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Who is Philip Southwell, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s new MENA head?
According to various reports this morning, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Philip Southwell, regional investment bank EFG Hermes’ first CEO for the GCC region, to run its MENA operation. What do we know about BoA Merrill’s new senior man in MENA that may offer you some tips to career success? He is an [...]
Techniques for turning around a failing interview
It happens. Sometimes interviews do not go well. Sometimes, you fail to establish a chumsome rapport with your interviewer and don’t demonstrate your tight grasp of technical issues. In such cases, it can be tempting to give up. Don’t. It’s not easy, but interviews can be turned around. Here’s how we suggest you do so. [...]
Islamic finance in the Middle East: more women wanted
The Middle East is lagging behind other major centres for Islamic finance when it comes to employing female executives and scholars, which is discouraging women from entering the sector lower down the ranks. Malaysia, one of the world’s largest Islamic finance centres, is setting the pace when it comes to appointing women scholars and executives, [...]
Dubai asset sales could provide much-needed work for regional investment bankers
Dubai Inc is being urged to sell some of its international trophy assets as part of the ongoing restructuring of its $22bn debt. This is, of course, likely to necessitate some much-needed advisory work for investment banks in the region, but sadly recruitment seems unlikely as a result. Moody’s says that Dubai World needs to [...]
Who hired in the Middle East in October?
The period immediately after the traditional summer lull has yet to produce astronomical levels of recruitment, with the majority of hires restricted to internal reshuffling and replacements. However, both the wealth management and asset management sectors showed signs of growth last month. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has recruited Sameh Al Awadhallah as head of branches [...]
Asset management roles coming to Dubai?
Dubai is making a fresh push to attract more asset management firms to the region and is preparing to shake up its regulatory regime in an attempt to ensure new international entrants choose it as a base. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has created a panel of asset management experts to review its rules [...]
Who hired in the Middle East during May?
While a decent number of both local and international firms continued to open new GCC offices throughout May, the majority of hiring activity was restricted to internal promotions and additional responsibilities. AB Capital, the investment banking division of Arab Bank Group, has gained a licence to operate in the Saudi Market. It will be headquartered [...]
Who said sovereign wealth funds aren’t hiring?
In spite of some slumping international investments, Middle East sovereign wealth funds still dominate the rankings in terms of assets under management, and they’re offering ample career opportunities across a range of functions. New fund rankings from the SWF Institute confirm that the Abu-Dhabi Investment Authority is the biggest in the world, with $627bn in [...]
Jobs coming at SWFs
Gulf sovereign wealth funds are rediscovering their appetite for hiring, as they look to internal expertise to carry out their investments. The Abu Dhabi Investment Company is the latest to announce new appointments to its investment team, having hired Anders Ljungqvist to lead its proprietary investments and Thierry Gimonet from Goldman Sachs. Nazem Fawwaz Al [...]
Our predictions for the Gulf in 2009
Attempting to peer into a crystal ball for the coming year can be a risky business in these turbulent times. Nevertheless, we’ve gone out on a limb and here are our thoughts on the potential highs and low for next year. 2009 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR FOR JOBS AND HIRING IN…. Private equity The [...]
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