Executive caught Rudy Sayegh at a bad time. “There’s blood on the street,” joked HSBC Lebanon’s managing director as he walked into his office. Sayegh had just wrapped up a …
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The cataclysmic crash in global financial markets in 2008 was a smack in the face with a wet fish for both bankers and investors alike. A new reality emerged in …
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Following unprecedented financial turmoil, investment scandals and the decline in world wealth, private banks and wealth managers are facing enormous challenges. Profits are declining, regulatory requirements are growing, compliance measures …
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Whether or not the accusations against Lebanese Canadian Bank are true, whether or not there is substance to the rumors that there is a list of banks yet to be …
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When female banking executives discuss their path to the top, the word lucky is almost always mentioned. They were lucky that their experience was without gender discrimination or sexual harassment. …
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It is telling that the most exciting event in private equitythis year was the Celebration of Entrepreneurship event in Dubai — also knownas Wamda, the equivalent of the West’s …
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Here’s a story you may recognize. Ten years ago, two young Jordanian entrepreneurs founded an internet services company to foster an online community through which Arabic speakers could access and …
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When Beirut’s wealth managers talk about the financial crisis, their language is decidedly emotional. They speak of the “support” they gave their clients as they watched their portfolios crumble. …
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Hopefully your wealth management contracts and agreements are not the places where you skip the fine print, because if so, you could be getting hosed. Between initial charges, annual charges, …
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Call it the gold rush or the gold bug, but one of the world’s oldest investments is making a name for itself as a safe haven in the financial storm. …