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DGCX 2012 Volumes Reach All-Time High of 9.6 Million Contracts

2012 volumes rise 137% from 2011 to trade 9,601,553 contracts Currency futures volumes reach 8,880,403 contracts, up by 149% Gold Futures rise 42% from last year...

DFM launches iVESTOR Shabab card

The Shari'a compliant card enables parents to track their children's expenditure, and entitles holders to receive a DFM Investor Number The new card emulates the...

UAE stock markets led regional growth in 2012

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was the star performer in the GCC stock markets indexes in 2012, advancing 20%, according to the annual report...

Banking sector- the most targeted for cybercrime in UAE

Cyber-attacks have mostly targeted the banking sector, including the ATM and Internet banking applications, in the UAE, a report published in the January issue...

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...

Mortgages to Foreigners Maybe Capped at 50% of Home Value, Sources

A large number of international media sources report that UAE's Central Bank have issued guidelines restricting mortgages for expatriates to 50 percent of the...

MENA IPOs raised approximately US$2b in 2012

Three IPOs raised approximately US$339.8m in Q4 2012 MENA IPOs in 2012 up 134% compared to 2011 KSA’s Dallah Healthcare Holding Company lists on the Saudi...

Why and how to invests in physical silver

Silver has always been a metal which store value. If we learn from history, we can see that the commodity was one of the...

Physical silver is a long-term safe haven

It is not a secret that silver is much better long-term investment than gold. This is attributed to the more diversified use of the white metal,...

Why Invest in Physical Gold

Investing in physical gold bullion safer than mining companies stockPossessing physical gold is one of the best ways for every investor to stabilize his...

Private capital pursuing mining and metals investments

Increasing interest in mining and metals from private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises is set to be a key trend in...

Equity markets in emerging economies to experience significant growth in next...

Emerging market capitalization could account for half of the world total by 2020In under a decade, equity markets in the emerging world have flourished...

‘Why Dubai’ study to update investors worldwide

Dubai FDI, the foreign investment office of the Department of Economic Development (DED), has published an updated study on the distinguishing features that enables...

2013 will see improved IPO activity

After a slow start to 2012, momentum lifted in the second quarter, but significant macroeconomic volatility and changes in political leadership in many parts...

UAE moves up rankings in 2012 M and A maturity index

The UAE has moved up six places in just five years to come in 20th in the 2012 M&A Maturity Index. The top three...

Hedge Funds post November Gains as Fiscal Cliff Looms

Relative Value, Event Driven leads gains on M&A and special dividends; HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posts 5th gain in 6 months Hedge funds posted gains...

Improved Economic Prospects in 2013; Support Returns to Equities

The 2013 Year Ahead, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Investors should position for the ‘great rotation’ out of fixed income and into equities that is likely...

Mubasher’s GCC clients enabled to buy shares before IPO launches

Mubasher offers Middle Eastern investors an exciting new gateway to access shares of fast-growing companies before they go public Mubasher Financial Services (MFS), one of...