This surge can be attributed to the country’s improved investment climate, driven by big-ticket company listings and economic diversification initiatives
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala close to buying Fortress from Softbank in $2 billion deal
No final decisions have been made, and the deal could still fall apart
Abu Dhabi
New trade association launched for Middle East investment management professionals
The group aims to engage with regulators “to drive a competitive and compliant regional asset management operating environment”
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Crypto cog in the investment wheel: Where does the high-risk asset fit in wealth portfolios?
Crypto cannot form a majority of the asset portfolio, but it has found its place in the preservation of wealth, experts said
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
Room for a boom as demand grows for Shariah-compliant funds
As investors around the world have started to factor sustainable considerations in their investment solutions, we can see further potential demand for Shariah-compliant investment products, which by their nature align with responsible, social, and ethical values
GCC IPO market
Billionaire Olayan family considers reviving plans for Saudi IPO
Olayan Financing Co. put its listing plans on hold in 2017 amid slow economic growth in the kingdom
General Organisation of Social Insurance
New giant Saudi pension fund ready to rival world’s largest investors
Merger of kingdom’s General Organisation of Social Insurance and Public Pension Agency will boast assets of over $250bn
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
CI Financial grabs Lewis from Abu Dhabi fund to run $117bn portfolio
Marc-Andre Lewis was head of portfolio construction and sat on Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s executive committee
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Video: Apollo’s Zelter on Abu Dhabi property deal with Adnoc
Apollo Global Management Co-President Jim Zelter discusses the private equity giant’s decision to invest $2.7 billion in Abu Dhabi’s property market along with a group of pension and insurance funds, in one of the largest real estate deals in the Middle East.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Video: Adnoc CEO discusses Abu Dhabi property deal with Apollo
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive officer of United Arab Emirates’ state-owned energy producer Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, or Adnoc, discusses its deal with Apollo Global Management.
Abu Dhabi Global Market
Guidelines issued for ADGM ‘robo-advisors’
Digital investment managers targeted as more tech-savvy clients
Blackstone Group
Standard Life said in talks with Saudis over seeding local funds
The new funds would focus on bringing much needed foreign real estate and infrastructure investment into the kingdom
Abraaj Capital
Middle East Venture Partners: investing in the future of tech
Middle East Venture Partners’ CEO Walid Hanna on how the stars are finally aligning for the region’s venture capitalists