A recently published bond prospectus has confirmed that Qatar’s largest sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has repatriated $20 billion in an attempt to shore up its banking sector, which is feeling the effects of a trade embargo from its Gulf neighbours.
Mashreq Bank, the Dubai-based lender, has developed a $1 billion, multi-currency certificate of deposit (CD) programme in Hong Kong designed to attract institutional investors in Asia.
Dubai-based real estate developer Damac has begun marketing a $400 million, five-year sukuk.
The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Libya’s embattled sovereign wealth fund, is suing US bank JP Morgan and Libyan businessman Walid Al-Giamhi in a London court.
La Francaise Forum Securities (FS), the French investment manager’s real estate division, has launched what it claims is one of the first sharia-compliant real estate securities separately managed accounts.
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.
Since 2016, Guillermo Ortiz has been a chairman of Latin America’s BTG Pactual. The former central banker of Mexico talks to Nick Fitzpatrick.
Saudi Arabian index inclusion, the onset of taxes and the Dana Gas controversy were among the issues discussed by our cross-industry panel. Chaired by George Mitton in Dubai.
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.
