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ADS Investment Solutions launches Saudi smart beta fund
The FTSE ADS Custom Saudi Minimum Variance Index uses the components of the FTSE Saudi Arabia All Cap Index while rebalancing their weighting to minimise volatility, based on historical return information.
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Paper view: How to deal with foreign currency exposure risks
The easiest way to protect foreign investments against currency risk is to invest in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds
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Hedge funds: Managers promise market-beating returns, but watch out for those fees
Intended to provide protection against market risks, in the past decade hedge funds have fallen out of favour. But with fears of a correction in equity markets on the cards, should investors reconsider?
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Building bridges: Investing in infrastructure can offer steady returns
The methods through which individual investors can gain exposure to the infrastructure markets have increased in recent years
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Private Equity: A risk worth taking?
The private equity industry claims to offer superior returns to equity markets, but only the top quartile of fund managers have achieved this
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Better together? How to invest in crowdfunding
Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending are on the rise in the region as it becomes an increasingly popular way for smaller businesses to raise finance
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