Investment
Middle East | 1 Nov 16
Saudi Arabia opens real estate fund trading to expats
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) board has given the green light to foreigners in the Kingdom to trade Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) on the Saudi bourse.
Investment | 31 Oct 16
ANALYSIS: Don’t dismiss Carney’s bomb-disposal qualifications
South African finance minister excepted (and perhaps, England football manager), there are few harder jobs right now than the role of governor of the Bank of England.
Investment | 31 Oct 16
Pictet sets up new office in the DIFC
Geneva-based Pictet Asset Management has opened a new office in Dubai’s International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Eurozone inflation fears hit high grade credit and gov’t bonds
Eurozone investment grade and government bonds continued to see outflows as inflation expectations rose, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch research.
DBS buys ANZ Asia wealth units, nets $16.5bn in assets
The trend of banks offloading assets continues as Singapore-based DBS acquires ANZ’s WM and retail units in Asia, adding S$23bn ($16.5bn, £13.5bn, €15bn) of wealth assets, which includes S$6bn from high net worth individuals.