The Premier League is back after a two-week hiatus. It is Liverpool, Chelsea and Watford who lead the way on 12 points apiece, with West Ham United at the bottom on no points.
Here is a look at what to expect from the fifth round of games that run from Saturday until Monday.
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Liverpool 2
Saturday, 3.30pm UAE time
Why? Tottenham's defeat to Watford before the international break was a shock, but manager Mauricio Pochettino felt he had seen the setback coming after they struggled initially before going on to beat Manchester United.
A number of Tottenham's leading players, including Harry Kane and Dele Alli look off the pace after the rigours of the summer.
Liverpool, while sometimes flattering to deceive, have got off to a flier and with Sadio Mane in great form they can get a get their first away win at Tottenham since 2014 on Saturday.
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Bournemouth 2 Leicester City 1
Saturday, 6pm
Why? Both teams seem set for mid-table this season, but Bournemouth's only loss so far has been to Chelsea, and they made the London side work for their result.
Callum Wilson and Josh King are a good combination upfront and they should give Eddie Howe's side the edge, especially with Jamie Vardy still suspended for Leicester.
Chelsea 3 Cardiff City 0
Saturday, 6pm
Why? Chelsea have started well under Maurizio Sarri with 12 points out of 12 to their name.
With Eden Hazard, Jorginho and Marcos Alonso gelling well together they should be too strong for Cardiff City.
Neil Warnock's side are not lacking in commitment, but despite their best efforts are short in quality and they will not trouble Sarri's men.
Huddersfield Town 0 Crystal Palace 2
Saturday, 6pm
Why? Huddersfield recovered from a difficult start that saw them beaten 3-0 and 6-1 respectively by Chelsea and Manchester City to earn draws with Cardiff and Everton.
But David Wagner's side do look set to suffer second season syndrome in the top flight, and Palace, with Wilfried Zaha and James Tomkin expected to be back fit for Palace, should just have the edge to nick this.
Manchester City 4 Fulham 1
Saturday, 6pm
Why? Fulham have shown enough so far in their return to the Premier League to demonstrate they should be competitive at this level.
But facing champions Manchester City is a completely different challenge and Pep Guardiola's side have goal threats across the pitch, led by Sergio Aguero, that should mean they take all three points here.
Newcastle United 1 Arsenal 2
Saturday, 6pm
Why? Rafa Benitez did a great job keeping Newcastle up so comfortably last season but it is looking a tall order to repeat that feat this time around.
Arsenal have a lot of issues, but goalscoring is not one of them with five goals scored on their travels already and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette will expect a successful day on Tyneside.
Watford 0 Manchester United 2
Saturday, 8.30pm
Why? Watford have a 100 per cent record and come into this game full of momentum.
But Jose Mourinho is a wily strategist and will have seen how Watford defeated Tottenham and will be aware not to make the mistakes.
Expect United to pack the midfield to pressurise Watford and look to starve the service to Troy Deeney and Andre Gray.
A tight encounter with United taking the points thanks to have a little more experience.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Burnley 0
Sunday, 4.30pm
Why? Wolves may have had to wait until their fourth game for their first win but they have been very impressive so far.
New signing Adama Traore was the match-winner against West Ham and Wolves will look for more from him to pile the misery on Burnley, who have yet to win this season.
Everton 2 West Ham United 1
Sunday, 7pm
Why? It has been a pointless start for West Ham under Manuel Pellegrini and it is unlikely to get any better at Goodison Park.
Everton should have more points then the six they currently have, but Marco Silva's side are an entertaining side and they should have too much for West Ham, even with Richarlison being suspended.
Southampton 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 0
Monday, 11pm
Why? Southampton won when the two sides met in the League Cup last month, with Charlie Austin's lone strike being the difference maker.
This could be a similar story. Southampton did well to win at Crystal Palace earlier in September and Mark Hughes will want to build on that against a side who have not won away from home in the top flight since October 2017.
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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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