lead Q3 gains

Emerging Markets hedge funds extend YTD gains as local equity, currency markets rebound

Abu Dhabi to dual list its bonds on ADX

The Department of Finance announced it will be registering Abu Dhabi’s bonds for secondary listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Middle East investment banking fees up 22%

Thomson Reuters released its investment banking analysis for the Middle East region for the first nine months of 2013.

Investors Concerned That Global Economic Recovery Could Falter

Risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved

Why Now Is Not The Right Time To Invest

Failure by the world’s largest borrower to pay its debt will devastate stock markets across the globe.

First Global Sovereign Asset Management Study

An in-depth report which offers insight into the complex investment behaviour of sovereign investors across the globe

Financial incentive offered to mid-range hotel developers in Dubai

H.E. Helal Saeed Almarri of DTCM announces Municipality Fee waiver for three and four star hotel developments at Day 2 of The Hotel Show Helal...

Five reasons to remain bullish on Emerging Markets

Valuations are attractive. BofA's latest analysis comparing PB with ROE less COE suggests emerging markets (EMs) are 20% undervalued. Large sectors in bigger markets...

Local IPOs in the pipeline

A number of local initial public offerings (IPO) is planned for the coming months amid ripe valuations and investor appetite for UAE stocks. Earlier this...

Goldman Lowered Its Annual Forecast for Commodity Returns

Goldman Sachs lowered its 12-month forecast for commodity returns, predicting a fall in precious metals, agriculture and energy. The investment bank, which kept its “neutral”...

Hedge Funds Post August Decline As Political Tension Rise

Risks rise over Emerging Markets, Syria, Fed stimulus extraction; Mixed performance in Event Driven, Relative Value Arbitrage as HFRI posts 2nd decline for 2013 Hedge funds...

Yet More Mischief from Cheap Money, Part 379

Nothing is safe – not student loans, emerging markets, or London flats... Did you enjoy your monthly dose of non-farms nonsense last Friday? Gold and silver...

Stock Market and Economic Cycles

Understanding the difference between market and economic cycles and how they are related to investment performance can help determine the best timing strategies and...

Emerging Markets On A Bumpy Ride

Emerging markets have been the darlings of global investors for most of the last decade. Even the most conservative investors, such as pension funds...