{
  "id": 9682855,
  "title": "Where are UAE residents parking their savings and why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/where-are-uae-residents-parking-their-savings-and-why",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/your-money/saving-investment/where-are-uae-residents-parking-their-savings-and-why-1.500686234"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UAE residents are increasingly diversifying their savings, moving away from the traditional focus on real estate. Financial advisors and brokers report a growing interest in global equities, gold, fixed income, and digital assets. AI has emerged as a major investment theme this year, with Sarwa, an online trading platform, recording around a quarter of all activity being related to AI. Investors are looking beyond well-known companies to the underlying components that support AI, such as chips, memory, and data centers.\n\nCentury Financial, another prominent financial services and brokerage firm in the UAE, has observed a similar trend, with semiconductor exposure standing out. Mainstream ETFs, like the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, and semiconductor-focused ETFs like SPY and QQQ, are the preferred vehicles for accessing these investment themes. The SPY, the oldest US-listed ETF, remains the most heavily traded product with around $806 billion in assets.\n\nGold continues to hold its position as a core hedge against inflation, fiat currency depreciation, and geopolitical risk. In the UAE, gold prices have fluctuated, reaching a record high of $5,589 an ounce in this year before falling to $4,300. The UAE's 24-karat gold is currently priced at Dh517.22-karat gold is priced at Dh478.75, while 18-karat gold is at Dh393.50. Fixed income and Sukuk, particularly UAE sovereign Sukuk, have gained traction due to higher interest rates and attractive yields. Crypto and Bitcoin have also attracted high-risk investors, with Bitcoin exposure via ETFs such as IBIT growing steadily and signaling rising institutional acceptance of the asset class.",
  "summary": "UAE residents are becoming more particular about where they park their savings. Gone are the days when their ultimate goal was to buy a house. While real estate continues to top the charts in big-ticket investments, a growing number of investors are looking at spreading their money across global equities, gold, fixed income and digital assets. Gulf News spoke with financial advisors and brokers…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}