Four panellists focused on the need for a conducive regulatory regime and regional competitiveness during the inaugural Derivia Intelligence Middle East conference in Dubai on 20 November.
The financial ecosystem in the Middle East has experienced a “huge change” over the past two decades - from a lack of investment products, limited public companies and a nascent bond market to a poster child for institutional investors, family offices and sovereign funds, said Faisal Hasan, chief investment officer and head of asset management at Al Mal Capital. The family businesses are much more open to sharing their wealth while the government-related entities have been mon