Saudi Arabia wants to merge its General Organisation of Social Insurance (Gosi) with the Public Pension Agency (PPA). The new super fund will have to adhere to higher standards.
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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.
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.
Robert Ansari has said high projected foreign flows into Saudi Arabia’s equity market depend on its inclusion in MSCI indices, which won’t happen until June 2017 at the earliest.
Gulfmena Investments, which is shifting from asset manager to service provider, is helping a US-Malaysian firm to launch a product in Saudi. It says European AMs are eyeing Dubai.
Higher income expectations, healthy savings and rising aspirations will fuel consumer spending in 2011, according to a new Credit Suisse survey of seven emerging markets.
Malaysia now has more sharia funds than Saudi Arabia, but is still second in terms of assets under management.
The JV has received regulatory approval. The two parties are also moving forward with a joint venture in Islamic insurance, known as a takaful.