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Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong bourses to promote dual listings
September 19, 2025-Focus on new products
Also cross-border financing
Hoped to boost liquidity
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed an agreement with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to deepen cooperation between their capital markets.
The stock exchanges will explore dual listings, cross-border financing and mechanisms to facilitate investment, ADX said in a statement.
Source: agbi.com
ChinaAMC signs MOU with Oman Government Delegation
September 11, 2025-Previously ChinaAMC teamed with Jabal Asset Management to launch a fund that enabled access to China equity market, making ChinaAMC China's first mutual fund company to partner with Oman government.
China Asset Management Co. (referred as ChinaAMC below) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Oman government delegation comprised of regulator, stock exchanges, sovereign wealth fund and asset manager, on two-way bilateral investment projects, laying the groundwork for further financial cooperation between China, Oman and Gulf States.
Source: ChinaAMC
Indxx US Infrastructure Index Licensed by KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. for an Index Tracking Fund
September 2, 2025--Indxx is pleased to announce the licensing of their Indxx US Infrastructure Index to KSM Mutual Funds Ltd. The index will serve as the underlying benchmark for KSM KTF (4A) Indxx US Infrastructure Currency Hedged (Tel Aviv: 5133434)
The Index (Ticker: IUSINFIT) is designed to track the performance of US listed companies that are involved in the provision of infrastructure through engineering, design, maintenance and construction of infrastructure projects.
"A nation's economy relies on a vast network of infrastructure, from roads to electric grids to internet provision, for its growth. Recognising the importance of a robust infrastructure system, the US government is in process of passing an infrastructure bill, that would be the largest federal investment in decades," said Rahul Sen Sharma, Managing Partner at Indxx.
Source: Indxx
Lunate launches the region's first thematic ETF range starting with Quantum Computing
September 1, 2025-Lunate launches Boreas range of thematic and specialty ETFs complementing its existing ETF range
Boreas thematic ETFs will focus on long-term structural investment opportunities
Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF offers investors unique exposure to leading companies at the forefront of the transformative technology
Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global investment management firm, today announced the launch of its Boreas range of thematic and speciality Exchange Traded Funds ("ETF"). Commencing with the launch of the Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF (the "Quantum Computing ETF"), this new range will offer access to high-conviction long-term investment opportunities across economic and market cycles.
Source: Lunate
Lunate Launches Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, the First Thematic ETF to List on ADX, Tracking the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index
September 1, 2025--Solactive is pleased to announce its first collaboration with Lunate, an Abu Dhabi-based global investment management firm, with the launch of the Boreas Solactive Quantum Computing UCITS ETF, which tracks the Solactive Developed Quantum Computing Index. The ETF will become the first thematic ETF to list on ADX (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange), marking a significant milestone in the expansion of local investment offerings.
Quantum computing is widely regarded as one of the most transformative technologies of the coming decades, harnessing quantum mechanics to perform calculations at speeds unattainable by classical computers. This breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize industries such as pharmaceuticals, materials science, energy, climate modeling, financial risk analysis, and cybersecurity. The global market for quantum computing technologies is expected to grow from $1.6 billion in 2025 to reach $7.3 billion by the end of 2030, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.6% from 2025 to 2030[1].
Source: Solactive AG
Mideast Stocks: Gulf bourses trade lower ahead of key Fed speech
August 20, 2025--The Qatari benchmark index slipped 0.6%
Most Gulf equities were down in early trade on Wednesday as investors braced for what U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will say about the path of interest rates at a key conference later in the week.
Powell's speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Friday is the main focus, with traders watching for any push-back against market pricing of a rate cut next month.
Shifts in U.S. monetary policy have a significant impact on Gulf markets, where most currencies are pegged to the dollar.
Source: zawya.com
Saudi, UAE drive GCC assets under management growth to $2.2trln
August 14, 2025--Two countries are among major contributors to growth in mutual funds sector-BCG
The value of assets under management (AUM) across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region expanded by 9% to $2.2 trillion in 2024, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
The growth highlights that the region is becoming a global financial hub and that asset managers in the Gulf are poised to compete with big global players in the future, the consultancy firm said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been cited for driving the expansion of the retail mutual funds sector.
Source: zawya.com
Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros
August 12, 2025--Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) is planning to make investment funds available to the public via the stock markets.
The new initiative, for which it has sought public feedback, allows for certain types of "financing investment funds", which are currently only available through private placements, to be listed on the Main and Parallel Markets of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
The move is part of a strategy to diversify investment products for the public, boost the asset management industry and provide new funding channels to support economic growth.
Source: zawya.com
Exchanges get religion in pursuit of Muslim cryptobros
August 8, 2025--Binance launches Islamic investments
Mena's Muslim investors underserved
Gulf hosts 50% of global Islamic assets
Cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance are rolling out halal investment options in an effort to entice Muslim investors.
Tokens backed by gold, platforms that avoid interest-bearing mechanisms, smart contracts designed around Islamic finance principles and tokenised sukuk (Islamic bonds) are just some of the offerings.
The exchanges aim to fill what they see as a gap in the cryptocurrency market for faith-based investors primarily in the Middle East, experts have told AGBI.
Source: agbi.com
Saudi Arabia: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
August 4, 2025-Summary
As its economic diversification advances, Saudi Arabia has shown strong resilience to external shocks. Non-oil economic activities continue to expand, inflation is contained, and unemployment has fallen to record-low levels.
While lower oil proceeds and investment-linked imports led to the emergence of twin deficits, the country maintains ample external and fiscal buffers.
Source: imf.org
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