Arbuthnot Latham & Co, the private banking and wealth management arm of the Arbuthnot Banking Group has officially opened Arbuthnot Latham & Co’s new international office in Dubai.

Arbuthnot Latham & Co, the private banking and wealth management arm of the Arbuthnot Banking Group, announced that the governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre, Abdulla Mohammed Saleh, officially opened Arbuthnot Latham & Co’s new international office in Dubai.

As reported by this publication, Arbuthnot Latham established its first international office in Dubai back in May of this year.

“We chose Dubai as our first international office due to our extensive knowledge and experience of the region and a genuine need in the local market for exceptional private banking and wealth management services,” said Arbuthnot Latham’s chief executive, James Fleming.

DIFC has served as a platform for a number of UK-based firms to service clients across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. We are delighted to welcome Arbuthnot Latham to Dubai and to the growing network of financial and professional services firms based in DIFC, and look forward to contribute to the firm’s growth and global expansion,” said Mohammed Saleh, when welcoming Arbuthnot Latham to DIFC.

At the same time, Arbuthnot Latham has announced the appointment of four senior bankers to support their Dubai operation. Paul Donovan and Kieran McDonnell, formerly of Coutts, have been appointed as directors and Giles Hanson and Peter Casey, formerly of HSBC and Barclays, have been appointed as associate directors.

In addition, Clare Doyle, Frances White and David Smith have been appointed as private banking executives to support client and banking operations for the Dubai office.