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December
Stella Capital, will roll out a real estate-focused shariah fund
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Hong Kong-based SAIF Partners is raising its fourth fund.
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Bahrain Financial Exchange has set up its own clearing, settlement and depository company
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Northern Trust is to offer environmental emission analytics, enabling institutional investors and high net worth individuals across the globe to effectively measure the carbon footprint of their investments.
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The Dubai debt crisis has taught investors an important lesson in how to do business in the region, but Dubai also learned it must keep investors sweet
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The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has appointed Robert Mohamed as the new chairman for the ICMA Middle East, Far East and Africa region..
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Gatehouse Bank and DDCAP will launch a fully Shariah-compliant Structured Trade Finance Fund in early 2010.
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Prime Rate Capital Management is to launch an Islamic liquidity fund, the first Shariah compliant liquidity instrument targeting a triple-A rating for the Islamic wholesale investment markets.
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November
Soud Ba’alawy has resigned from his post as chairman of Nasdaq Dubai
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The private equity head of Global Investment House (GIH), Shailesh Dash, has set up an alternative investment firm.
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QInvest, along with Fortis Bank Nederland, will launch a $200 million Islamic ship financing fund
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Funds-of-hedge funds manager, Liongate Capital Management, has set up an office in Dubai
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RBC cees, part of RBC Wealth Management, a division of the Royal Bank of Canada today announced the expansion of its employee benefit plan administration business into the Middle East.
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October
Standard Chartered has launched the Alternative Investment Fund Administration service for the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets
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Abu Dhabi state-owned investment firm, Invest AD, is planning to float a $400 million private equity fund.
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Gulfmena Alternative Investments has set up a Middle East and North African-focused directional absolute return hedge fund
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Bahrain investment firm, Tadhamon Capital, is gearing up for its official launch later this month
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Asian and Middle East investors have set up a $600 million Islamic investment firm
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September
BNY Mellon has been selected by Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma) as the depositary bank for its American depositary receipt (ADR) programme.
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Citi has appointed Steve Donovan as head of GTS, Middle East and Pakistan.
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National Bank of Abu Dhabi and DVB Bank have teamed up to launch an aviation investment fund
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Brown Brothers Harriman has announced that Keith Haberlin will head the firm's securities lending business in Europe and the Middle East.
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TIAA-CREF has divested its stake in investment firm, Africa-Israel, following allegations that the firm violates human rights and international law
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The private equity unit of The National Investor and Kipco Asset Management are planning to set up a $150 million Islamic fund
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HSBC has delayed the launch of its Islamic bond offering after investors expressed unease over the four-year lock-up period
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BNP Paribas is planning to raise $300 million for a private equity fund in the Gulf Arab region
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August
Morgan Stanley has made an entry into the market for Dubai gold contracts, by receiving an "approved applicant" status to work at Dubai Gold Securities.
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Egypt's Beltone Private Equity and Sudan's Kenana Sugar Company have inked an agreement to invest up to $1 billion in developing agriculture projects.
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Turkish pension insurer, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, is planning to add a new interest-free investment vehicle, designed on the principles of 'sukuk'
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UOB Asset Management is introducing two new mutual funds, which will invest in Middle East bonds.
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July
Thames River Capital has launched a multi-manager fund and hopes to achieve a target net return of 15+% per annum.
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June
The maturing shari'a compliant sector is now exploring more complex products, including hedge fund strategies.
Florence Eid explains how providers are tackling the challenge
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A new asset management firm has been built around the trade and investment connections of the old Silk Route between Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Caroline Allen reports
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Islamic alternative investment products have grown gradually in the recent past. Among these alternatives, hedge funds have proven to be the weakest link. Dr Humayon Dar investigates why hedge funds are so weak in this region and what alternative investment products are popular.
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May
A report tracks the evolution of the asset management industry in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
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With global financial markets in flux, Shari'a-compliant banking is an increasingly attractive option for Western investors and financial institutions
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April
UOB Asset Management is introducing two new mutual funds, which will invest in Middle East bonds.
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March