OVERVIEW
Fred has overall responsibility for the Maples Group’s fund services business in the Middle East. He has more than 30 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
- Funds and Investment Management Update Ireland and Luxembourg Q1 2024 25 April 2024
- Central Bank Focus Areas for E-money and Payment Firm Applications 23 April 2024
- Global Registration Services Market Update Q1 2024 18 April 2024
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Corporate Tax 2024 Ireland 16 April 2024
- ICLG Aviation Law 2024: Cayman Islands 11 April 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Moves to New London Office with a focus on Clients, People and Collaboration 24 April 2024
- Maples Group Sponsors Rugby Club Luxembourg, Fostering Shared Values of Excellence, Teamwork, and Community 23 April 2024
- Maples Group Launches UK Liquidations Services 10 April 2024
- Maples Group Selected as Fund Administrator for Align Partners Korea Fund 09 April 2024
- Maples Group Selected to Provide Fund Administration Services to Chicago Global 02 April 2024