White papers and surveys covering issues relating to Middle East Investors. Private wealth in the Middle East region is unusually concentrated and some of the most frequently viewed research on Middle East issues covers family offices and private wealth management. Reports on trends in the sovereign wealth fund landscape have been popular, with SWFs such as ADIA... and SAMA featuring prominently. Retirement attitudes and approaches to savings and retirement in the MENA region are also given coverage. Amongst the most popular articles in this section are those examining future trends in the Gulf, the investment outlook for Middle East markets and white papers on geopolitical issues in the MENA region.
Long-only asset managers reported Q4 2018 institutional assets under management of $23.81 trillion to eVestment at time of publication. Net institutional flows totaled -$234.4 billion in the fourth quarter pushing full year 2018 redemptions past the half trillion mark to -$517.5 billion. On a geographic basis, only…
Report by CFA Institute and the PRI Highlights Best Practices in ESG Integration Across EMEA. Findings Show Wide Range of ESG Integration Practices in Eight EMEA Markets from the United Kingdom to South Africa.
This report has been authored by Acuris. It examines the roles of international investors, private equity, and multinational corporations (MNCs) in the Belt and Road initiative. Their roles will vary and multiple points of entry will be possible, including partnerships with Chinese firms and as project leaders.
Hedge funds have seen elevated interest from UK & APAC regions. The top four universes by rising interest from U.K. investors and consultants in February are all event driven strategies. Investors and consultants located in Asia ex-Japan showed the greatest new interest in quantitative macro strategies, driven by…
Investment markets experienced a volatile fourth quarter as ongoing trade tensions and global growth concerns sent global equities substantially lower. Developed-market equities were particularly weak, declining significantly more than their emerging-market (EM) counterparts.
The drive for energy efficiency and the long-term response to climate change, in addition to technology innovation and the shale revolution in the United States, are all pointing to sustained pressure on economies that rely heavily on revenue from oil and gas. This 95-page report focuses on what these changes could mean…
Our review of the top-performing strategies within key universes for African/Middle-East (A/ME) institutional investors leverages data from the eVestment database to reveal the asset managers who delivered the best returns for their clients. In this report, we ranked eVestment’s 323 primary universes using four criteria…
Operating a business in the Middle East requires executives to navigate an exceptionally challenging geopolitical and macroeconomic environment while dealing with unique labour and technological considerations on the ground. This often requires managing expectations against reality. The aim of this report is to dispel…
REITs are currently underpenetrated in the Middle East, however we expect them to grow gradually as the real estate market in the region matures in terms of quality of assets, financing, governance and regulations. We anticipate that there will be shift in business model with REITs in the region shifting from being ‘…
Egypt began its new initiative last week to privatize state-owned enterprises, with the partial privatization of the already-listed Eastern Tobacco. Privatization has been under discussion by authorities for the past couple of years, and in early 2018 the government announced its intent to raise $4.5 billion by selling…
Egypt began its new initiative last week to privatize state-owned enterprises, with the partial privatization of the already-listed Eastern Tobacco. Privatization has been under discussion by authorities for the past couple of years, and in early 2018 the government announced its intent to raise $4.5 billion by selling…
While increasing numbers of studies on the impact of energy subsidy reform on welfare and the macroeconomy offer inconclusive evidence, little is known about its impact on the trade and competitiveness of these economies. In general terms, subsidies impact competitiveness and trade via two main mechanisms: first, via the…
GCC economies remain predominantly oil based despite noticeable efforts to boost non-oil sector growth. GCC economies are more exposed to global monetary tightening policy and higher interest rates as generally their currencies are pegged to the US dollar. GCC corporates have a higher proportion of government ownership than…
This note is intended for clients who are largely unfamiliar with Islamic (Shari’ah compliant) finance products and interested to understand: the basic principles underpinning Islamic finance structures; how those structures differ from the conventional (non-Shari’ah-compliant) financing structures that they may already be…
Moody’s Analytics Scott Hoyt and Deniz Tudor, as they discuss the current and anticipated trends in household credit conditions based on data from Equifax. Despite important differences in economic structure and performance of the Middle East countries, the region is gradually recovering after some challenging years. To shed…
This report, co-authored by TheCityUK and Borsa Istanbul, considers opportunities in the Islamic fintech sector. The report is composed of case studies and insights each written by a member of the UK-Turkey FinTech for Islamic Finance Working Group.
We believe mounting competition, more volatile investment returns, higher regulatory costs, and stricter accounting standards will weigh on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) insurers' earnings this year.
