From Tradearabia.com: Regional investors are showing renewed interest in alternative investments as the severity of the recent economic downturn has once again underpinned the need for diversification across multiple asset classes, says a study.

The study by Man Investments, an independent leader in alternative investments, says that the downturn, which started as difficulties began to emerge in the over-borrowed US housing market in 2007, weighed on equity markets across the GCC states throughout 2008………Full Article: Source