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GCC equities suffer $600m foreign investor outflows

14 May 2024

Almost $600 million of foreign investors’ capital flowed out of GCC equities markets in April 2024. According to data from Iridium Advisors, there was a total of $596.7 million in outflows. The majority came from Saudi Arabia ($409 million), followed by...

Investcorp raises $570m for tech fund

Bahrain-based alternative investment firm Investcorp has announced the close of its latest technology fund. The Investcorp Technology Partners (ITP V) fund raised US$570 million, exceeding...

13 May 2024

ESG sukuk market forecast to exceed $50bn

A report from credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has predicted that the ESG sukuk market will be worth more than US$50 billion within the...

10 May 2024

Emirates NBD explores tokenisation

Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD has launched a pilot to explore the tokenisation of real world assets. The pilot will be led by the bank’s digital...

9 May 2024

Constructor Capital opens first Mena office

Cayman Islands-based venture capital fund Constructor Capital has opened its first office in the Mena region. The tech-focused firm’s new office is based in the...

8 May 2024

Janus Henderson acquires Kuwaiti wealth firm

UK fund manager Janus Henderson has entered the emerging markets private capital space after acquiring the wealth management arm of National Bank of Kuwait...

8 May 2024

Standard Chartered to provide retail access to UAE mutual funds

Standard Chartered is set to offer its retail clients in the UAE access to locally domiciled mutual funds. The UK-based bank has struck a number...

7 May 2024

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Strategy is the key to success in the GCC

To be successful in the Gulf, global asset managers must understand that strategy outcompetes speed or scale, argues Paul Doyle of Fiera Capital* Though we as an industry speak about the money-swell in the Middle East, it surprises...

A growing universe of emerging market debt

Emerging market debt (EMD) is often considered a homogenous block, but within this seemingly uniform landscape lies a very large opportunity set. Understanding the nuances within the hard and local currency segments of the EMD universe are...

Climate finance: Why green initiatives are soaring in the Middle East

From a standing start 15 years ago, the market in green bonds has reached $2 trillion. The Middle East, meanwhile, is on the course to becoming one of the world’s most influential renewable-energy regions. The milestone figure was...

Interview: Saudi Arabia advances women and youth, says CEO

A year into her role as Saudi Arabia head for Northern Trust asset servicing, Kholoud Al Dosari talks to Laraib Shahid about diversity in the Kingdom. It’s almost a year since Kholoud Al Dosari was appointed to the...