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Marketing and distribution of hedge funds in the Middle East relies on local presence

Sophisticated investors in the Middle East are reluctant to allocate to hedge funds. Marketing funds in the Gulf Co-operation Council remains difficult as numbers of net worth individuals decline.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Aug 2010secure

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Expanding markets widen service range

Where are the new or expanding markets for fund administration? How is growth in emerging markets impacting fund administration services?

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Apr 2010

Dow Jones launches UAE index and ETF

Dow Jones has launched an index tracking the performance of 25 of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) largest and most liquid securities. The index will be followed by the UAE’s first exchange traded fund......

Hedge Funds Review | 24 Mar 2010secure

Middle East investors plan increased allocations to hedge funds

A majority of Middle East investors expect to increase or maintain their existing allocations to hedge funds in 2010. This is in stark contrast to 2009 when the majority expected to decrease allocations.......

Hedge Funds Review | 07 Mar 2010secure

Regulators need more information to be effective

Risk managers should have a direct reporting line to regulators, says Harvey Toor, chief risk officer at sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council. "Regulators need to be able to ask dynamic questions......

Hedge Funds Review | 30 Dec 2009secure

Desert sands yield opportunity: special report on the Middle East

The Middle East has weathered the financial crisis well. Hedge Funds Review finds out why it is time for hedge funds to start setting up shop in the region.

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Nov 2009secure

Investors demand good investment products

There is no doubt there is a great deal of potential investment money available in the Middle East, some of which could be placed in hedge funds. Margie Lindsay looks at the prospects for managers looking......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jul 2009secure

Order routing network expands in MENA region

EFG-Hermes, the largest regional investment bank in the Middle East and North Africa, has joined the Thomson Reuters order routing network. This expands the breadth of the exchange trading offering throughout......

Hedge Funds Review | 26 May 2009

Renowned scholars form Al Safi Shariah supervisory board

Shariah Capital draws on the top tiers of internationally recognised Shariah scholars to form separate Shariah boards for each of its projects. This means Shariah scholars work on projects best suited......

Hedge Funds Review | 03 Nov 2008

Emerging and frontier markets continue to offer value for investors

Over the last few years emerging markets were the big investment story, in particular Brazil, Russia, India and China, known as the BRIC countries. Are emerging markets, however, now being challenged by......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Apr 2008secure

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