10 April, 2012
Reach for the sky
24 July, 2010

Mada’in Saleh: Arabian Rock Stars

Discovery Channel Magazine, August 2010 Deep in the deserts of Saudi Arabia sits one of the great archaeological […]
1 July, 2010

The final frontiers of investing

Australian Financial Review, July 2010 Fancy a Mongolian mining company? No? How about a nice Lithuanian bank, or […]
24 June, 2010

The Spectator: Inside ADIA

The Spectator, June 2010 The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority – perhaps the world’s largest institutional investor – has […]
1 February, 2010

Dubai: a default saved, an opportunity missed

Global Edge, Cerulli Associates, February 2010 In December, world markets reacted strongly to the news that an expected […]
1 February, 2010

Middle East loses its allure for foreign managers

Cerulli Global Edge, January 2010 Two years ago international fund managers were excited at the possibilities arising in […]
21 December, 2009

Dubai ducks default – a relief but an opportunity missed

Asiamoney, December 2009 Dubai went to the brink – and it’s still there. Abu Dhabi’s decision in December […]
14 October, 2009

Emerging Markets Global Financial Power: Nizam Yaquby

Emerging Markets World Bank editions, October 2009  Nizam Yaquby, Shariah Scholar If you want an illustration of the […]
14 September, 2009

IFR Asia Malaysia Islamic finance report: International players

IFR Asia – Islamic finance Malaysia – international In August 2006 Malaysia took a bold step. With the […]
15 February, 2009

Can capital protection be Shariah compliant?

Cerulli Associates, Global Edge, February 2009 The idea of capital protection is well entrenched in Islamic asset management, […]
1 December, 2008

Size will matter in Islamic banking

Euromoney, December 2008 Author’s note: to see the published article, including tables and data, follow this link: http://www.euromoney.com/Article/2060579/BackIssue/65745/Islamic-finance-Size-will-matter-in-Islamic-banking.html […]
1 December, 2008

Middle East developers widen their nets

Liquid Real Estate, Euromoney magazine, December 2008 Viewed from a distance, the Middle Eastern property industry is symbolised […]
1 December, 2008

Blue City, Oman: when a tower is not enough

Liquid Real Estate, Euromoney magazine, December 2008 In the Gulf, it’s never quite enough to build a tower […]