GCC IPO market remains positive with a healthy pipeline of companies looking to launch IPOs
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF completes $5bn bond pricing
The Public Investment Fund in Saudi Arabia will offer $5bn bond in three tranches
SBI issues $750-million 5-year bonds at 4.875%
The SBI issue is the largest US dollar 5-year Reg S bond issuance by an Asian issuer in 2023
How behavioural biases affect investors’ decisions
Acting too conservatively, being over confident, making future decisions based on past failures, and following the herd – understanding these biases is key to investment success
Saudi Arabia announces partial repurchase of $1.3 billion outstanding dollar-denominated bonds
These bonds are maturing in 2023, 2025 and 2026
Latest UAE central bank T-Bond issue oversubscribed close to 6 times, gets bids worth $2.3 billion
The overwhelming response to the bond issue is attributed to the attractive market driven prices – a spread of 8 basis points (bps) over US Treasuries for two years, and a spread of 20 bps over US Treasuries for five years
UAE receives bids worth $2 billion in third auction of Treasury bonds
The auction, which is part of the country’s T-Bond programme, witnessed Treasury bonds oversubscribed five times
Seven key steps to survive the volatile financial market
How can investors keep their cool in 2022, which has witnessed the worst start to an equity market since 1962?
UAE Ministry of Finance receives bids worth AED 9.7 billion in second auction of Treasury bonds
The auction size of AED 1.5 billion was distributed over two tranches, including a two-year tranche of AED 750 million and a three-year tranche of AED 750 million
Investing during a period of corrections: How to stay cool amid the panic
Sensible investing is an incredible mechanism to accumulate wealth over time, but it doesn’t come without risk. Volatility is the price we have to pay. And patience is the game we must embrace.
UAE looks to build local banking and financial sector with sale of dirham-denominated Treasury bonds
The UAE Ministry of Finance has assembled six local and international banks to participate in the primary market auction, including Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Standard Chartered
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC said to eye up to $5bn from debut bond sale
Sources say state energy company will use proceeds to help refinance ADNOC’s existing loans
Huge investor demand seen as UAE closes $4bn sovereign bond
Ministry of Finance says issuance raised by $1bn after global books peaked at over $22.5bn
UAE telco Etisalat lists bonds in Abu Dhabi as bourse business booms
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange announces the listing of 1 billion euros worth of bonds by telecoms giant
Bahrain eyes bond market move to plug budget deficit
Bahrain’s public finances have been under strain from the twin shock of the pandemic and lower oil prices
Video: Why buy negative yielding bonds?
About a fifth of the global bond market trades at negative yields.
Video: Why Wall Street traders are on the decline
Buying and selling stocks or bonds used to happen on the phone, in person, or in the packed trading pits in Chicago, New York and London.