Qatar Investment Authority’s $10 billion joint-venture fund deal with Citic Group reflects both its new, more strategic approach and its old fondness for making a splash.
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Optimism greeted news that Saudi Arabia aims to open its equities market to foreign investors next year. Amid the surge, managers are talking up the prospects of Qatar and UAE.
The Qatari fund manager would consider a partnership with an Asian firm, but first wants to boost its local equity penetration – a tough ask in the Middle East.
They see Doha as a safe haven and favour emerging markets for offshore investment. They are also active in managing their wealth and prefer Africa and Europe over the US.
Even relative safe havens such as the GCC countries have suffered from turbulence in the wider Middle East and North Africa, despite the region’s potential.
Asia-Pacific portfolio managers feel equities will outperform other asset classes next year, and that commodities and property are the most attractive alternative investments.
The regulator reveals for the first time it is considering raising the QFII quota ceiling as it weighs up Qatar Holding's $5 billion application, media report.
Qatar Investment Authority has boosted its legal team by hiring a partner from the US law firm’s Japan office to help allocate its fast-growing pool of capital.
Asia-based investment industry CEOs are exploring how to tap institutional capital and rich individuals in the Middle East.
The sovereign wealth fund is following regional peers in seeking to invest directly into China, reflecting growing links between the two regions.
Qatar is partnering the UK bank on private equity opportunities, with Barclays putting investment staff in Doha. The QFC Authority says more seeding partnerships are pending.
Global fund houses should help to strengthen Asia-Middle East links by taking the ‘mea’ out of Emea, say senior executives from the Qatar Financial Centre Authority.
