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Dubai’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Istithmar World is halting investments

On Friday, Bloomberg said Istithmar World is freezing investments as part of a restructuring process that may result in sale of the fund or...

Investment Strategies – Sovereign Wealth Funds back in play

Analysis and Discussion with Jan Randolph of IHS Global Insight

FAB Wealth Sentiment Index down 1.3% in July

Index score decreases from 1054.52 in June, to 1040.66 in July 2017 First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the...

Rapid Shift to Direct Investing in Hedge Funds by Pension and...

Hedge Funds Managing $1 Billion to $5 Billion Experience Largest Growth $820 Billion in Direct Money from Pensions and Sovereign Wealth Funds Now Invested in...

Dubai’s Listed Firms on Roadshow to Woo Wall Street Investors

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) International Investor Roadshow in New York 2018 has successfully strengthened links between listed companies and leading US-based investment funds....

Investors Are Positioning For China Slowdown, Low Inflation

Allocators Scale Back in Commodities and Emerging Market Stocks Investors are positioning themselves for slower growth in China and prolonged low inflation – sending commodities...

Asia-Pacific’s HNWI Population exceeds Europe’s for First Time

Wealth Management Firms Need to Offer Capabilities from Other Business Units to Meet Demands of Asia-Pacific HNWIs Asia-Pacific’s population of high net worth individuals (HNWIs1) grew...

Sharpen Skills with a Crash Course in Commodities Investing

If commodities investing and trading is new for you or you simply want to expand your knowledge in the trading area, you can now...

International investors attracted by growth prospects in Middle East, says study

1. First Middle East survey on capital markets perceptions and IR practices commissioned by ME-IR Society 2. Thomson Reuters poll of international investors with regional...

Top ranked Research house for Institutional Investors, All-Asia Survey

BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research (BofAML) is the top ranked Research house according to Institutional Investor magazine’s 2011 All-Asia Research Team Survey. This follows...

Investors believe global economy will strengthen further in 2013

BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Strong Investor Sentiment Consolidating While Equity Valuations Retain Support Confidence in a strong global economic outlook has consolidated...

Investors Doubt Strength of Recovery as Cash Levels Rise Again

Money Managers Concerned About Geopolitical Risk and Chinese Defaults Global investors have increased cash and scaled back risk-taking, amid fears of geopolitical instability and questions...

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management strengthens Middle East team

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management today announces three hires to the Middle East team. Leila Alameddine joins as Market Manager for Levant, Shereen Ghobrial joins...

Dubai Government promotes bond among international investors

The Government of Dubai, acting through the Department of Finance, today announced a series of meetings with potential investors on a benchmark US$ Reg...

UAE Private Wealth Continues to Soar Amidst Global Decline

Steady gains in global personal wealth slid by more than 5 percentage points in 2018, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group...

Emirates Angels Investors Association Launches to Accelerate Innovation and Entrepreneurship in...

Young entrepreneurs established a network of angel investors to support start-ups and stimulate investment in future industries In a bid to contribute to...

Debt Crisis Solutions are Leaving Investors Behind

How the losses are being paid for... It used to be taken for granted that you could put aside some money and earn enough interest...

Summer Fun for Precious Metals Investors

The long term needn't look quite so far off for bullion buyers right now... PUT ASIDE the rise in US interest rates, GDP and Fed...