Feb 07, 2013
The Middle East's sukuk markets are prime for a sell-off which could inflict losses on investors if liquidity is withdrawn suddenly, according to the private bank Coutts. Read Article Burst bubble fears on Middle East sukuk sales
Jan 15, 2013
Bankers are optimistic that a full-scale restructuring of the $10bn debts of Dubai Holding could be imminent following the settlement of a legal action against a unit of the conglomerate. Read Article Unit's restructuring shifts focus to Dubai Holding
Oct 24, 2012
Coutts chief executive, Rory Tapner, plans for the British bank to offer a different kind of wealth management and asset allocation to the region's high net worth individuals. Read Article Custodians of great fortunes target Gulf
Sep 27, 2012
The decision by three lenders to take some of the emirate's most prominent companies to arbitration in London over loan repayment has opened up a complex can of worms. While the banks may feel they have little to lose, they must also be mindful of their operations here. Read Article A delicate operation on Dubai debt
Aug 17, 2012
Seven of the world's biggest banks have received court orders from regulators in the United States investigating what role they may have played in the Libor rate-fixing scandal. Read Article Seven top banks face US probe over Libor rate-fixing scandal
Jul 11, 2012
The withdrawal of three banks from Dubai Group's $10 billion debt talks threatens to break an uneasy peace with lenders just as some of the emirate's corporations return to international bond markets. Read Article Dubai Group debt talks upset by banks' exit
Mar 30, 2012
HSBC is to buy the consumer and corporate banking businesses of Lloyds TSB Middle East, assets that are worth close to Dh3 billion. Read Article HSBC nears Dh3bn deal for Lloyds TSB Middle East units
Jan 31, 2012
A UK government committee has found Fred Goodwin culpable for bringing Scotland's honour system into disrepute while at the helm of RBS. Read Article Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief stripped of knighthood
Nov 06, 2011
Euro Zone: The meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) nations in Cannes concludes, with an agreement to combat the problem of banks that are "too big to fail", but no resolution to the Greek sovereign debt crisis. Read Article G20 tells banks to raise capital
Jun 09, 2011
Lloyds, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HSBC and Santander are back in the doghouse for not lending enough to UK business, Saleha Way writes. Read Article Banks are back in disfavour with the Bank of England
