September 14, 2021 In anticipation of its planned IPO later this year, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange has restructured – and created new opportunities in emerging markets investment strategies. The Vision 2030 plan aims to cement Saudi Arabia’s place as a global market leader and advanced capital market within the decade. Read the original article on Zawya: Saudi Stock Exchange offers…

September 5, 2021 As part of its plans to launch a derivatives market, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed an agreement with Nasdaq to deliver marketplace technology solutions and further diversify investment avenues, providing investors with hedging tools for effective risk management. The exchange plans to launch single stock futures and index futures as well as central counterparty clearing,…

September 5, 2021 According to New World Wealth, a research firm that tracks the wealth and movements of millionaires, multi-millionaires and billionaires globally, Dubai’s population of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), rose to 54,000 in June 2021, up from 52,000 in December 2020. Overall wealth inflow in Dubai was seen to have grown by Dh143 billion to nearly Dh2 trillion. Read the…

September 20, 2021 A new investment firm founded in 2021 by Steven Mnuchin, Liberty Strategic Capital, has raised $2.5 billion attracting investments from sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, including the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, where he traveled extensively as US Treasury secretary.  The fund is reported to be focused on deploying in technology, financial services,…

September 2, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused Middle Eastern investors to shift away from traditional fixed income into assets such as private equity, real estate, and hedge funds.  Many investors are focused on creating a balanced investment strategy that takes into account their specific risk appetite, and also look for stability, diversification, and alpha generating opportunities within their investment…