09/11/2012
Arbuthnot Latham appoints Head of Middle East Private Banking
She has over thirty years experience in the private banking and family office sector, most recently as Head of the Mubarakia Limited Family Office
On the Move
09/09/2012
Mercer appoints region leader for Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
He oins Mercer from Chartis, the P&C insurance arm of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG), where he was most recently Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd. in India.
09/09/2012
Emirates NBD names ex-Barclays man group treasurer
Prior to joining Emirates NBD he was the Regional Treasurer for Emerging Markets/Africa with Barclays Bank
09/06/2012
First Gulf Bank’s head of investment banking leaves
The bank is in the process of finding a replacement
09/06/2012
Nomura hires Cottle as EMEA fixed income chief
Nomura has named Gary Cottle as its new head of fixed income for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Cottle will be based in London, and reports to Steve Ashley, global head of fixed income, and John Phizackerley, chief executive for EMEA.
09/04/2012
UAE job cuts in H1 2012: Banking on escaping the pain
According to experts in the country, job cuts did not happen in a big way, but there are some in the industry who believe there were rounds of lay-offs, especially in the banking industry.
09/03/2012
VTB Capital Appoints Head Of Turkish & MENA Financials Research
Akin Tuzun has been appointed as Head of Turkish & MENA Financials Research at VTB Capital.
09/02/2012
Al Masah Capital Limited appoints two new Partners
Recently, it also announced the joining of Al Hail Holding and Global Development Group (GDG) to its current shareholders, as well as on the Board of directors of Al Masah Capital Limited.
08/29/2012
Hamed Ali announced as acting CEO of Nasdaq Dubai
Earlier he served as executive officer of the exchange from 2006-2008
08/29/2012
Barclays names new CEO
He has been a member of the Group Executive Committee of Barclays since 2009.
08/27/2012
RBC Wealth Management Adds Senior RM For MENA Region
He joins from HSBC Private Bank in London.
08/23/2012
Standard Chartered appoints new group head of wholesale banking geographies
He will be based in London and report to Standard Chartered's global head of wholesale banking, Mike Rees
08/21/2012
Out of Work in New York? Here's How to Find a Job in Dubai
The City of Gold is even seeing some untapped growth, says Shane Phillips, Dubai-based executive search consultant with Stanton Chase International whose clients include financial services firms throughout the Middle East.
08/19/2012
Credit Suisse beefs up ETF team in bid for expansion
He joins from Citigroup, where he spent the past year as head of delta one derivatives marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
08/16/2012
Exclusive: Arab Bank chairman quits over CEO dispute
Sources at the bank, one of the Middle East's largest financial institutions, said key shareholders failed to back Shoman, whose family founded the bank in Jerusalem, after a months-long dispute with CEO Nemah al-Sabbagh over his management of the ba
08/15/2012
Nomura names Head of Fixed Income, EMEA
Most recently he was a board member at Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank, acting as Global Head of Sales for all corporate and government related clients.
08/14/2012
Dubai Holding enhances board structure at Jumeirah Group
Jumeirah's board structure now comprises an independent non-executive chairman, two non-executive directors and two executive directors. These appointments become effective from September 1, 2012.
08/14/2012
Sarasin-Alpen & Partners appoints new Senior Executive Officer
He has over 18 years of work experience in the financial services industry in the Middle East, India and USA. Sudarshan has also worked with ABN AMRO Bank, ICICI Bank and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
08/13/2012
Standard Chartered names Suckling global M&A head
He will report to James Courtenay, the bank's global head of advisory and infrastructure finance, the bank said.
08/09/2012
Allianz Egypt Announces New CFO
Over his nearly 8 year tenure at Allianz to date, Hegazy has worked in managerial positions across the region, including Finance Manager for Allianz Takaful in Bahrain and Chief Financial Officer for Allianz Saudi Fransi in Saudi Arabia.