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First Gulf Bank’s head of investment banking leaves

The bank is in the process of finding a replacement

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.

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.

VTB Capital Appoints Head Of Turkish & MENA Financials Research

Akin Tuzun has been appointed as Head of Turkish & MENA Financials Research at VTB Capital.

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.

Hamed Ali announced as acting CEO of Nasdaq Dubai

Earlier he served as executive officer of the exchange from 2006-2008

Barclays names new CEO

He has been a member of the Group Executive Committee of Barclays since 2009.

RBC Wealth Management Adds Senior RM For MENA Region ‎

He joins from HSBC Private Bank in London.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Barclays plays it ultra safe with Sir David as its new chairman

Sir David’s appointment is also a surprise, given his age.

DIFC Authority appoints Nasdaq Dubai chief as new COO

Hamed Ali, who served as Executive Officer of Nasdaq Dubai from 2006-2008, will return to the exchange as Chief Operating Officer.

NBAD Appoints Miller as Head of IR

Miller joins the bank from a managing director position at BNY Mellon, where he worked for five years and oversaw IR and client management functions.

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