The Abu Dhabi Investment Council is merging two of its biggest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to create a new investment vehicle with more than $200 billion in assets.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Council is merging two of its biggest sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) to create a new investment vehicle with more than $200 billion in assets.
Investment conglomerate Dubai Holding has recruited Sharjil Anwar as its new chief financial officer.
A group of investors led by Dubai Investments is to set up an Islamic bank that will list on Nasdaq Dubai.
More than 3,500 value-added tax (VAT) violations have been reported by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Zakat and Tax (GAZT), according to reports.
Asset management software provider Objectway has signed a distribution agreement with Lebanon-based banking software firm BML Istisharat.
Ratings agency Moody’s is predicting that Islamic Finance will continue to outgrow conventional assets in core Islamic markets as the appetite for Shariah compliant financial services increases.
Qatar’s economy is likely to withstand the economic impasse imposed by a Saudi-led alliance of neighbouring states, according to a report from Japanese banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).
Bahrain-based alternative investment manager Investcorp is launching a $100 million fund for Omani pension funds.
The world’s biggest ever flotation is expected to be postponed until 2019, according to reports.
The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has awarded investment licences to 10 UK companies which will enable them to set up operations in the kingdom.
Amid a fresh wave of American sanctions, Romil Patel spoke to Meysam Hamedi, director of financial markets and instruments at Iran’s Securities & Exchange Organization (SEO).
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