The DIFC is the world's newest international financial centre. It aims to develop the same stature as New York, London and Hong Kong. It primarily serves the vast region between Western Europe and East Asia. Since it opened in September 2004, the DIFC has attracted high calibre firms from around the globe as well as its region. A world-class stock exchange, the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), opened in the DIFC in September 2005. The DIFC is a 110-acre free zone. It is part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, together with the Government of Dubai, to create an environment for progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region.
Sector Focus
The DIFC focuses on several sectors of financial activity: Banking and Brokerage Services; Financial Markets; Wealth Management; Re-insurance and Captives; Islamic Finance; and Professional Service Providers. Financial institutions may apply for licences in the above sectors. Firms operating in the DIFC are eligible for benefits such as a zero tax rate on profits, 100 per cent foreign ownership, no restrictions on foreign exchange or repatriation of capital, operational support and business continuity facilities. Financial services in the DIFC are regulated to international standards by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). For information, please visit www.difc.ae
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 Coast Investment and Development Company is one of the leading financial institutions in Kuwait and the Region. Coast was established in 1975 and listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in 1989. Its current paid-up capital is 62 million KWD (230 million USD) with total funds managed in excess of 3 billion USD. Coast is engaged in a variety of investment management activities including private equity, asset management and real estate investments both locally and internationally. Coast is also an active player in the local, GCC and International markets offering a wide array of investment services including portfolio and fund management, advisory services, corporate finance and investment banking services. Coast has adopted a unique approach towards enhancing returns while controlling risk for its shareholders, clients and strategic partners. Further, the company has taken an unrivalled approach towards setting the highest standards through providing internationally recognized index-related investments in the region. It is, therefore, the intention of Coast to continue to strive for excellence and lead in serving local and global investors.
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The EasyETF range is a unique offer, benefiting from the combined expertise of AXA Investment Managers and BNP Paribas in fund management, market-making, as well as distribution. Its aim is to give investors access to an ever growing variety of asset classes (equity, bonds, money market, credit, real estate, commodities, Shariah equities etc.) and diverse economic sectors (Bank, Health, Media etc.) as well as thematics (Infrastructure, environment, Nuclear etc..) in order to allow them to fine-tune the performance of their asset allocation strategies. The EasyETF product range now includes 50 trackers, of which 47 are listed on Euronext Paris, 10 on Deutsche Börse, 2 on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX) and 7 on Borsa Italiana for a total of €4.4 billion* in assets under management. The first sector range in the Eurozone. Further information on the EasyETF range and trackers investment strategies is available on www.easyetf.com.
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 Bursa Malaysia Berhad is the exchange holding company that regulates and operates the trading activities on Bursa Malaysia, a stock market with just under 1,000 companies across 50 economic activities. This fully integrated stock exchange offers equities, derivatives, offshore and Islamic products and remains one of the largest bourses in Asia, offering a diverse range of investment choices globally. Companies are either listed on the Main Board for larger capitalised companies, the Second Board for medium sized companies or the MESDAQ Market for high growth and technology companies. For more information on Bursa Malaysia, visit the website www.bursamalaysia.com
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 Since 1996 Wiener Börse provides a range of tradable indices which track the performance of stocks from Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Russia, Kazakhstan, the Ukraine and China. Some regional indices sponsored by Wiener Börse cover also the area of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. These indices are used by almost all international issuers as underlying for their structured products and also for ETFs. More information available on www.indices.cc Wiener Börse operates the only securities exchange in Austria, running a state-of-the-art trading infrastructure for the cash market, derivative market and structured products. More information available on www.wienerborse.at and www.derivativesmarket.at
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 Zawya is the leading business information company serving the high-end business and financial professional community. Headquartered in Dubai, Zawya has a global user base of over 212,000+ high-end business professionals.
Zawya covers detailed information on the top 11,000+ companies in the Middle East with comprehensive live news coverage through the exclusive Zawya Dow Jones newswire service. Furthermore, the service provides industry news, macroeconomic reports, country statistics, stock market data as well as specialized databases such as IPO, Sukuk, Mutual Funds, Projects and Private Equity monitors.
In addition to subscription services, Zawya offers advertisers the ability to target the most affluent online audience with an interest in the MENA region. Zawya's online service caters to and attracts only serious professional users and decision makers as it has the only fee paying user base in the region. Visit us today at www.zawya.com |
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