The report is unveiled at a time when the richest of the world began to assemble in Davos for their annual jamboree in the ski resort town
Wealth
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family assets
Understanding the financial reality of the ultra rich
UHNWIs in the Middle East present a unique case study in wealth management
Emirates NBD
UAE bank launches new services for wealthy customers with $2m balance
UAE’s Emirates NBD announces offers targeting ultra-wealthy customers
Asset Management
DIFC: Dubai attracts finance giants to $8tn wealth market
Rothschild, Nomura, EnTrust set up at Dubai International Financial Centre in wealth management boom
investment opportunities
Investors expect to retire 3 years earlier than non-investors: Survey
Globally, 29 percent of respondents do not invest. The gender gap is significant, with nearly 4 in 10 women – or 37 percent – saying they do not invest, compared with just 2 in 10 men who are non-investors
family assets
The importance of legacy planning
Planning for the future now is key to long-term happiness
Dubai
The centi-millionaires are coming: Dubai to see surge in people with $100m fortunes
52 per cent increase in centi-millionaires forecast in the UAE over the next ten years
Oman
Oman wealth fund boosts assets to $41.5bn
Oman Investment Authority has diverse portfolio, including real estate, mining and industrial projects
Adani Group
India’s Gautam Adani dethrones Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person
Adani is the first person from Asia to feature this high in the wealth index, which has always been dominated by US technology entrepreneurs
billionaires
Tech billionaires to dominate GCC soon, says global wealth tracker Hurun
A surging influx of immigrant entrepreneurs building global tech companies in the region and rising investments in new economy startups are driving the change
Asset Management
Why are real assets the key to investors’ survival?
Historically, real assets have indeed outperformed cash and bonds during elevated, but contained, periods of inflation
Investing
Money matters: Best ways to invest a lump sum
Financial expert Lewis Delaney answers your money questions
HNWI
Middle East’s ultra wealthy own average of four homes
New data from Knight Frank shows that the region’s UHNWIs are ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to home ownership
Banking & Finance
Dubai’s DIFC proposes new laws to strengthen wealth management sector
DIFC Authority’s Legislative Committee invites public comment on the new proposed laws
British monarch
Video: How rich is the Queen?
As the Queen receives a substantial pay boost, how much is the British monarch worth? (Source: CNNMoney YouTube channel)