11/20/2018
Invesco appoints new Institutional Sales Director in the Middle East
Josette Rizk as Sales Director of its Middle East Institutional team.
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11/20/2018
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority chooses EMEA equity chief
ADIA's assets are estimated at $828 billion by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
11/20/2018
Indosuez Wealth Management appoints Market Manager for the Arabian Gulf
Haidar Hammoud as Market Manager for the Arabian Gulf
11/19/2018
Addleshaw Goddard appoints Regional Managing Partner for the GCC
With ambitious growth plans for the GCC region, AG has announced that Andrew Johnston has been appointed as the Firm's new Regional Head of the GCC.
11/13/2018
BisB appoints the first Bahraini woman to head the Internal Shari’a Audit Function
She will be in charge of enhancing the Bank’s Shari’a auditing and accounting systems
11/12/2018
Qatar National Bank appoints acting CEO
The appointment of Khalifa, previously the bank’s chief business officer, follows former chief executive Ali Ahmed al-Kuwari moving to become Qatar’s minister of commerce and industry.
11/12/2018
Alvarez & Marsal Appoints Saudi Arabian Country Manager
The company said that Abo-Onoq’s appointment comes with growing demand for A&M’s services in the Kingdom and further aligns the firm with its Vision 2030 and Saudization efforts.
11/07/2018
Gary Dugan appointed as CEO, Purple Asset Management (PAM)
The business will draw on his experience of running investment teams for numerous leading financial institutions to take PAM to the next level as an investment service for The Fry Group, growing the PAM business across Asia and the Middle East.
11/07/2018
Generali appoints new Head of Business Development
We are delighted with this appointment and very much look forward to welcoming John to the team at this exciting time in our expansion
11/06/2018
Citigroup appoints head of EMEA investment banking
Drury, who previously worked with Citi's European equity capital markets business, will start in his new role immediately, pending final regulatory approval.
11/06/2018
Neuberger Berman hires BlackRock’s Meijaard to advisory role
Meijaard was previously BlackRock’s executive chairman for the Benelux region, a position he had held since 2015.
11/06/2018
Qatar shuffles cabinet, names new heads of wealth fund, state gas giant
Observers say shake-up does not signal change in policy or power shift in government
11/05/2018
Qatar shuffles cabinet, names new heads of wealth fund, state gas giant
They accuse Qatar of backing terrorism and cosying up to Iran.
11/02/2018
Deloitte Middle East adds Jason Riche to head up tax technology function
He now joins Deloitte Middle East as a partner and head of the Big Four firm’s local Tax Technology function, to be based out its DIFC-located office in Dubai.
11/01/2018
Al Sudairy named CEO of NBK Wealth Management
The company is now licensed to offer investment funds management, discretionary portfolios management, deal arranging, advisory services, and custody arrangements.
11/01/2018
SEI appoints Ian Love as Head of Institutional Group EMEA and Asia
With over 15 years of tenure in SEI’s Institutional Group, Love has been at the forefront of driving SEI’s growth in fiduciary management and DC Master Trust.
11/01/2018
Cambridge Associates Appoints Global Head of Private Client Practice
Pang to Lead Expanding Business Unit Helping Families of Institutional Scale; Joins from JP Morgan Private Bank
10/31/2018
UBS names new head for consumer deal team in Europe
Former BAML banker takes the reins of a team that has seen several new faces in recent months
10/31/2018
Credit Suisse Said to Hire BofA Bankers to Boost Mideast Equity
Credit Suisse is rebuilding its equity operations in Dubai after scaling back a few years ago amid a slowdown in trading.
10/23/2018
Former CEO of Banque Saudi Fransi leaves Saudi after travel ban ends
Couvegnes was dismissed by BSF in November in coordination with the central bank