ETFs

DISTRIBUTION PANEL: Exploring open architecture

Gulf fund management is rife with competition. The Funds Europe Gulf Distribution Panel, held in Dubai, discusses market entry and meeting investor needs. Jamal Al-Naif...

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Inconsistent messages (part 1)

Clarity is key to the development of the Middle East region as a fund hub. In this roundtable discussion, senior executives outline the main...

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Inconsistent messages (part 1)

Clarity is key to the development of the Middle East region as a fund hub. In this roundtable discussion, senior executives outline the main...

MENA FUNDS: Rugged charm

There’s a lot more to Mena than oil, writes Nick Fitzpatrick, who finds a region piled high with investment opportunities. You would be wrong to...

ROUNDTABLE: Movers in Mena (part 1)

Industry heads in the Gulf region come together to discuss the major issues facing them and how to best operate in today’s marketplace. (part...

ROUNDTABLE: Movers in Mena (part 1)

Industry heads in the Gulf region come together to discuss the major issues facing them and how to best operate in today’s marketplace. (part...

EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW: Qatar hero

Nicholas Pratt talks to the QFCA’s Shashank Srivastava about Qatar’s ambitions as a financial centre for the Middle East and the plan to develop...

ROUNDTABLE: Back of house (part 2)

As asset management plays an ever greater role in the Gulf states, asset servicers discuss the evolution of operational and regulatory processes. (part 2) Craig...

ROUNDTABLE: Back of house (part 2)

As asset management plays an ever greater role in the Gulf states, asset servicers discuss the evolution of operational and regulatory processes. (part 2) Craig...

ISLAMIC ETFs: Slow on the uptake

ETFs have revolutionised the global fund management industry, spawning into a US$1trn business. Yet Islamic ETFs in the Middle East are much slower to...