Former Falcon CEO resurfaces as fintech adviser
The former CEO of Falcon Private Bank, Walter Berchtold, is moving into a new role as an adviser at Swiss…
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Cost of living in cities around the world
Key highlights from our 2018 ranking THIS YEAR OUR Prices and Earnings study covers 77 cities across the globe.…
Global Retail Banking 2018: The Power of Personalization
You could more easily find a yachtsman willing to sail into a sustained 40-mile-an-hour headwind than a retail bank trying…
Tighten corporate governance, Saudi firms urged as MSCI looms
Saudi companies should boost efforts to align their corporate governance and investor relations functions with international standards ahead of a…
Qatari banks exposed to new banking bad loan rules
Qatari banks have been hardest hit by new accounting rules aimed at ensuring Gulf lenders have put enough aside to…
‘Goodwill’ bonds that will spark a Middle East transformation
The economic transformation of the Middle East is being driven by aspirations for innovation and social responsibility. Transformational projects abound: …
Turkish officials say cbank ready to act, dialling back Erdogan rhetoric
Two senior Turkish officials have dialled back on their president’s combative message to markets on interest rate policy, insisting the…
Omani lenders seek to join merger wave in Mideast banking
The wave of consolidation among banks in the Gulf is spreading to Oman from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar.…
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait seeks acquisitions as Gulf lenders merge
Al Ahli Bank, which bought Piraeus Bank Egypt in 2015, is seeking to increase income from non-domestic operations to about…
Where do Luxury Markets Stand in the U.S., U.K., U.A.E. and Australia?
The global luxury real estate market has had a good run recently. Prices are up and key markets have…
Global sukuk issuances surge 44%
A total of $12 billion (Dh44 billion) worth of sukuk (Islamic bonds) was issued in March 2018, which brought global…
HSBC Private Banking eyes emerging growth prospects in Mena
HSBC Private Banking, one of the largest global private banking organisations with $330 billion of total client assets under management…