Middle East | 28 Feb 12
38 percent of mideast advisers positive on 2012
Financial intermediaries in the Middle East are relatively cautious about the outlook over the next ten months, with just 38% of some 207 surveyed by Invesco on 1 Feb saying they had a positive view on prospects for growth this year.
Profiles & Comment | 28 Feb 12
the new contender
Despite Qatars soaring GDP per capita, it remains classed as a frontier market. But, Cherry Reynard discovers, momentum is gathering in its financial services industry.
Profiles & Comment | 28 Feb 12
platforms foundation of the global advisory
Sam Instone, the managing director of AES International, argues that platforms, with their transparency, represent the advisory industrys future.
hk plans for insurance comp scheme worry industry
Hong Kongs insurance industry is fuming over government plans to implement a compensation scheme that would pay policyholders in the event that an insurer were to collapse, the South China Morning Post said today.
gam to acquire arkos capital
Fund group GAM has announced plans to purchase Arkos Capital, a Swiss long/short investment firm with CHF664m in assets under management.