Autumn 2013

SAUDI ARABIA: Staying on the right side of the law

The Saudi regulator is cracking down on unlicensed funds. How can asset managers access the Gulf’s biggest funds market legally? George Mitton reports. If you...

PRIVATE BANKING: Keeping the faith

Private banks must expand their services if they want to serve clients in accordance with Islam. This may require training staff in Islamic financial...

INTERVIEW: Shorthand for success

The head of Emirates NBD Asset Management meets George Mitton to discuss international inflows, collaborating with the private bank and suspending the firm’s real...

SPONSORED ARTICLE: What is the low-risk anomaly?

BMO Global Asset Management is a global asset management business with more than $125 billion in combined discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management as...

INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS: If you build it…

With the Mena region expected to spend $1 trillion on roads, railways and energy projects in the next decade, infrastructure funds ought to be...

SPONSORED ARTICLE: Playing by the rules: navigating the GCC’s new regulations

New fund regulations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have caused headaches for some, but Mike Cowley, Deutsche Bank’s head of direct securities services...

ASIAN ASSET MANAGERS: Raising funds for Asia

The economies of Asia and the Middle East are closely linked, so are Middle East investors keen on Asian funds? Not necessarily, finds George...

ROUNDTABLE: Do we need another financial centre?

Participants at our Dubai panel discuss plans for a financial free zone in Abu Dhabi, question why some local companies are listing in London...

LEGAL UPDATE: Overhauling Saudi Arabia’s fund rules

The Saudi regulator has appointed new personnel and issued new draft laws for funds. James Stull, Nabil Issa and Phillip Sacks of King &...

CLEARING & SETTLEMENT: The story behind the upgrades

When MSCI said it would promote Qatar and the UAE to emerging markets, investors in the region celebrated the promise of investment inflows. Behind...