Category Archives: Alternative Investments
Lord Adair Turner: Are Governments and Central Banks Out of Ammunition?
Are we stuck in a low-growth, low-demand environment for the foreseeable future? Lord Adair Turner discusses whether governments and central banks have anything left in their arsenal. Read More
As Oil Prices Stay Lower for Longer, MENA Charts a Path Forward
Conversations around drivers of economic growth, transitioning away from oil production, and increasing entrepreneurship have gained greater relevance in the Middle East. Read More
Investing in a Market Maelstrom
The 2016 Middle East Investment Conference will convene amid a market maelstrom of volatile oil prices, negative interest rates, geopolitical drama, and national budget revisions. Read More
Drop in Oil Price Is Structural Not Cyclical Says Fereidun Fesharaki
At the 2015 CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki argued that the major drop in oil price is good for the global economy but bad for oil exporting countries. Read More
Developing Strategic Plans for the New Reality — In the Middle East and Beyond
In Kuwait, the complexities of changing economic models and shifting priorities emphasize the challenges of investing in new realities. Read More
Investing in New Realities: Commodities, Disruptive Megatrends, and State Capitalism
Selections from CFA Institute Conference Proceedings for investment professionals ready to re-consider new investing realities by engaging with the latest thinking on global economics, frontier markets, innovative investment techniques and disruptive industry trends. Read More
GIC’s Russell Read, CFA, on the Alpha and Beta of Commodities Investing
Commodity strategies have a major and multidimensional role to play in a diversified portfolio — especially for investors in the MENA region. Read More
Khaled Sifri’s Insights into Regional Private Wealth and Investment Banking
According to Khaled Sifri of Emirates Investment Bank, MENA’s new private wealth client is an entrepreneur versed in company growth and attuned to investment banking deals. Read More
What Will Drive Economic Growth in the Middle East?
A panel at the Middle East Investment Conference will discuss the new MENA enterprises that could meet global consumer appetites while creating sustainable economic growth in their home countries. Read More
How the Middle Ages Handled “Too Big to Fail”
Adrian Bell’s research has found systemic risks and financial crises dating back to medieval Europe. Read More
