Ibrahim Warde, adjunct professor at Tufts University, argued that since the 1990s, Islamic finance has gained much more international acceptability but that it continues to grapple with the fundamental form-versus-substance debate. Read More
Category Archives: Alternative Investments
25 March 2013
Impact Investing: Making a Financial and Social Return
Dr. Harry Hummels, professor of ethics, organisations, and society at Maastricht University, believes impact investing is about making both a financial return and a positive impact. Read More
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27 March 2012
The Challenges of Private Equity Investing in the Middle East
Political risk is only one of many hurdles. Still, the managing director of Gulf Capital believes the next decade looks promising for investors. Read More
This entry was posted in Alternative Investments and tagged Economies, Middle East, Middle East Investment Conference, North Africa, Private Equity, Richard Dallas. Bookmark the permalink.
Hedge Fund Returns: Revenge of the Clones
Professor Narayan Naik has devoted the last decade to researching factors that can explain hedge fund performance and appears to have devised a clone that can replicate the performance of hedge fund indices. Read More
This entry was posted in Alternative Investments, News, Performance Measurement & Evaluation, Portfolio Management, Speakers and tagged Alpha, Hedge Funds, Investors, Middle East Investment Conference, Narayan Naik. Bookmark the permalink.
16 March 2012
Richard Dallas on Investing in Private Equity
How are private equity investments in the Middle East typically structured and funded, and what should private equity investors look for? Richard Dallas of Gulf Capital will share his insights at the Middle East Investment Conference. Read More
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