International Finance

Category : Business Leaders

The Rise of a Telecom Billionaire

Carlos Slim’s net worth is equivalent to 7 % of Mexico’s GDP and for Bill Gate’s to have a same grip on the U.S. economy he would need 909 billion and own Alocoa, Philip Morris, DoNuts, Citi Bank, Marriott and Jet Blue....

Clinton accuses Russia of interference in US presidential election

Says President Vladimir Putin sees Trump victory as an advantage IFM Correspondent September 6, 2016: Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has accused Russia of interfering with the US elections. “It is almost unthinkable”, Clinton said referring to reports of Russia’s alleged involvement in US elections citing the hacking of Democratic National Committee’s emails. “We’ve never had...

FTI Consulting appoints new managing director

Mathew Richardson to join corporate finance practice September 06, 2016: Global business advisory firm FTI Consulting is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Richardson as a managing director in its corporate finance practice in London. Richardson will be relocating from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) where he has spent eight years, the last three...

Datatec Financial Services makes new appointments

Three new senior hiring done September 06, 2016: Datatec Financial Services, a subsidiary of Datatec Limited, has made three senior appointments in North America, UK, and Australia. The group appointed Paul Christensen as director of North America, Mark Hegarty as director of Australia and New Zealand and Paul Tweehuysen as commercial director based in the...

Falcon Pvt Bank appoints new CEO

Walter Berchtold takes over the role from Eduardo Leemann September 02, 2016: The board of directors of Falcon Private Bank has appointed Walter Berchtold as new Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2016. Walter Berchtold, who has served the Board since March 2015, succeeds Eduardo Leemann, who will remain with the Bank as Senior Advisor. Walter...

Gattai Minoli launches structured finance dept

Emanuela Campari Bernacchi joins the firm as head of the new department September 01, 2016: Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners expanded its practice areas  with the launch of new Structured Finance department. The new team is formed by four professionals coming from Legance, led by Emanuela Campari Bernacchi who...

Nigel Farage urges US to vote for Trump

Says will not vote for Clinton even if he gets paid for it IFM Correspondent August 25, 2016: Outgoing UKIP (UK Independence Party) leader Nigel Farage urged Republicans to “get your walking boots on” and drum up support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Farage addressed around 15,000 activists in Mississippi and said the party...

Risk Ident CEO on board of Merchant Risk Council

Roberto Valerio will help MRC with new ideas August 22, 2016: Fraud prevention software company Risk Ident has announced the appointment of its CEO, Roberto Valerio, to the European Advisory Board of the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). Valerio founded Risk Ident and leads the day-to-day management of the company, responsible for driving the development of...

A summit to focus on fire safety

Façade event will see experts, government officials turn spotlight on new fire safety codes August 16, 2016: Construction industry experts and government officials assembling in Dubai next month will tackle the threat of fires in the region, an issue highlighted by recent blazes in high-rise towers. The latest statistics, published this month by Guardian Wealth...

Dubai to get floating homes

New Living on Water will give a Middle East debut to its floating residences August 11, 2016: Dubai has earned a global reputation for launching unique and spectacular real estate projects, and a Dutch developer hopes the emirate will now provide a successful springboard for stunning floating homes designed to take their owners back to...