Tag: Investors
Economy faces New Recession
The U.S. economy is headed for another recession that government intervention cannot prevent, according to the Economic Cycle Research Institute. Such downturns will occur...
Hedge Funds to spend $2.09 billion on IT in 2011
Hedge funds will spend approximately $2.09 billion on information technology (IT) in 2011, representing an average of approximately nine basis points of assets under...
GCC Emerging, Frontier Markets Haven in Focus
“Once you start thinking about growth… …it is hard to think about anything else.” So declared economics Nobel laureate Robert Lucas, and his point...
CFA Institute announces June 2011 worldwide CFA Exam Results
CFA Institute announced today that 43 percent of 115,027 current and aspiring investment professionals worldwide passed the June 2011 CFA exams, bringing them one...
Survey forecasts global economic slowdown; Investors say recession will be avoided
Cash Holdings Close to Credit Crisis Highs in Wake of Equities Sell-Off
Investors believe that the global economy will slow significantly in the coming 12...
Fund manager survey shows growing belief in Global economy despite slump...
The global economic outlook remains positive in spite of a sharp deterioration in investor sentiment towards and within Europe, according to the BofA Merrill...
DFMGI ended positive amid thin trading
Dubai Financial Market General Index (DFMGI) ended in the positive territory. It added as much as 0.22% (3.41 points) to 1559, compared to yesterday’s...
Wealth management firms revise approach to high net worth individuals
Wealth management firms and advisors need to provide a broader and more integrated set of capabilities to meet the complex needs of today’s high...
UAE Investment Map highlights strategic opportunities for global investors
His Excellency Eng. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy, today, announced the launch of the UAE...
Dubai launches smaller bond issue in return for better price
Dubai Government launched a $500 million 10-year bond on Wednesday, according to sources. Lead arrangers commented that it seems the emirate prefers smaller bond...
New eServices to enhance ease of transactions for business owners and...
A key initiative in line with wider application of eGovernment initiatives
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) has unveiled two new eServices on its...
Deflating news for men: Women Better Investors
A new study by Barclays Capital and Ledbury Research found that women were more likely to make money as investors in the financial markets,...
Dubai Government promotes bond among international investors
The Government of Dubai, acting through the Department of Finance, today announced a series of meetings with potential investors on a benchmark US$ Reg...
Individual investors increase share of equities trading to 11.6% in May...
Individual investors on Nasdaq Dubai increased their share of equities traded value on the exchange to 11.6% in May 2011, up from 8.9% in...
Declining trading volumes may not be bearish
Stock market volume in recent sessions has begun to decline, just as it does every June as summer begins. Analysts also have started to...
Financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East
New report provides in-depth global analysis into financial personalities of the wealthy in the Middle East
Report reveals link between the use of financial...
Gold Bulls on the rise, Goldman
The proportion of Middle East based investors interested in gold appears to be increasing substantially, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O'Neill.
O’Neill,...
Weekly economic review: “Worries persist”
Weekly economic review by Gary Dugan
US economic data shows ongoing weakness
Good news- signs that inflation could be peaking
High dividend paying companies offer some...