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UAE Private Equities on Verge of Multi-year Rally

The UAE stock markets are in the midst of a long-term, multi-year upward trend, and the bullish performance thus far signals a revival that...

UAE Stock Markets Top Performers in H1 of 2013

In the first six months of 2013, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi's Emirates Securities Market (ADX) advanced the most among...

DGCX to List SENSEX Futures for Trading on July 5

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced today that it will launch a futures contract based on SENSEX, the blue-chip stock index of...

Global Gold Demand Reinforced by Asian Consumers

The World Gold Council published a market update recently, which examines the effect of the recent fall in the gold price. The report also provides...

Middle East Finance Professionals Most Stressed Worldwide

Despite relatively steady economic growth, many financial professionals working in the Middle East still experience work-related stress. According to a survey conducted by eFinancialCareers,...

UAE To Join The Emerging Markets

MSCI Announces the Results of the 2013 Annual Market Classification Review MSCI Inc., a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio...

Why you should ignore the “slowdown” in emerging markets

Despite a most recent slowdown, emerging markets would continue to hold great potential for investors. Didier Saint Georges of Carmignac Gestion, one of the...

DGCX Monthly Volumes Rise 70% in May

The Region's Leading Derivatives Marketplace Exchange registers monthly volume record of 1.4 million contracts, valued at $ 48.47 billion Year to Date Volumes rise by 107...

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 ,...

UAE currency to be printed on home turf

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) signed a deal to introduce a mint in the country...

Investment funds switch out of Africa into MENA

According to BofA's investment funds flows positioning recent research, the MENA region now tempts GEM funds from Africa. However, the UAE surge was missed...

Nasdaq Dubai to launch bond trading platform

NASDAQ Dubai, the Middle East's international financial exchange, is preparing to open a platform on which investors can trade Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and conventional...

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Publishes 2012 ADIA Review

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) today published its 2012 ADIA Review, providing a thorough overview of its activities over the past year while...

Sovereign Wealth Funds allocate new assets to private equity

20% of Sovereign Wealth Fund new assets allocated to private equity Property and infrastructure are not the big SWF ‘alternative investment’ story Major sovereign governments and...

Investment opportunities drive Indian, Russian and Chinese capital into UAE

2013 Invesco Middle East Asset Management Study ‘South-South’ trade in action - local investment opportunities drive Indian, Russian and Chinese capital into UAE The United Arab...

Global demand for gold jewellery up 12% in Q1 2013

The latest World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends report, which reports on the period January-March 2013, shows a market driven by diverse global demand,...

Private Equity Focus Shifts From Emerging Markets

Private equity investment activity in the Americas is positioned for a solid year, while markets in Europe and Asia-Pacific tread water; this according to...

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...