Mubadala wealth funds

Top UAE’s Mubadala Wealth Funds with $15.2bln Invested in H1 2026

Mubadala wealth funds Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company,  emerged as the world’s most active sovereign wealth fund in the first half of 2026, deploying $15.2 billion despite heightened market volatility caused by the US-Iran conflict, according to a report by Global SWF. GCC Sovereign Wealth Funds Reach Record Investment Levels The report revealed that Gulf […]

Middle East Presence

Franklin Templeton expands Middle East Presence with new Qatar Office

The firm will establish its local office Middle East Presence, within QFC, reinforcing Doha’s growing role as a regional hub for global asset managers. Doha, Qatar — The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre, is proud to announce that Franklin Templeton is expanding its presence in the Middle East through the establishment […]

State Street Secures Fund Administration License in Saudi Arabia

State Street Secures Fund Administration License in Saudi Arabia

State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions, has upgraded its license to a Managing Investment and Operating Funds (MIOF) license from the Capital Market Authority in Saudi Arabia, enabling the firm to offer local fund administration services in the Kingdom. The expanded license enables institutional investors, asset managers, and asset owners to establish, operate, and service […]

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Strengthens ETF Market with Launch of First GCC Shariah Dividend ETF by Lunate

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Strengthens ETF Market with Launch of First GCC Shariah Dividend ETF by Lunate

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group today welcomed the listing of the Chimera Solactive GCC Shariah Dividend ETF (GCCDIV), marking the fourth listing of the year. Developed by Abu Dhabi-based global investment manager Lunate, this first-of-its-kind exchange-traded fund tracks high-performing, income-generating, Shariah-compliant[1] equities across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The listing […]

Emirates NBD Launches Fully Digital Margin Trading Facility with Limits up to AED 10 Million

Emirates NBD Launches Fully Digital Margin Trading Facility with Limits up to AED 10 Million

Offering provides a fully digital solution, empowering investors to maximise opportunities through sophisticated leverage-based trading Dubai, UAE: Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, announced a significant upgrade to its Margin Trading Facility, now enabling eligible clients to digitally apply for a credit limit up to AED […]

Paris-based Varenne Capital Partners opens DIFC office to expand Middle East presence

Paris-based Varenne Capital Partners opens DIFC office to expand Middle East presence

Dubai: Varenne Capital Partners announces the opening of a new office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) with the establishment of Varenne Capital Ltd, a wholly owned UAE subsidiary regulated by the DFSA. After successfully developing its business across Europe, Varenne Capital’s expansion to the Emirates marks a new chapter for its international development and […]

Manulife launches Takaful wealth protection and legacy solution

Manulife launches Takaful wealth protection and legacy solution

Key highlights New Takaful solution developed to support wealth protection, succession planning and intergenerational transfer Launch builds on Manulife’s growing commitment to the region, including its recently established DIFC office in Dubai Leverages Manulife’s Global High-Net-Worth expertise across Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai  Dubai, UAE – Manulife today announced the launch of Manulife Maseera Indexed Takaful […]

DFM Recognised by Switzerland's FINMA as a Foreign Trading Venue in a Drive to Expand International Market Access

DFM Recognised by Switzerland’s FINMA as a Foreign Trading Venue in a Drive to Expand International Market Access

As part of its ongoing efforts to broaden market accessibility for international investors, Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it has been granted recognition by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) as a foreign trading venue. The recognition spans two dimensions: it permits Swiss participants supervised by FINMA to gain direct access to […]

Amman Stock Exchange and ADX Officially Launch Electronic Trading Link via Tabadul Platform

Amman Stock Exchange and ADX Officially Launch Electronic Trading Link via Tabadul Platform

Abu Dhabi/Jordan: Jordan’s capital market institutions, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group (ADX), officially launched the electronic link between the two markets through the “Tabadul” platform during an official ceremony held at the InterContinental Hotel in Amman. The event was attended by H.E. Ghannam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the ADX; Abdullah Salem Al Nuaimi, Group […]