Credit rating agency Fitch has upgraded the sovereign credit ratings for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, citing strong GDP growth and successful economic reforms.
Credit rating agency Fitch has upgraded the sovereign credit ratings for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, citing strong GDP growth and successful economic reforms.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hit Barclays with a £50 million fine over a 2008 fundraising arrangement involving a Qatari sovereign wealth fund.
Mena-based asset manager Sico has boosted its management team with the appointment of a chief risk officer (CRO) and a head of middle office.
Global investor confidence has remained positive, according to an index that measures it.
The UAE has issued a number of new laws designed to promote the state’s investment industry and to bring its regulations in line with international standards.
Four new partners and a director have joined Deloitte’s Middle East risk advisory leadership team.
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.
The funds industry is ramping up cyber security defences. Nicholas Pratt looks at what to do in the event of an attack.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has granted an asset management licence to Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) Capital making it one of the first authorised venture capital asset managers in the UAE.
Our panel discuss Saudi Arabia, the costs of launching Ucits funds and how to fix negligent corporate governance. Chaired by George Mitton in Dubai.
Naomi Waistell, an emerging markets fund manager at Polar Capital, analyses change in Saudi Arabia – a hydrocarbon country with green ambitions and which is set on a major economic...
Although it is awash with oil and, therefore, capital, the Gulf region is at a critical juncture: it must diversify its...
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...
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.
Investors in the Middle East consider the tools that will be needed to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, the continued appetite for dividend and why it’s all about tech. Chaired by Romil Patel.
Experts discuss the investment implications of the coronavirus pandemic, a delayed rebound in global growth and dealing with South Africa’s energy issues head on. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
Our panel discusses Chinese investment in Africa, financial institutions’ contribution to economic sustainability and regulatory concerns. Chaired by Romil Patel in Cape Town.
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.