Tag: Development Manager

Tell me, what is wrong with my CV (3)?

A third brave soul has put their CV forward for review by the eFinancialCareers Gulf readership. Below is their profile (with all personal details removed) and little about their search for new employment so far. Can you offer some tips about where they may have been going wrong and what, exactly, can be improved about [...]

By eFinancialCareers Gulf, 15 July 2009 • 4 comments

Dubai’s flurry of fund managers

As international asset management firms flock to the Middle East, fund managers with local experience are becoming a prized commodity. Thames River Capital, a UK based hedge fund and traditional asset manager, is the latest firm to expand into the Middle East. It follows the likes of Pictet Asset Management, Schroder Investment Management, BNY Mellon [...]

By Paul Clarke, 29 January 2008 • 3 comments

Dubai benefits from global private equity admin focus

Dubai is a new hot spot for private equity fund accountants, as the front office booms and admin firms set up shop in the region. With private equity giants like Dubai International Capital, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and US firm Carlyle Group in the emirate, the administrators are going where the business is. Though big [...]

By Paul Clarke, 7 December 2007 • 0 comments

UK’s Association of Chartered Accountants accreditation hits Dubai

Dubai accountants are to be offered the chance to earn the British ACA accreditation locally for the first time. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) reckons rapid expansion in the Gulf has driven an increased need for qualified accountants, which has prompted it to set up shop in the region. So [...]

By Paul Clarke, 6 November 2007 • 12 comments