In light of an improved economic outlook and rising salaries, companies in the region are looking anew at the benefits of launching retirement schemes.
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They see Doha as a safe haven and favour emerging markets for offshore investment. They are also active in managing their wealth and prefer Africa and Europe over the US.
Even relative safe havens such as the GCC countries have suffered from turbulence in the wider Middle East and North Africa, despite the region’s potential.
PE executives discussed issues facing the industry globally and in the Middle East at a conference in Qatar last week.
Asset managers in the Middle East and North Africa are mulling expanding both regionally and further afield, according to a recent survey.
Asiya Investments says it is looking to meet growing demand among Arab investors for direct access to emerging Asia growth.
A quarter of Hong Kong's ultra-high-net-worth population is over 70, pointing to a major transfer of wealth in the next 15-20 years, according to Wealth-X's profile of the city's super-rich.
Some of the biggest state funds in the Middle East are planning South Korean equity allocations, while institutions in North Asia are making similar moves.