Oil is the source of wealth in much of the Mena region â but how far can it go to meeting social costs? This is one question posed to leading Gulf-based investors and an economist as Funds Global asks how the global slowdown is affecting the Middle East. Edited by Nick Fitzpatric.
There are plans in Riyadh to open up Saudi Arabiaâs capital markets, a move that could transform asset management in the country. George Mitton reports
The Arab Spring and the financial crisis have seen investors in the Middle East grow cautious. Now, are they feeling more optimistic and finding less restrictive ways to safekeep their money? Our roundtable finds out, and looks at some changes that have been predicted in this arena. Chaired by George Mitton.
The Arab Spring and the financial crisis have seen investors in the Middle East grow cautious. Now, are they feeling more optimistic and finding less restrictive ways to safekeep their money? Our roundtable finds out, and looks at some changes that have been predicted in this arena. Chaired by George Mitton.
Is the pattern towards more regulated structures playing out in the Mena region as it is elsewhere? The panel considers this and other topics, such as developments in the safekeeping of assets. Chaired by George Mitton.
Is the pattern towards more regulated structures playing out in the Mena region as it is elsewhere? The panel considers this and other topics, such as developments in the safekeeping of assets. Chaired by George Mitton.
Saudi Arabia dominates Funds Globalâs latest fund launch review, both in terms of investment and as a domicile. Stefanie Eschenbacher finds that Mena asset managers maintain a home bias.
Three years after the financial crisis and there are still lawsuits flying around the Middle East of allegations that wealth managers mis-sold complex products that lost their clients money. George Mitton reports.
Growth possibilities for the Gulf fixed income market are enormous, but expansion needs the support of a robust asset management industry to reach its potential, says Michael P. Grifferty of the Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association.
Stability may be returning to the Mena region after months of political unrest, albeit slowly, but how has this affected the markets and how is investor appetite in the region developing against this backdrop? Edited by Nick Fitzpatrick.
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...
Rasmala’s trade finance fund recently passed $100 million in assets. Doug Bitcon, head of credit strategies, explains why he has to be hands-on.
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.
Our panellists tell us that instead of launching competing national projects, African countries should work together for the sake of a bigger capital market. Chaired by George Mitton in Cape Town.
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