Investment & Strategy Citadel Completes GCC's 2025 Land Race with Dubai Outpost $72 billion hedge fund's 18th office adds serious weight to flurry of global capacity herding into the Gulf. By Bourgaize Murray / 1 Jan 2026
Investment & Strategy BlackRock Elevates Battams to Lead Global Equities London-based veteran trader to oversee all equities and equities derivatives operations for the world's largest investment house. By Bourgaize Murray / 30 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Short-Duration EM Corporates' Sweet Spot & 100 bps in Incremental Yield New research from Barings suggests corporates' maturation leaves short-dated debt undervalued, presenting significant upside for only marginal added credit risk. By Bourgaize Murray / 29 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Looking for a Repeat: Six Hidden EM Questions for 2026 The last week of 2025 has arrived; the outlooks are done and dusted. Is it time for an encore? Here's our take. By Bourgaize Murray / 25 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Patrimium, Ares Offer Novel ABF Credit Vehicle for Family Offices Credit deals moving fast and hard at year's end, as $100 million for asset-based said to be first of its kind for Gulf's UHNW investors. By Bourgaize Murray / 18 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Blackstone, Phoenix Financial Forge Major Credit Partnership Deal to commit several billion dollars across diverse range of credit opportunities. By Bourgaize Murray / 18 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Mubadala, Barings Tie Up $500 Million Private RE Credit Deal New JV to address refinancing needs for senior and subordinated loans in US, Europe and APAC. By Bourgaize Murray / 18 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy State Street Joins Kingdom Rush, Dreams on India Boston-based giant touts Riyadh regional HQ, while reportedly in talks to enter India's well-poised though historically tricky mutual fund market. By Bourgaize Murray / 12 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy BlackRock EM ETF Doubles Net Assets Since September iShares' enhanced equity Ucits fund EMEE banners strong year of inflows for emerging market ETFs. By Bourgaize Murray / 12 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Loomis Sayles EM Equities Team Acquired by UAE's FIM Partners Specialist boutique acquires strategy managed by Ashish Chugh, who will become its CIO for EM Equities. By Bourgaize Murray / 12 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy Tradeweb, Saudi Launch Riyal-Linked Bonds' Electronic Trading New avenue to institutional trading goes live just as Kingdom's debt appetite ramps up. By Bourgaize Murray / 12 Dec 2025
Investment & Strategy JPMorgan, UBS, Oppenheimer Seal Georgian Record $400 Million Eurobond for Silk Road Group Diversified private investor and global managers tout oversubscribed book and tightened spread as evidence for growing interest in Georgia. By Bourgaize Murray / 12 Dec 2025
