10/09/2019
JPMorgan Private Bank Hires Former New York Fed Trader Zief
This is a new position on the FX desk.
On the Move
10/08/2019
AXA Gulf appoints Paul Adamson as CEO
He will take over from Cédric Charpentier, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Gulf, recent Member of the INM Executive Committee and Strategic Development Officer for AXA Gulf, Saudi Arabia & Turkey, who has decided to leave the AXA Group after 22
10/02/2019
New General Manager Fairmont Ajman
Fairmont Ajman announces the appointment of Kosta Kourotsidis, General Manager for the 252-key luxury beachfront resort.
10/01/2019
UAE-based firms ready to hire more Emiratis
New regulations target to provide 20,000 job opportunities for Emiratis.
10/01/2019
BlackRock overhauls EMEA business
Along with merging its mutual fund and ETF sales team, the firm is creating an EMEA wealth business led by Gruener.
09/29/2019
Leading global law firm elects new chair
He has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, real estate investment trusts, financial services regulation, corporate finance and corporate restructurings
09/25/2019
Cushman & Wakefield Appoints Middle East Capital Markets Specialist
Farran’s considerable experience in advising Middle Eastern capital includes advising Rasmala Investment Bank Limited on its recent acquisition of the DuPont development in Leiden Bio Science Park, Netherlands.
09/25/2019
Investcorp welcomes six new Board members
The meeting was chaired by Investcorp’s Chairman of the Board, Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem, and its Executive Chairman, Mohammed Alardhi.
09/24/2019
Barwa Bank appoints Abdulaziz al-Naema as acting GM to head retail banking
In a decade of his journey with the group, al-Naema has made considerable contributions to the development and growth of Barwa Bank's retail banking portfolio.
09/24/2019
New French Trade Commissioner in the UAE and Regional Director to oversee Business France in the Middle East
In his new role, Mr Frederic Szabo will be heading the expansion of French companies by boosting French exports in the region
09/24/2019
eVestment Appointed Managing Director - Head of EMEA
Quittot has been with eVestment for over 10 years
09/23/2019
Rothschild & Co said to appoint UAE's Al Awar as co-head in Middle East
The boutique bank is seeking to win more restructuring and advisory work across the region
09/19/2019
Investcorp expands international advisory board
Frances Fragos Townsend brings more than 25 years of international policy, legal and business strategy experience
09/18/2019
UBS Dubai Wealth Management Head Resigns
A veteran banker with many years of EMEA experience
09/18/2019
Trust Re announces formation of new Executive Committee
Trust Re states that all nominees have been approved by The Central Bank of Bahrain.
09/18/2019
Barclays Hires Private Wealth Head for «Growth Markets»
The role at Barclays appears to be a new one and could potentially foreshadow previous commentary by finews.asia about a possible re-entry into private banking in Asia.
09/16/2019
Hawkamah announces the appointment of board member
Philip Armstrong, Director of Governance at Gavi Alliance in Switzerland, has been appointed as a member of the Hawkamah Board effective September 15th, 2019
09/16/2019
Al Khaliji appoints two Qatari executives in senior leadership roles
Al-Jaidah was appointed as head of Premium Banking, where he will be tasked with the division’s expansion and diversification into new customer segments and offerings.
09/16/2019
UBS Saudi Arabia appoints Desk Head for Wealth Management in Riyadh
Joining from Samba's private bank, Mr. Soufi brings to UBS more than 25 years of experience covering the Saudi market.
09/16/2019
Regulator approves Dov Kotler as Hapoalim CEO
The appointment is expected to be approved.