Autumn 2014

SAUDI ARABIA: The giant awakens

After years of rumours and false alarms, Saudi Arabia is finally opening its stock market to direct foreign investment. What does it mean and...

INTERVIEW: Changing a tiger’s stripes

Mashreq Capital gave its struggling Ireland-domiciled fund a new coat of paint and relaunched it as a sharia-compliant product. Chief executive Abdul Kadir Hussain...

PRIVATE BANKING: Neither strict nor loose

Will tighter scrutiny of Swiss private banks mean more business for those in the Gulf? It depends if regulation remains reasonable. Dave Waller reports. The...

IPO MARKET: Why family values are best in public

Raising capital, gaining foreign investors, avoiding succession disputes – there are many reasons for family businesses to go public. Regulators are starting to offer...

SPONSORED PROFILE: Allocating by future growth

Most wealth managers are stuck in the past, says Gary Dugan of NBAD. He says investors should forget about the US and Europe and...

VOLATILITY: Avoiding landmines

From war in Iraq to yo-yoing stock prices in the UAE, the Middle East region has been blighted by volatility this year. We asked...

SOUTH AFRICA: Make it multi-asset

Multi-asset funds have dominated retail inflows in South Africa in recent years. Can this growth continue? George Mitton reports. South Africa is the financial leader...

ASSET SERVICING ROUNDTABLE: When Saudi opens up

Foreign inflows, investor quotas and Saudi Arabia’s T+0 settlement system were discussed by our panel of asset servicers in Dubai. Chaired by George Mitton. Stewart...

LEGAL COLUMN: The UK says hello to sukuk

The UK became the first country outside the Islamic world to issue a sukuk, or Islamic bond, in June. A sukuk is an Islamic...

DISTRIBUTION: An experience, not a product

In a new series, Funds Europe in conjunction with Investec Asset Management looks at the challenges affecting fund distributors around the world. Mike Estment,...