Middle East
Hansard posts hefty recovery in new business sales
Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global has unveiled an impressive 136% growth rate in new business premiums for the three months to December 2015 over the same quarter in 2014, helped by a large investment from its founder Leonard Polonsky.
Commodities | 27 Jan 16
Is Saudi Arabia finally winning the global oil war?
Sometimes in global financial markets, change can be brutal as the market adjusts to a completely new reality. The second half of 2014 was one of these periods and witnessed the beginning of what would become one of the largest declines in global oil prices on record.
Emerging Markets | 25 Jan 16
Griffon Capital launches Iran flagship fund
Iran-focused asset management and private equity group Griffon Capital has launched Cayman Island-domiciled Griffon Iran Flagship Fund to tap into Iran’s public equity market.
Northstar plans Middle East and Africa expansion
Bermuda-based Northstar Financial Services has announced plans to begin operating in the Middle East and Africa from a new office in Dubai.
Middle East | 22 Jan 16
Invesco’s Tolchard heads EMEA Fixed Income after reshuffle
Invesco’s well respected Middle East chief, Nick Tolchard, has moved to a new role as head of EMEA for Invesco Fixed Income (IFI), where he will lead the team charged with developing the distribution of the investment manager’s fixed-income products across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.