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Investors favour emerging markets
Research finds risk averseness and short-time horizons
There is high demand for emerging market funds among investors across the Middle East, according to a study by Invesco Asset Management.
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First Qatar equity fund grows rapidly
Manager expects AUM to more than treble
Qatar’s first Gulf-focused equity fund now has around $30m in assets under management.
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Firm targets female investors
Company will offer a wide range of services including portfolio management, funds, pension and retirement plans.
A new Abu Dhabi based investment firm launched this month with a specific focus on women investors.
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NCB Capital to roll out suite of products in 2010 including a US Distressed Property Fund
Saudi manager’s diverse plans include equity products, fund of funds and US real estate funds
NCB Capital (NCBC), Saudi’s largest asset manag¬er with $15bn AUM, is to launch a range of funds and related products in the next year including a fund of funds which will invest in underlying funds across the region.
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S&P encourages innovation in islamic finance to overcome liquidity barrier
Analyst believes Sukuk market can woo back wary investors after economic downturn
Industry innovation can solve the short-term liquidity problems of Sukuks, a leading expert at Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has told MENA FM, saying that Sukuk funds potentially represent a breakthrough for the region’s investors.
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EFG Hermes delays fund launch following 'different feedback'
Also no sign of Alpen Capital launch despite 18-month hiatus due to difficult market conditions
EFG Hermes’s new Mena fixed in¬come fund will not be launched this month, as it undergoes a number of structural tweaks, Hamed Montasser, head of asset manage¬ment, told MENA FM.
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SHUAA Capital Announces Q1 Turnaround
After difficult 2009, company posts strong Q1 profits and plans three fund launches for Q4
SHUAA Capital has announced solid Q1 profits, despite dramatic losses in 2009, while the firm’s CEO outlined plans to launch three funds during Q4.
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FFA Private Bank lists fund on LSE
Decision opens door for institutional investors outside the Mena region
FFA Private Bank has listed its FFA Fixed Income Mena Fund on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSE) to provide access to institutional investors outside Mena.
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Impressive Q1 for NBK Equity Fund
Company posts 20.9% returns, exceeding Kuwait Stock Exchange price index
NBK Kuwait Equity Fund has achieved a 20.9% return for the first of quarter of 2010, exceeding the Kuwait Stock Exchange price index, which gained 7.54% during the same period.
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MENA Region's traders warm to second-hand hedge fund
Secondary market reservations overcome as liquidity crisis begins to bite
Hedge fund secondary trading platform, Hedgebay, has witnessed a spike in interest from the Mena region as traders, compen¬sating for dried-up liquidity, sell hedge fund investment stakes, MENA FM has learned.
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Group launches shariah funds unbrella
Three vehicles will focus on different regions and strategies
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AL Rajhi Launches Capital Protection Cluster
Company encourages wary investors back to markets by lowering risk of losing money
The investment banking arm of Al Rajhi Bank, Al Rajhi Capital, has launched a collection of funds under the um¬brella of Capital Protected Funds as part of an ongoing trend to develop products for more cautious investors.
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MENA Fund Manager Power 40
MENA FM is proud to introduce its first list of the 40 most influential individuals in the MENA fund management sector - those professionals who have made the biggest impact on the development of the regional market and the managerial heads of the region's most established asset management companies.
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Has SHUAA turned the corner?
SHUAA Capital’s decline from the UAE’s flagship investment bank to embattled credit crisis victim may finally have found its bottom.
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The new world order
September 2009
A number of articles, reports and research papers released in the past two months have theorised over how certain economic indicators may or may not be signalling the end of the global recession and the beginning of economic recovery.
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In the thick of it
GCC equity specialist SICO has ridden the lows of the regional market crash and returned to winning ways
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Fixed income: Back from the brink
September 2009
Last month marked the one year anniversary of the credit crunch, undoubtedly the single largest economic crisis of our time.
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May misery for Egypt fund
April’s returns belied the encroaching storm in May.
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Good news comes in pairs
Music to the ears of investors in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as to the hard working fund managers, arrived in the form of value for money investing.
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The best laid plans
September 2009
There is a new air of optimism in the MENA region. While many global markets seem to be waiting for 2010 before they dare allow themselves to be optimistic again, there is a growing conviction in MENA that Eid will mark the start of the economic upturn.
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