The groups and tee times for the first round of the 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Note, all times UAE.
Tee, time, player name.
1 07:20 David Howell, Raphaël Jacquelin, Jin Jeong
1 07:30 Romain Wattel, Grégory Bourdy, Bradley Dredge
1 07:40 Marcus Fraser, Justin Walters, Marcus Kinhult
1 07:50 David Lipsky, Morten Ørum Madsen, Mikko Korhonen
1 08:00 Robert Rock, Rikard Karlberg, James Morrison
1 08:10 Tyrrell Hatton, Richard Bland, Wade Ormsby
1 08:20 Renato Paratore, Matt Ford, Alvaro Quiros
1 08:30 Prom Meesawat, Steve Webster, Matteo Manassero
1 08:40 Oliver Fisher, Roope Kakko, Shiv Kapur
1 08:50 David Drysdale, Chris Paisley, Bryson Dechambeau (Am)
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10 07:20 Brett Rumford, Andrew Johnston, Alejandro Cañizares
10 07:30 Marcel Siem, Søren Kjeldsen, Tommy Fleetwood
10 07:40 Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Rory Mcilroy
10 07:50 Martin Kaymer, Henrik Stenson, Gary Stal
10 08:00 Byeong Hun An, Chris Wood, Pablo Larrazábal
10 08:10 Robert Karlsson, Thomas Bjørn, Mikko Ilonen
10 08:20 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Alex Noren, Marc Warren
10 08:30 Paul Lawrie, Trevor Immelman, Mike Weir
10 08:40 Eddie Pepperell, Daniel Im, Joakim Lagergren
10 08:50 Richard Green, Nicolas Colsaerts, Robert Dinwiddie
1 11:35 Andrew Dodt, Grégory Havret, Eduardo De La Riva
1 11:45 Ernie Els, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Thongchai Jaidee
1 11:55 Russell Knox, Andy Sullivan, Darren Clarke
1 12:05 Lee Westwood, Danny Willett, Branden Grace
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1 12:15 Bernd Wiesberger, Victor Dubuisson, Ian Poulter
1 12:25 Joost Luiten, Thorbjørn Olesen, Kristoffer Broberg
1 12:35 George Coetzee, Stephen Gallacher, Thomas Pieters
1 12:45 Haydn Porteous, Brandon Stone, Nathan Holman
1 12:55 Darren Fichardt, Oliver Wilson, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
1 13:05 Julien Quesne, Pelle Edberg, Edouard Espana
1 13:15 Hennie Otto, Wenchong Liang, Ahmed Al Musharrekh
10 11:35 Ben Evans, Simon Dyson, Nacho Elvira
10 11:45 Ricardo Gouveia, Johan Carlsson, Ashun Wu
10 11:55 Benjamin Hebert, Scott Hend, Peter Hanson
10 12:05 Trevor Fisher Jnr, Maximilian Kieffer, Alexander Levy
10 12:15 Daniel Brooks, Ross Fisher, Magnus A Carlsson
10 12:25 David Horsey, Scott Jamieson, Simon Khan
10 12:35 Michael Hoey, Craig Lee, Jorge Campillo
10 12:45 Niclas Fasth, Matthew Baldwin, Richie Ramsay
10 12:55 Björn Åkesson, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Fabrizio Zanotti
10 13:05 Lee Slattery, Felipe Aguilar, Lucas Bjerregaard
10 13:15 Peter Uihlein, Graeme Storm, John Parry
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Results
3pm: Maiden Dh165,000 (Dirt) 1,400m, Winner: Lancienegaboulevard, Adrie de Vries (jockey), Fawzi Nass (trainer).
3.35pm: Maiden Dh165,000 (Turf) 1,600m, Winner: Al Mukhtar Star, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass.
4.10pm: Handicap Dh165,000 (D) 2,000m, Winner: Gundogdu, Xavier Ziani, Salem bin Ghadayer.
4.45pm: Handicap Dh185,000 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Speedy Move, Sean Kirrane, Satish Seemar.
5.20pm: Handicap Dh185,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Moqarrar, Dane O’Neill, Erwan Charpy.
5.55pm: Handicap Dh175,000 (T) 1,800m, Winner: Dolman, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.
The specs
Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
Power: 620hp from 5,750-7,500rpm
Torque: 760Nm from 3,000-5,750rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed dual-clutch auto
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh1.05 million ($286,000)
The bio
Date of Birth: April 25, 1993
Place of Birth: Dubai, UAE
Marital Status: Single
School: Al Sufouh in Jumeirah, Dubai
University: Emirates Airline National Cadet Programme and Hamdan University
Job Title: Pilot, First Officer
Number of hours flying in a Boeing 777: 1,200
Number of flights: Approximately 300
Hobbies: Exercising
Nicest destination: Milan, New Zealand, Seattle for shopping
Least nice destination: Kabul, but someone has to do it. It’s not scary but at least you can tick the box that you’ve been
Favourite place to visit: Dubai, there’s no place like home
The schedule
December 5 - 23: Shooting competition, Al Dhafra Shooting Club
December 9 - 24: Handicrafts competition, from 4pm until 10pm, Heritage Souq
December 11 - 20: Dates competition, from 4pm
December 12 - 20: Sour milk competition
December 13: Falcon beauty competition
December 14 and 20: Saluki races
December 15: Arabian horse races, from 4pm
December 16 - 19: Falconry competition
December 18: Camel milk competition, from 7.30 - 9.30 am
December 20 and 21: Sheep beauty competition, from 10am
December 22: The best herd of 30 camels
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- High fever
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- Severe headache
- Muscle and joint pains
- Nausea
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- Swollen glands
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If symptoms occur, they usually last for two-seven days
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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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Expert advice
“Join in with a group like Cycle Safe Dubai or TrainYAS, where you’ll meet like-minded people and always have support on hand.”
Stewart Howison, co-founder of Cycle Safe Dubai and owner of Revolution Cycles
“When you sweat a lot, you lose a lot of salt and other electrolytes from your body. If your electrolytes drop enough, you will be at risk of cramping. To prevent salt deficiency, simply add an electrolyte mix to your water.”
Cornelia Gloor, head of RAK Hospital’s Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Centre
“Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can ride as fast or as far during the summer as you do in cooler weather. The heat will make you expend more energy to maintain a speed that might normally be comfortable, so pace yourself when riding during the hotter parts of the day.”
Chandrashekar Nandi, physiotherapist at Burjeel Hospital in Dubai
Company Profile
Company name: Hoopla
Date started: March 2023
Founder: Jacqueline Perrottet
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Investment required: $500,000
How the bonus system works
The two riders are among several riders in the UAE to receive the top payment of £10,000 under the Thank You Fund of £16 million (Dh80m), which was announced in conjunction with Deliveroo's £8 billion (Dh40bn) stock market listing earlier this year.
The £10,000 (Dh50,000) payment is made to those riders who have completed the highest number of orders in each market.
There are also riders who will receive payments of £1,000 (Dh5,000) and £500 (Dh2,500).
All riders who have worked with Deliveroo for at least one year and completed 2,000 orders will receive £200 (Dh1,000), the company said when it announced the scheme.
COMPANY PROFILE
Company: Vault
Started: June 2023
Co-founders: Bilal Abou-Diab and Sami Abdul Hadi
Based: Abu Dhabi
Licensed by: Abu Dhabi Global Market
Industry: Investment and wealth advisory
Funding: $1 million
Investors: Outliers VC and angel investors
Number of employees: 14
Law 41.9.4 of men’s T20I playing conditions
The fielding side shall be ready to start each over within 60 seconds of the previous over being completed.
An electronic clock will be displayed at the ground that counts down seconds from 60 to zero.
The clock is not required or, if already started, can be cancelled if:
• A new batter comes to the wicket between overs.
• An official drinks interval has been called.
• The umpires have approved the on field treatment of an injury to a batter or fielder.
• The time lost is for any circumstances beyond the control of the fielding side.
• The third umpire starts the clock either when the ball has become dead at the end of the previous over, or a review has been completed.
• The team gets two warnings if they are not ready to start overs after the clock reaches zero.
• On the third and any subsequent occasion in an innings, the bowler’s end umpire awards five runs.
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