Middle East

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Staff Writers

Saudi's Public Investment Fund hires Lazard AM's Mena head; Man GLG adds trio for new Asia strategy; Marshall Wace to open Singapore office; Baillie Gifford expanding Shanghai unit; MarketAxess raids StanChart for Apac head; and more.

Alternatives

Sep 7, 2020

Bee Lin Ang

Sovereign wealth funds’ allocations to private equity and private debt have risen, but those to real estate have fallen, according to Preqin data.

Asset Owners

Mar 26, 2020

Joe Marsh

How Abu Dhabi’s flagship sovereign wealth fund is increasingly making direct private equity investments – with Asia a key focus – in what is a key trend among big asset owners.

Alternatives

Oct 18, 2018

Indira Vergis

The head of real estate at Abu Dhabi's huge sovereign wealth fund explains why it is looking to build exposure to the two giant Asian markets.

Asset Owners

Jul 4, 2017

Joe Marsh

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is building its in-house teams and is focusing more on core PE manager relationships, but it sees potentially lower returns in the asset class.

Fund Managers

May 31, 2017

Jackie Horne

Malaysian asset managers' share of global sharia-compliant funds could overtake that of firms based in Saudi Arabia, according to AsianInvestor's annual ranking this year.

Fund Managers

May 19, 2017

Joe Marsh

The Swiss fund house has named a new regional chief. His predecessor and the Asia head of distribution have departed, the latter to UBS Wealth Management.

Alternatives

Jan 17, 2017

Alison Tudor-Ackroyd

The history of investors trying to make co-investments with private equity firms or even go it alone is strewn with casualties.

Moves

Oct 28, 2016

Toby Yiu Christina Wang Joe Marsh

HSBC PB rings changes at the top; JPM AM replaces property research head; Northern Trust hires fund services chief; Taiwan FSC replaces chair; Robeco adds wholesale exec; Nicholas Furze switches search firms; Zedra appoints Singapore head; Indosuez WM names Mid East chief.

Asset Owners

Oct 27, 2016

Joe Marsh

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund has made Hong Kong its only overseas branch with the hire of a three-strong research team, continuing the buildout of its in-house capabilities.

Fund Managers

Mar 31, 2016

Joe Marsh Richard Newell

Last year saw a decline in Islamic assets under management globally, but some firms heavily bucked the trend both on the downside and upside, according to AsianInvestor research.

Alternatives

Mar 30, 2016

Joe Marsh

Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, global head of private equity at Abraaj, talks about limited partner requests and why his firm prefers not to do deals alongside other general partners.

Fund Managers

Mar 29, 2016

Joe Marsh Richard Newell

Islamic assets managed in the Middle East shrank overall last year, but sharia alternative investments were a bright spot, finds AsianInvestor research ranking firms by AUM.

Alternatives

Mar 18, 2016

Joe Marsh

The emerging-markets private equity firm plans to invest 80% of the strategy into renewables, has set up a 12-strong energy infrastructure arm and will add three more executives in this area.

Fund Managers

Mar 16, 2016

Joe Marsh Richard Newell

AsianInvestor presents its annual list of managers of Islamic funds. Their overall AUM fell 12.2% last year, but alternatives were a bright spot. More analysis of the data is to come.

Fund Managers

Mar 7, 2016

Joe Marsh

Jean Michel Bourgoin, previously Middle East head for Amundi, will look to expand Natixis Global Asset Management's regional focus beyond sovereign wealth funds.

Moves

Mar 3, 2016

Joe Marsh

Tariq Al Rifai's new organisation will focus on how Islamic finance can help solve debt-related issues in financial markets and encourage the take-up of sharia-compliant investing.

Asset Owners

Mar 3, 2016

Joe Marsh

Adriaan Ryder has left Australian asset manager QIC and last month started as chief strategist at a sovereign wealth fund in the Gulf.

Moves

Mar 1, 2016

Joe Marsh

The asset management and servicing group is recruiting five executives to raise its Middle East headcount to 14 in anticipation of opportunities in the region's pensions industry.

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Feb 15, 2016

The Editors

AsianInvestor has answered 10 key questions for investors in the Year of the Monkey. Question seven looks at oil prices after their steep drop.

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Sep 21, 2020

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The C$205 billion Canadian pension fund is putting expertise in place to focus on various new areas in Asia.

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Sep 25, 2020

Staff Writers

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Sep 24, 2020

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