For regional asset managers, the UAE has been the main growth driver in the past year and a half. We asked Saleem Khokhar of NBAD Asset Management about the trends.
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 explains the strategy to George Mitton.
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.
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.
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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September 2019
FundTech