Inside Saudi Arabia's AlTouq Family Office | Exclusive Q&A: CIO Asher Noor
Asher Noor is the chief investment officer and Group CFO for AlTouq Group – a sophisticated Saudi Arabian family investment office and a sought after public speaker. Asher has been based in Saudi Arabia for more than 14 years and has worked for PwC and Banque Saudi Fransi in the past. He was recently named to Trusted Insight's list of the Top 30 Family Office Investors.
10 Most Important Reads Of The Week - Dec 2, 2016
The week of Nov. 28 has been a busy one. Harvard management company was lambasted by alumni for the high fees it paid managers. Trusted Insight named the top 30 limited partners investing in real estate and real assets, including an interview detailing Mark Canavan's niche strategy to generate double-digit returns for the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. And that's just a sneak peak of this eventful week in instutitional investing.
PE Profits are Safe from President Obama
PE industry critics who are calling on Obama to use his executive powers to raise taxes on profits pocketed by investment managers, known as carried interest, are looking to the wrong man, according ...
Commonfund president and CEO to step down
Commonfund, a prominent investment manager for institutional investors, today announced that its President and CEO, Verne Sedlacek, will be stepping down after eleven years in his current position. Sedlacek has agreed to remain in his current role until his replacement is found, to ensure a smooth transition.
Charles Stanley appoints ex-Aviva Investors chief as CIO
Charles Stanley has appointed former Aviva Investors chief executive Paul Abberley to the newly-created role of chief investment officer.
General Catalyst hires Donald Fischer as venture partner
General Catalyst hires Donald Fischer as venture partner...
Chess Grandmaster turns hedge fund manager seeded by Peter Thiel
Patrick describes his transition from chess champion to Silicon Valley dot-commer, and into the investment management world to eventually start his own investment management firm in January of 2011. He gives insight into his strategy, which he calls "4 parts Warren Buffett, 1 part Peter Thiel," which combines global macro analytics from his experience at Thiel's Clarium with bottom-up Buffett-style fundamental stock picking of companies.
University of California - UC Newsroom | Chief investment officer to retire
Overview of the University of California system, including 10 campuses, 5 medical centers and 3 national labs....
Barclays Names Lizin Head of Wealth Management in Middle East - Bloomberg
Barclays Plc appointed Cedric Lizin head of its wealth and investment management division in the Middle East and North Africa as Britain's third-biggest lender by market value seeks to expand in the r...