August 2008
At a difficult time for the global asset management industry, the GCC countries are increasingly attractive markets. The region’s oil and gas fuelled wealth and increasing investment sophistication offer huge opportunities. Regional financial centres equipped with world-class regulation and facilities provide the right environments for international firms to establish local operations, while the Shariah-compliant investment market is growing in popularity and diversity. Stuart Pearce, CEO of Qatar Financial Centre Authority, introduces this report .
August 2008
Institutions accustomed to doing business with the Gulf from afar are now facing up to the need to have a presence in the region and deciding on what scale that presence should be.
August 2008
Car manufacturers and their captive finance units might think themselves removed from much of the world’s financial turmoil. But are rapidly expanding emerging markets enough to keep the gloom at bay? Jethro Wookey reports.
August 2008
Dubai, Bahrain and Qatar are vying to be the Gulf’s financial hub and the battle is by no means over, with each centre adopting a very different approach.
Liquid real estate Issue 06
August 2008
August 2008
Liquid real estate Issue 06
Sizing up sovereign investment
August 2008
August 2008
Oil prices at $100 a barrel and more are not the only thing generating excitement about the prospects for the GCC economies. Non-oil GDP is also increasing and there’s a young population with increasingly sophisticated investment requirements. Chris Wright reports.
June 2008
ISI News
August 2008
Investors say the Middle East is becoming an interesting new territory for hedge fund managers, as opportunities in the region increase.
August 2008
Governments should give investors what they need and issue inflation-linked bonds.
August 2008
Like other global investment banks that are rushing to send their best talent to the Gulf, UBS is seeking to take advantage of the opportunities there.
August 2008
Regional buoyancy and declining opportunities elsewhere are pulling banks into the Gulf region, bringing with them research capability. Local firms still lead Euromoney’s poll but foreign rivals are coming up fast. Rupert Wright reports.