A haka, a power-station-turned-housing-development in London and a scathing critique of âCold War thinkingâ were just some of the surprises at the Middle East FundForum conference. George Mitton reports.
Experts from among the top asset management firms in the Gulf region discuss their economic forecasts in an environment of low oil prices.
Asset management activities in Qatar are regulated by several laws. A fund may take the form of a joint stock company, limited liability or limited partnership and must be incorporated in Qatar.
Abu Dhabi-based alternative investment firm Gulf Capital has acquired Bico, an Asian firm that operates a hotel-booking network in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, in a further sign of closer
Although Saudi Arabia is reducing state spending in response to the low oil price, a policy of ring-fencing strategic projects, "is likely to come at the cost of wide and unsustainable
Doha-based investment group QInvest says its profits in the third quarter rose two-thirds compared with the same period in 2014, while revenues rose by more than a third.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) is making good on its vow to step up investment in US assets by taking a 44% stake in an $8.6 billion dollar development project in west Manhattan.
Pinebridge Investments Middle East will undergo restructuring in the coming weeks as the US parent firm seeks to retain a distribution presence in the region.
Sovereign wealth funds such as ADIA are managing more of their money internally. George Mitton reports on a worrying trend for external asset managers.
Can Abu Dhabi's financial free zone attract the world's top asset managers to set up offices? George Mitton interviews Steve Barnett, director of strategy and business planning.
Amid a fresh wave of American sanctions, Romil Patel spoke to Meysam Hamedi, director of financial markets and instruments at Iran’s Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO).
In 2016, global consulting firm PWC forecast the emergence of five global ‘megatrends’ in the next two decades. Stephen Anderson, its Middle East clients and markets leader, talks about their...
With the MENA region at a tipping point, our panellists talk about economic diversification, the impact of regulation and the delayed Saudi Aramco listing. Chaired by Romil Patel in Dubai.
Our cross-industry panel discuss the positive backdrop in Egypt, the Dana Gas controversy and the potential index upgrades of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Chaired by George Mitton in Dubai.
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