Summer 2012

SAUDI ARABIA: Gateway to the kingdom

There are plans in Riyadh to open up Saudi Arabia’s capital markets, a move that could transform asset management in the country. George Mitton...

FIXED INCOME: Desperately seeking sukuk

Sharia-compliant investors would like to see more bond issues from the likes of Majid Al Futtaim, a family-owned developer of shopping malls. George Mitton...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Notes from a small country

Blominvest is trying to build a funds business in Lebanon, a nation where the appetite for funds is low. The firm’s head of asset...

INSIDE VIEW: Patience needed in this ‘special frontier’ market

Fixed income investors should not let the Dubai debt crisis deter them from seeking opportunities in the region, says Teeja Boye, of Insparo Asset...

INSIDE VIEW: Fire, ready, aim

You could spend millions of dollars and a year of your life buying and implementing an IT system. Scott Williams,of Investit MENA, offers advice...

ASSET SERVICING: Diversity allows for stability and competitiveness

With Saudi Arabia expected to welcome more foreign investment in its securities market, Nicholas Pratt examines the asset servicing landscape and where changes could...

ASSET MANAGEMENT ROUNDTABLE: A more adventurous approach?

The Arab Spring and the financial crisis have seen investors in the Middle East grow cautious. Now, are they feeling more optimistic and finding...

PERFORMANCE: Big deals return to Gulf

Four Saudi Arabian companies went public in the first five months of 2012, boosting the value of deal activity and helping a fund that...

ASSET SERVICING ROUNDTABLE: Products without boundaries

Is the pattern towards more regulated structures playing out in the Mena region as it is elsewhere? The panel considers this and other topics,...