Wealth and Asset Management

Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Standard Chartered launches enhanced online banking FX service

July 15, 2012

Standard Chartered announced the launch of enhanced online banking foreign exchange services through the Bank's secure online banking platform, Straight2Bank.…

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FinTech

Wealth Management in the Age of the iPad by Phil Banas

July 15, 2012

Here I am on a crowded commuter train travelling home from the city, crushed up against a fat guy (who…

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Executive Moves

Pioneer Investments Appoints Head of Sales – Middle East, Central Asia and Africa

July 15, 2012

  Pioneer Investments has announced the appointment of Neal Jenkins as Head of Sales - Middle East, Central Asia and…

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Comment & Analysis

MEAB Bank Named "Best Private Bank in Lebanon"

July 15, 2012

MEAB Bank has been named "Best Private Bank in Lebanon" by World Finance Magazine. MEAB Chairman Kassem M. Hejeij accepted…

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New Investment Products & Services

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management launches global investing programme

July 15, 2012

  Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has announced the launch of its annual Global Investing Programme (GIP), which will see 50…

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Comment & Analysis

FN100 methodology: Investment banking

July 12, 2012

This year Financial News reworked several of its categories in its ranking of the FN100 Most Influential people in the…

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Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments

Qatari royals buy Italian fashion icon Valentino

July 12, 2012

Italian fashion house Valentino has been snapped up by the Qatari royal family for 700 million euros, the latest purchase…

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Uncategorized

Swiss bank Reyl seeks U.S. clients despite tensions

July 11, 2012

Swiss private bank Reyl & Cie is aiming to double its assets under management to over 10 billion Swiss francs…

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Uncategorized

Salary Gap Widens In The GCC

July 11, 2012

The salary gap between managers and lower-ranking staff in the GCC has widened in the last three years, with bosses…

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Financial Results

Geneva Bankers Tap Old Ties to Find New Riches Amid Arab Spring

July 10, 2012

Geneva’s bankers, who forged the biggest offshore hub for the Middle East super-rich after Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd built a…

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Exotic Investments

Michael Jackson memoribilia part of U.S. case against African leader

July 10, 2012

The U.S. government’s recent filing in Los Angeles for civil forfeiture in an attempt to recover $71 million from Equatorial…

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Legal

UAE Bank Law Frustrates Expat Women

July 10, 2012

The Central Bank in Abu Dhabi, in a move it hints is based on Islamic law, will not allow women…

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