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Finance

Personal touch for HSBC's rich clients

A customer willing to invest US$1 million (Dh3.6m) will be able to call on the discretionary portfolio manager as HSBC tries to increase its quality of service and improve its retail brand image in the Gulf. Jaime Puebla / The National

May 27, 2012

HSBC is about to launch a service allowing wealthy clients to pay for their own personal fund managers who invest their cash and are always on call. Read Article Personal touch for HSBC's rich clients

Rory Jones

Finance

Islamic bank Gulf Finance House seeks better times

Gulf Finance House is in the midst of overhauling its business model to generate steady sources of cash and ensure that its profits are less dependent on fee income from deals, said Hisham Alrayes, the bank's acting chief executive. Razan Alzayani / The National

May 25, 2012

Gulf Finance House is eyeing acquisitions and restarting stalled projects in Bahrain in an effort to turn around its fortunes. Read Article Islamic bank Gulf Finance House seeks better times

Gregor Stuart Hunter

Finance

Struggling debtors need understanding

Gary Clement for The National

May 25, 2012

Banks putting customers in prison for missed payments on their loans or credit cards because, for instance, they lost their jobs defeats the goal of them ever getting back their money, writes Felicity Glover. Read Article Struggling debtors need understanding

Felicity Glover

Finance

Turkey renews attack on ratings agencies

A tanker passes beneath a bridge over the Bosphorus in Istanbul. The Turkish government has accused credit ratings agencies of damaging the country's economy. Kerem Uzel / Bloomberg News

May 24, 2012

Recep Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, has stepped up his attack on the international credit ratings agencies, accusing them of damaging his country¿s economy. Read Article Turkey renews attack on ratings agencies

Frank Kane

Finance

Roubini calls for planned Greek exit to save euro

May 24, 2012

The famed economist Nouriel Roubini believes it would be better if an "orderly exit" from the euro zone were organised for Greece as the country's economy is "dysfunctional". Read Article Roubini calls for planned Greek exit to save euro

Frank Kane

Finance

Tiny trades wreak havoc on stock markets

UAE - Dubai - Nov 08 - 2011: Emirates NBD - National Bank of Dubai branch on Jumeira Beach Road. ( Jaime Puebla - The National Newspaper )

May 21, 2012

The illiquidity of the country's stock exchanges is just one reason for an increasing estrangement between investors and the public companies they once loved, Sean Cronin reports. Read Article Tiny trades wreak havoc on stock markets

Sean Cronin

Economics

New financial services watchdog for UAE

Under the new regulatory structure, responsibility for conduct of business will move from the Central Bank, above, to a beefed up Emirates Securities and Commodities Association. Ryan Carter / The National

May 20, 2012

A new body will oversee the day-to-day running of the financial system and consumer protection under the biggest regulatory shake-up to the UAE's financial industry in more than three decades. Read Article New financial services watchdog for UAE

Tom Arnold

Finance

Community gains by helping families with disabled children

Financial security is key for the disabled. Pawan Singh / The National

May 20, 2012

Financial security and planning for a disabled child is a constant concern for many. Fortunately, there is a socially responsible financial organisation in Abu Dhabi that recognises the impact of this type of situation on parents, writes Manar Al Hinai. Read Article Community gains by helping families with disabled children

Manar Al Hinai

Finance

A balancing act on investing that isn't for the faint-hearted

Contrarian investing could be a daunting strategy for the average investor because of the depth of research required. Christopher Pike / The National

May 18, 2012

Don Huber's approach to the funds he manages is called contrarian rebalancing, although Mr Huber says it is a strategy that might be too daunting for the average investor to follow. Read Article A balancing act on investing that isn't for the faint-hearted

Felicity Glover

Finance

Pass on dying in US if you can and beware The Lion in Brazil

Benfica's fans celebrate the goal against Sporting during their Portuguese Premier League match held at Light stadium in Lisbon May 14, 2005. Benfica won 1-0. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro JR/dh

May 18, 2012

Pass on dying if you can in the US, and beware The Lion in Brazil, writes Felicity Glover. Read Article Pass on dying in US if you can and beware The Lion in Brazil

Felicity Glover

BUSINESS

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