OVERVIEW
Fred has overall responsibility for the Maples Group’s fund services business in the Middle East. He has more than 20 years of experience in financial services operations and fund administration and reporting for wide range of investment funds with expertise and knowledge of best practices in the operations of asset managers, service providers, and banks and various jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, Dubai International Financial Centre and Abu Dhabi Global Market. Fred brings a deep understanding of and commitment to delivering best-in-class reporting solutions for complex real estate, private equity and sharia compliant transactions for leading asset managers throughout the Middle East. Fred is also a regular contributor to various industry publications on topics including real estate, private equity and operational best practices.
BACKGROUND
Previously, Fred served as Chief Operating Officer of a boutique investment bank in Dubai. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of Operations at Dubai Capital Group, a member of Dubai Holding, and was responsible for implementation of scalable operational platform utilising best of breed technology solutions and workflows for proprietary trading and institutional fund management in the MENA Region. Prior to that, Fred was Head of Fund Services for Caledonian Fund Services in the Cayman Islands where he helped position the firm for record growth in AUM. He also served as Director of Portfolio Accounting Operations at Bisys-RK Alternative Investment Services where he supported the delivery of a scalable and flexible infrastructure to support rapid growth.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Fund ServicesLANGUAGES
English
Arabic
EDUCATION
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, BS Accounting.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, MS Finance.
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KNOWLEDGE
- Russian Sanctions Regime Court Issues Further Guidance to Legal Practitioners 06 July 2022
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- Irish FinTech Regulation Focus - Six Key Areas 04 July 2022
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 01 July 2022
- Implementation of the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions 29 June 2022
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Supports Hong Kong Unicorn on HK$670 Million IPO 05 July 2022
- Maples Group Partners Win at European Women in Business Law Awards 2022 27 June 2022
- Maples Advises SCC Power on Acquisition of Stoneway's Business Enterprise 23 June 2022
- Maples Group Represents Clearlake on Significant Transactions 16 June 2022
- Maples Group Wins Three Awards at China Business Law Awards 2022 15 June 2022