Lack of women in executive ranks of top UK firmsDespite progress in female representation on non-executive board positions, a report by Cranfield School of Management has identified the lack of women in executive roles on boards of the UK’s leading companies. The report b More… |
Tadawul joins FTSE Global Equity Index SeriesFTSE Russell has announced that Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) will be classified as a "Secondary Emerging" market in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series from its previous status as "Unclassified". More… |
Drake & Scull gets FTSE Russell index upgradeDrake & Scull International (DSI), a regional market leader in engineering and construction services, has announced that the foreign ownership limit (FOL) used to calculate its free float weight on the FTSE Russell Index has been increased t More… |
Qatar may see $1bn inflow after FTSE upgradeQatar Stock Exchange will see $1 billion of passive inflows following its upgrade to the Secondary Emerging Markets Index by FTSE Russel (FTSE), the global index provider, according to Arqaam Capital, a leading investment bank. FT More… |
Emirates REIT to join global market indexEmirates REIT, the UAE’s first regulated Shari’a-compliant real estate investment trust incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has been selected to join the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Emerging Index. More… |
Qatar may rebound after FTSE move; UAE could rise moreQatar's bourse may rebound on Sunday after two of its leading stocks slid in the last session because of a rebalancing of the FTSE frontier market index. Meanwhile, markets in the UAE could continue their cautious recovery aft More… |
Global index provider in NSE accordFTSE Group, the global index provider, and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) have announced a new partnership resulting in the licensing of futures and options based on the FTSE 100 Index. The licensing will see the exchange launc More… |
European shares extend losses; banks tumbleEuropean shares extended losses on Monday, weighed by concern major economies could be heading for a return to recession, and with banks among the biggest fallers as some faced a US lawsuit over toxic mortgage debt. At 1355 GMT, the FTSEu More… |
FTSE launches Morocco index solutionsGlobal index provider FTSE Group has joined hands with Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) to create a new family of indices – the FTSE CSE Morocco Index Series. These new real-time indices will enhance the visibility of Morocco across the int More… |
FTSE Group reclassifies UAE marketFTSE Group has added the United Arab Emirates as a 'secondary' emerging market within its global equity index series, which the index provider says is the first time the country has been added in a global equity universe. UAE and o More… |