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Strategy
13 May 2025

BlackRock Enters Abu Dhabi-Based Joint Venture

The JV is yet another example of the mass of activity involving Western firms heading to do...

Financial Results
12 May 2025

Operating Results Strengthen At Commerzbank

Commerzbank's share price performance has been one of the brightest stars of the German stock...

People Moves
12 May 2025

Northern Trust AM Names New Global CIOs

The new co-CIOs at the US-headquartered group – which operates in a number of regions – will...

People Moves
7 May 2025

BNP Paribas Names New Germany Wealth Head

The appointment is part of the Paris-listed bank's policy of building out its German private bank...

Industry Surveys
2 May 2025

Operating Profit Rises Strongly At Coutts In Q1 Vs Year Ago

Total assets under management rose from a year ago. ...

Financial Results
1 May 2025

Statutory After-Tax Profit Dips At Lloyds In Q1

The UK-headquartered lender said rising net income and lower volatility were more than outweighed...

Alt Investments
24 April 2025

Alternative Investment Platform Builds Private Platform

Azora, a business established in 2003, said the new private investor platform was an extension of...

People Moves
22 April 2025

EFG In Dubai Names Executive Chair

EFG, which has been operating in Dubai since 2019, now oversees more than SFr6 billion of assets...

Surveys
17 April 2025

SMEs Increasingly Weighing Up UK Exit As Costs, Taxes Rise – Survey

Increasing taxes, rising operating costs and financial incentives abroad top the list of reasons...

Offshore
14 April 2025

UAE, Hong Kong Family Offices Groups Sign Co-operation Pact

While Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates are, in some ways, rival wealth hubs, they are also...

Comment & Analysis results for Opera

Strategy
15 January 2024

IQ-EQ Taps Into Gulf Region's Wealth Bonanza

Shortly after announcing new operations in Abu Dhabi, the investor services group talked to this...

White Papers
13 October 2023

Research: Tech & Ops Wealth Trends In Wealth Management 2023

The 26-page report examines the issues and concerns affecting the shape of technology and...

Company Profiles
10 July 2023

Private Investigation Sector Never Busier As Risks Proliferate

Whether it is cyber hackers, corrupt staff, kidnappers or vengeful former spouses, there's plenty...

WM Market Reports
4 July 2023

BNP Paribas' Wealth Arm Builds German Business Momentum, Broader Growth Beckons

The Paris-based group, which operates in a number of countries, spoke to this news service about...

Company Profiles
11 January 2023

The Mauritius-Dubai Connection Holds Big Potential – MCB

We talk to Mauritius Commercial Bank about its foray into the Middle East and its Dubai operations....

WM Market Reports
4 October 2022

Tenth WealthBriefing Tech & Ops Trends Report

Here is our 2022 Technology and Operations Report, a regular overview of the trends affecting the...

Islamic Banking
13 May 2022

Going Green Can Carry Costs, Warns Advisor On Islamic, Other Finance

Those who are attracted to "Green" investing may also be interested in Shariah finance. A firm...