One of the most important Islamic investments, sukuk has seen rapid issuance recently â and rewarded investors with good returns. We asked Mohieddine Kronfol of Franklin Templeton Investments about the prospects for this asset class.
Fund administrators must make a special effort to prove their value in a market where many asset managers can legally do administration themselves. Valérie Mantot, regional head for Sanne Group, tells George Mitton how it works.
More famous for frankincense than finance, Oman is attracting investor interest thanks to its development projects and its first corporate sukuk.
Will Middle East infrastructure debt finally come of age as an asset class? Progress wonât be fast, but it is coming. George Mitton reports.
Will the onset of the AIFMD in Europe push hedge funds and other alternative fund managers to set up in the MENA region? Dave Waller reports.
The DIFCâs strategy chief explains the centreâs popularity in the face of high rents, and admits there is a shortage of DIFC-domiciled funds. He meets George Mitton.
The DIFCâs strategy chief explains the centreâs popularity in the face of high rents, and admits there is a shortage of DIFC-domiciled funds. He meets George Mitton.
Our regional asset management panel talked about distribution, âcumbersomeâ regulation, and why regional fund managers have had their model wrong for years. Chaired by George Mitton.
Our regional asset management panel talked about distribution, âcumbersomeâ regulation, and why regional fund managers have had their model wrong for years. Chaired by George Mitton.
Our panel in Abu Dhabi discussed sovereign wealth funds, plans for the UAEâs second financial free zone, and memories of unscrupulous wealth managers. Chaired by George Mitton.
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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