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FUNDFORUM ROUND-UP: The funds world comes to Dubai

Funds Global MENA -

A haka, a power-station-turned-housing-development in London and a scathing critique of âCold War thinkingâ were just some of the surprises at the Middle East...

Doha Bank aims to launch ETF in Qatar

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Doha Bank plans to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking an index of Qatari equities on the Qatar Exchange. If it is approved by the...

Sharp oil rally creates winners and losers

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The biggest weekly gain in Brent crude prices since 2011 caused inflows for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which track the oil price, but left some...

KUWAIT: After the upgrades

Funds Global MENA -

What will happen to frontier market funds when the UAE and Qatar become emerging markets? Managers may have to increase their holdings in Kuwait,...

INDICES: Benchmarking the benchmarkers

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The decision by Vanguard to change its mutual fund benchmarks should lead to more investment in the UAE. But it was also a sign...

ASSET SERVICING ROUNDTABLE: Products without boundaries

Funds Europe -

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

ASSET SERVICING ROUNDTABLE: Products without boundaries

Funds Europe -

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

EGYPT EQUITIES: Rallying to a different tune

Funds Europe -

While tear gas billowed over Tahrir Square, Egyptâs fund industry suffered heavy losses. However, a stock market surge and the prospect of an elected...

CAPITAL MARKETS: What every frontier country aspires to

Funds Global MENA -

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are tantalisingly close to being upgraded to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. But where one other index provider...