Saudi investors withdrew from equity funds after a disastrous market crash in 2006. The chief executive of the countryâs largest equity manager hopes the trend will soon reverse. George Mitton reports from Riyadh.
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 new head of asset management at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi discusses Ucits funds, savvy analysts, and why itâs fair for the UAE regulator to charge unequal fees. By George Mitton.
The head of Emirates NBD Asset Management meets George Mitton to discuss international inflows, collaborating with the private bank and suspending the firmâs real estate fund in 2009.
The man leading Qatarâs efforts to develop a financial industry is at work on more seeding deals of the kind that brought Barclays and Credit Suisse to Doha. Interview by Alan Chalmers, edited by George Mitton.
The biggest asset manager in Saudi Arabia could benefit if the country opens up its capital markets. But chief investment officer Faysal Badran says he has ways to target international investors if it does not. George Mitton reports.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Not many banks plant olive trees, but the Bank of Palestine has a social mission. It also has ambitious expansion plans, says chairman Hashim Shawa. He talks to George Mitton.
The move to a three-day settlement cycle, the appearance of new stock exchanges, and recent rules on hedge funds were discussed by our panel in Cape Town. Chaired by George Mitton.
Our panel in Qatar spoke about frustration with regulators, a shortage of listed companies and plans for a new financial city in Doha. Chaired by George Mitton.
