Middle East
Middle East | 19 Mar 12
devere group moves to acquire ecs
The deVere Group has agreed a strategic alliance with Dubai-based ECS Insurance Brokers LLC that it says will lead to a full ownership by deVere, according to a statement issued yesterday by the global financial advisory firm.
Middle East | 12 Mar 12
julius baer opens in tel aviv
Swiss private banking group, Julius Baer has opened a representative office in Tel Aviv, the companys first in Israel.
Middle East | 6 Mar 12
uae advisers bet on cisi certification
With the oversight of financial advisers in the UAE in the process of being migrated to the Emirati Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA) from the countrys Central Bank and, it seems, the Insurance Authority the body currently setting the qualifications for SCA-regulated Emirati stockbrokers is gearing up to cater for advisers and wealth managers.
Middle East | 6 Mar 12
unrest fails to derail bahraini financial sector
Bahrains financial sector grew in 2011, its Economic Development Board said today, despite political unrest in the country during the past 12 months.
Middle East | 28 Feb 12
38 percent of mideast advisers positive on 2012
Financial intermediaries in the Middle East are relatively cautious about the outlook over the next ten months, with just 38% of some 207 surveyed by Invesco on 1 Feb saying they had a positive view on prospects for growth this year.