Monthly Archives: March 2013
Islamic Finance is Growing Fast but Faces the Form-Versus-Substance Debate
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
Peter Zeihan: The World Should Watch Out for a Shift in U.S. Foreign and Economic Policy
Geopolitical analyst, Peter Zeihan, believes that North America has the capacity to become energy self-sufficient by 2020 and predicts a US that adopts a more economically isolationist stance. Read More
Avinash Persaud: Who Will Win the Currency Wars?
“The Americans or the Chinese?” asks risk expert and chairman at Intelligence Capital Limited, Avinash Persaud, at the CFA Institute Middle East investment Conference. Read More
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
Malik and Awadallah: Economic Fragmentation of the Arab World
Adeel Malik from the University of Oxford and Bassem Awadallah, founder and CEO of Tomoh Advisory, analyse the deep roots of the relative economic failure of the wider Arab world. Read More
Anil Gaba: How to Make Better Investment Decisions under Uncertainty
Anil Gaba, chaired professor of risk management at INSEAD, gives a range of practical pointers to help navigate the difficult process of making decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Read More
Arnab Das: We Are Caught in a Trap of Excessive Debt
Arnab Das, managing director of research and investment strategy at Roubini Global Economics, argues the most important parallel issues are the distribution between creditors and debtors and the balance between future and present economic activity. Read More
Positive Change in the Investment Industry Must Start With All of Us
Opening the Middle East Investment Conference in Dubai, speakers recognise the challenges facing investment professionals in the Middle East and call for change. Read More
Video: Yacoub Nuseibeh, CFA, on the Issues Facing Investment Professionals in the Middle East
In an interview at the kickoff of the fourth annual CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, CFA Society Emirates President, Yacoub Nuseibeh, CFA, discusses issues on the minds of investment professionals in the region. Read More
New Survey: Investment Professionals in MENA Favour Political Stability and Good Governance
CFA Institute has released the results of a survey that gauges opinions on the key issues currently facing investment markets in the Middle East and North Africa. Read More
