01/19/2012

Birla Sun Said to Hire Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Vora

Vora, who has worked at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority since March 2009, will manage 35 billion rupees ($686 million) in offshore equities for the Indian asset manager, the official said declining to be identified before a public announcement.

01/19/2012

Ajman Bank appoints acting CEO

He replaces Mubashar Khokhar, the previous CEO, who has resigned from his position with the bank citing personal reasons as the motivation for his departure.

01/18/2012

DIB taps new SVP-Head of central operations

Mr. Al Falasi holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Most recently he held the position of SVP - Head of Direct Sales and Alternative Channels at one of the region's largest banks.

01/18/2012

Deloitte expands Mideast operations

A number of additional appointments and transfers reflect the firm's focus on addressing client needs in growth sectors in the region, including Energy, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, Technology, Hospitality and Financial Services.

01/18/2012

Ahlibank to launch Islamic banking services in Oman

The bank’s Islamic banking operations will be segregated from its conventional counterpart in all aspects. Furthermore, in line with CBO requirements, the bank will also have four-member Shari’ah board to ensure the operations are in complianc

01/10/2012

Dubai Islamic CEO quits GFH board

Al Hamli, who held the position of a board member at GFH, has decided to focus on his duties at Dubai Islamic, according to a statement on the Dubai bourse website.

01/10/2012

Shuaa axes more staff as part of 'rightsizing'

Shuaa plans to expand its asset management and advisory business in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and will focus on high net-worth family businesses and small- to medium-sized companies as well as institutional clients

01/06/2012

Akbank of Turkey Appoints Binbasgil as CEO, Replacing Akkurt

Binbasgil was formerly acting deputy CEO, Akbank said in an e-mailed statement from Istanbul today. He becomes chief executive at a time when profit growth at Turkish banks is slowing because of central bank curbs to arrest an expansion in lending that&#