Tiger Woods pictured with his dog, Bugs. Instagram/ @tigerwoods
Tiger Woods pictured with his dog, Bugs. Instagram/ @tigerwoods
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies inspect the vehicle of golfer Tiger Woods. Reuters
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies inspect the vehicle of golfer Tiger Woods. Reuters
A worker moves debris after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
A worker moves debris after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
The damaged car of Tiger Woods is towed away. Reuters
The damaged car of Tiger Woods is towed away. Reuters
The vehicle rests on its side after the rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
The vehicle rests on its side after the rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alejandro Villanueva speaks during a press conference in front of Sheriff Department building in Lomita, California. AP Photo
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alejandro Villanueva speaks during a press conference in front of Sheriff Department building in Lomita, California. AP Photo
A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods. AP Photo
People film and take photos following the car crash of Tiger Woods. Reuters
People film and take photos following the car crash of Tiger Woods. Reuters
The Riviera Country Club, where Tiger Woods participated in the Genesis Invitational a few days before his accident. AFP
The Riviera Country Club, where Tiger Woods participated in the Genesis Invitational a few days before his accident. AFP
A sign for the Genesis Invitational golf tournament is seen on the door of the car that golf legend Tiger Woods was driving. AFP
A sign for the Genesis Invitational golf tournament is seen on the door of the car that golf legend Tiger Woods was driving. AFP
A Los Angeles County Sheriff deputy picks up a damaged sign that reads "Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates" from the scene of an accident. AFP
A Los Angeles County Sheriff deputy picks up a damaged sign that reads "Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates" from the scene of an accident. AFP
A fan holding flowers stands in front of the main entrance of the Harbor UCLA Medical Centre in Torrance, California on February 23, 2021, where the US Golf star Tiger Woods is hospitalised. AFP
A fan holding flowers stands in front of the main entrance of the Harbor UCLA Medical Centre in Torrance, California on February 23, 2021, where the US Golf star Tiger Woods is hospitalised. AFP

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Donald Trump, Jack Nicklaus, Serena Williams and others react to Tiger Woods car crash

The golf legend is in hospital after a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles on Tuesday

The National

February 24, 2021

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Jack Nicklaus, Phil Mickelson and former US Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump were among the many athletes and notable figures to express concern after Tiger Woods, the winner of 15 major golf championships, was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday with multiple leg injuries from a car crash.

Retired golfing great Jack Nicklaus:

"Barbara and I just heard about Tiger's accident, and like everyone else, we are deeply concerned. We want to offer him our heartfelt support and prayers at this difficult time. Please join us in wishing Tiger a successful surgery and all the best for a full recovery."

Fellow PGA Tour Golfer Justin Thomas

"I am sick to my stomach. It hurts to see one of your ... closest friends get in an accident and I just hope he's alright. Just worried for his kids. I'm sure they are struggling."

Fellow PGA Tour golfer Phil Mickelson

"We are all pulling for you, Tiger. We are so sorry that you and your family are going through this tough time. Everyone hopes and prays for your full and speedy recovery."

Retired US Olympic skier and former Woods Girlfriend Lindsey Vonn

"Praying for TW right now."

Retired Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson

"Everyone send your prayers out to Tiger Woods! He was just in a bad car accident. Let us all pray for his speedy recovery."

American tennis great Serena Williams

"Love you big brother ... but We will get through this @TigerWoods."

PGA Tour statement

"We have been made aware of Tiger Woods' car accident today. We are awaiting further information when he comes out of surgery. On behalf of the PGA TOUR and our players, Tiger is in our prayers and will have our full support as he recovers."

Actress Jada Pinkett Smith

"Prayers up for the GOAT @TigerWoods who was in an accident this morning. Was just with him yesterday. Don't take not even a MOMENT for granted! I know you're good because your Tiger within is a beast!!!"

Former US President Barack Obama

"Sending my prayers to @TigerWoods and his family tonight - here's to a speedy recovery for the GOAT of golf. If we've learned anything over the years, it's to never count Tiger out."

Former US President Donald Trump

"Get well soon, Tiger. You are a true champion!"

Temple numbers

Expected completion: 2022

Height: 24 meters

Ground floor banquet hall: 370 square metres to accommodate about 750 people

Ground floor multipurpose hall: 92 square metres for up to 200 people

First floor main Prayer Hall: 465 square metres to hold 1,500 people at a time

First floor terrace areas: 2,30 square metres  

Temple will be spread over 6,900 square metres

Structure includes two basements, ground and first floor 

Game Of Thrones Season Seven: A Bluffers Guide

Want to sound on message about the biggest show on television without actually watching it? Best not to get locked into the labyrinthine tales of revenge and royalty: as Isaac Hempstead Wright put it, all you really need to know from now on is that there’s going to be a huge fight between humans and the armies of undead White Walkers.

The season ended with a dragon captured by the Night King blowing apart the huge wall of ice that separates the human world from its less appealing counterpart. Not that some of the humans in Westeros have been particularly appealing, either.

Anyway, the White Walkers are now free to cause any kind of havoc they wish, and as Liam Cunningham told us: “Westeros may be zombie land after the Night King has finished.” If the various human factions don’t put aside their differences in season 8, we could be looking at The Walking Dead: The Medieval Years. 

 

Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

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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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