Investment
Macro Views | 16 Jun 17
Gulf nations push up interest rates after Fed move
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, along with Qatar, Bahrain and Jordan have raised interest rates in line with this week’s decision by the US central bank to hike its Federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%.
Investment | 15 Jun 17
Saudi asset manager combines Shariah and ethical strategies
Sedco Capital, one of the largest asset managers in Saudi Arabia, has launched an investment strategy that integrates the firm’s Shariah-compliant investment approach with ethical investing.
Sanlam switches on AI in ‘world first’ for fund industry
Sanlam has claimed it is now offering the world’s first ever balanced fund run by artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Investment | 14 Jun 17
Trump’s Paris exit throws up problems for ESG bond managers
US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement may result in securities issued by the US government becoming ineligible for ESG investors, experts say. But ESG fund managers are reluctant to disengage.
Macro Views | 13 Jun 17
ANALYSIS: Prepare for the ‘new normal’ of rising UK inflation
Any hopes the Bank of England could soon hike interest rates have been dashed after news of the UK’s soaring inflation emerged on Tuesday, so should we settle in for the ‘new normal’ of an inflationary world?