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Economic Reforms Sweep Gulf States
These are exciting times for the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as the decline in oil revenues is forcing them to finally make dramatic changes to their oil-based economies.
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World’s Best Securities Services: Coming Out Ahead In An Era Of Commoditization
Grappling with new technology and regulatory pressures, securities services must keep pace with rapid change or be swept away.
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Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia
Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.
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Global Finance Names The World’s Best Global Banks 2016
<strong>Global Finance's</strong> annual listing includes the World’s Best Corporate and Consumer bank, as well as the Best Bank worldwide for Emerging Markets, Frontier Markets, and Subcustody—which are being announced here for the first time—plus the 2016 Global Winners for Islamic Finance, Investment Banking, Derivatives Providers, Cash Management, Global Custody, Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Foreign Exchange.
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Robo-Advisers Are Here
Picture investment recommendations tailored or customized to individual needs or personality traits, provided cheaply via a highly intuitive digital interface.
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Asia Has Most Wealthy And Most Wealth
For the first time, Asia’s super-rich have surpassed their North American counterparts in both population and wealth. China and Japan, in particular, stood out as wealth powerhouses despite a volatile year for Asian equity markets. Asia Pacific’s 5.1 million high-net-worth ...
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Survey: Wealthy Refocus On Protecting Assets
U.S Trust’s 2016 Wealth and Worth survey of high net worth Americans (those with $3 million or more in assets) revealed a decidedly traditional bent among the country’s wealthiest individuals.
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Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)
QIB controls 43.5% of the Islamic banking market share in Qatar and 11.5% of the overall market and says that the long-term growth prospects remain promising.
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Innovators Q+A | Islamic Banking’s Pawn Shop
Mohamed Azmeer, CEO of Amãna Bank, describes how Islamic principles require creativity to design products that meet customer needs.
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Islamic Finance Awards 2016 | Table Of Contents
Still finding its way onto the broader global stage, Islamic finance is expanding its reach and rising to new heights in delivering added value to consumer and business markets alike.
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Islamic Finance Is Gaining Ground—And Sophistication
Still finding its way onto the broader global stage, Islamic finance is expanding its reach and rising to new heights in delivering added value to consumer and business markets alike.
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Q+A: Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham; CEO of Maybank Group Islamic Banking
Maybank Islamic is developing outside Malaysia, establishing a footprint in the region. With a return on equity of 16%, achieved despite a capital ratio of 17%, the trick will be to sustain the bank’s bullish approach to investing despite the country’s economic downturn.