Sample Thai delicacies such as Nam Tok Nua Yang (barbecue beef salad), Kapoh Pla (spicy fish soup), Guay Tiew Pla (fish balls noodle) and Tom Yam Gung (shrimp soup) during Benjarong's Bangkok Street Food Week starting today at the Dusit Thani in Abu Dhabi. From 7pm to 10.30pm, Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi, reservations 02 698 8137 or reservation.table@dusit.com
Enjoy a concert by the French ballad singer Patrick Bruel, who brings his world tour to Dubai tonight. His hit songs include Casser La Voix, Qui a le Droit? and Alors Regarde. Doors open at 6pm, concert begins at 8pm, from Dh395, Dubai World Trade Centre, www.virginmegastore.me
Create your own silver jewellery at a one-off workshop or a weekly class with the silversmith Don Sankey at his new teaching studio in Dubai. Classes include exploring silver metal clay, pierced silver jewellery and making a silver ring or a pair of earrings or cufflinks. From Dh520, off Al Wasl Road, Dubai, www.dssilversmith.com
Sign up the kids for the Young Artists Programme 5.0, which teaches students how to think, work and present as an artist, with an understanding of contemporary visual-art practices and concepts. On Mondays starting September 29, from 4pm to 6pm, Dh2,200 for 10 weeks, thejamjar, Street 17A, Al Quoz, Dubai, 04 341 7303, www.thejamjardubai.com
See the 2013 Italian film La Grande Bellezza at the European Film Screenings, which features the best of recent independent films and Emirati short films. From 6pm, free entry, Cine 3, VOX Cinemas, Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi, www.facebook.com/EuropeanFilmScreenings
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ETFs explained
Exhchange traded funds are bought and sold like shares, but operate as index-tracking funds, passively following their chosen indices, such as the S&P 500, FTSE 100 and the FTSE All World, plus a vast range of smaller exchanges and commodities, such as gold, silver, copper sugar, coffee and oil.
ETFs have zero upfront fees and annual charges as low as 0.07 per cent a year, which means you get to keep more of your returns, as actively managed funds can charge as much as 1.5 per cent a year.
There are thousands to choose from, with the five biggest providers BlackRock’s iShares range, Vanguard, State Street Global Advisors SPDR ETFs, Deutsche Bank AWM X-trackers and Invesco PowerShares.
The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre flat-six
Torque: 450Nm at 6,100rpm
Transmission: 7-speed PDK auto or 6-speed manual
Fuel economy, combined: 13.8L/100km
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