Know your ETF risk
ETFs are designed to track indexes, sectors, or a basket of assets such as commodities, stocks, or bonds. ETF fund managers deploy strategies to...
UAE’s Financial Markets to remain closed on Thursday
The Financial Markets in the country will remain closed on Thursday on account of "Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi", Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) Birthday, the Emirates Securities and...
Private Equities in 2012
Despite a short-term caution, equities on a 2-3 year view look persuasive. Investors enter 2012 in a fearful state, but any sharp falls in equities in 2012 it is doubtful.
2013 outlook for MENA markets cautiously optimistic
Investor confidence returns as real estate market slightly rebounds and tourism booms
Institutional volumes grow, with Mubasher posting Year-on-Year volume growth of 56% (UAE), 47%...
Strong Oil Prices Expected to Have a Positive Effect on Trading...
For the second week in a row, tech companies powered US markets’ with APPLE’s stellar earnings driving the markets to another set of all-time...
Downward Pressure Expected to Continue within Global Equities
Global equity markets recorded their biggest weekly declines in the past 6 months amid fears of the economic impact of coronavirus and its potential...
Foreign investors purchase AED 1.156 billion worth of shares on DFM...
Value of shares bought by institutional investors reaches AED 719.9 million during last week, and value of shares sold reached AED 871.9 million
Dubai Financial...
Regional Markets Set for Subdued Trading Activity
International markets ended last week’s trading on a mixed note with trade tensions and the G7 meeting in Canada being the main focus for...
Dubai World silence causes concern
Since the November standstill announcement, little information was released from either Dubai World or the government to reassure investors. Discussions with creditors have been...
Markets tumble; Spot the buying opportunities!
Saudi shares dropped 5.5 percent to their lowest close in nearly five months, weighed by petrochemical and banking shares. The market slump followed global...
Fresh IPO concepts to hit Financial Markets
Goldman Sachs gave equities a ringing endorsement, saying the asset class is poised to deliver better returns than bonds over the next few years....
Frontier Markets ETFs Soared in May
The iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF is proving Thursday's massive volume spike was not a fluke. Along with some other frontier markets ETFs ,...
2016 Markets Outlook: Return of Value Investing
Glass Half-Full: Bullish on Stocks, Not Sectors;
Year of Modest Global Growth: U.S. Grows, China Slows and Brazil Contracts;
More Volatility as Monetary Policies Diverge, Rates...
Rising oil prices are positive for regional markets
Global equity markets closed the week on a negative note as investors turn cautious ahead of the start of the earnings season. The export...
Global Financial Markets To Use China’s Recovery As Critical Gauge
Global financial markets will use China’s recovery as a sentiment tracker, affirms Nigel Green as European and Asian-Pacific markets and U.S. futures fell after...
Market Cap of Top Five Online Travel Companies Jumped by $54B...
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the travel industry hard, including online travel agencies, whose revenues and reservations dipped to the lowest point in years...
Real-time Automated Payments in DIFC
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of the...
Emaar statement regarding expiration of share buyback programme
In line with relevant regulations and the Securities & Commodities Authority’s notification posted on the Dubai Financial Market today (December 24, 2008), the period...