10/07/2018
Credit Suisse to Rehire Badr to Head Push Into Saudi Stocks
Renaissance confirmed that Badr is leaving the company, without giving details. Badr and Credit Suisse declined to comment.
On the Move
10/04/2018
BAML hires Goldman analyst for senior industrials role
Investment banks have generated revenues of almost $2bn from industrials M&A in Europe this year
10/03/2018
$320bn Qatari state fund poaches City banker for M&A role
Ken McLaren will join the Qatar Investment Authority, an investor in Barclays and J Sainsbury, this year, Sky News understands.
10/03/2018
Bank Nizwa Empowers Omani Talent With Key Senior Team Appointments
Bank Nizwa has achieved over 90% Omanization rate, which is in itself a huge achievement given the Islamic finance sector is still in its infancy.
10/03/2018
Bank Sohar appoints new Chief Retail Banking Officer
Hedaifi has over 18 years of experience in banking business in general and the areas of retail banking, wealth management, strategic planning and product management in particular.
10/02/2018
Kuwait International Bank appoints new Vice Chairman and CEO
Bukhamseen has extensive and broad-ranging experience in the banking, real estate and investment sectors in Kuwait and across the GCC.
10/02/2018
SSGA appoints head of SPDR business in EMA
Andreetto joins from STOXX
10/01/2018
Bank ABC appoints Group Head of Corporates
Bank ABC has recently appointed Amr El Nokaly as Group Head of Corporates at the Bank's Headquarters in Bahrain.
10/01/2018
J.P. Morgan rehired its head of EMEA oil and gas from UBS
Apa spent little over a year at the Swiss bank, which is currently recovering from the loss Andrea Orcel, the head of its investment bank in September.
09/30/2018
Investcorp names new Abu Dhabi office head
The company also announced its first private equity investment in China, where it partnered with Everbright, to invest up to $150 million in their New Economy Fund.
09/24/2018
Abu Dhabi Health Services announces appointment of new Group CEO
Dr. Gareth Goodier, as the new Group Chief Executive Officer.
09/21/2018
Al Araimi Boulevard appoints new CEO
With his strong knowledge of the Sultanate and its ever-evolving market trends and demands, we are confident that Haifer Juma Hussain Al Zadjali is well-equipped to take the company to new heights.
09/20/2018
Qatar sovereign wealth fund replaces chief executive
Qatar has being subject to a blockade by a Saudi-led coalition since June 2017, after allegations of sponsoring extremist groups - charges Doha strongly denies.
09/19/2018
Deutsche Bank appoints Riyadh GM
German banking titan expects more deal flow from Kingdom
09/19/2018
Qatar’s QIA chief is said to leave $320 billion wealth fund
The QIA has about $320 billion in assets, ranking as the 10th largest wealth fund globally, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
09/17/2018
KIPCO appoints Joe Kawkabani as Group Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer
Kawkabani will be leading strategic initiatives, special projects and transformation programs across KIPCO Group.
09/14/2018
Dubai financial regulator appoints new chief executive
Bryan Stirewalt will succeed Ian Johnston, who is retiring later this month
09/14/2018
Citi has appoints Head of Consumer Banking for Asia Pacific and EMEA
As Head of Retail Banking in Asia, Gonzalo and team have executed a segment-led, client- centric strategy with outstanding results.
09/13/2018
Erdogan Names Himself Turkey Wealth Fund Chairman in Shakeup
Erdogan had expressed disappointment with fund’s management
09/13/2018
Aberdeen Standard hires ex-BlackRock retail sales chief
Alex Hoctor-Duncan, the former head of retail sales for Emea at BlackRock, joins Aberdeen Standard Investments