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
- AI Act Set to Come into Force on 1 August 2024 02 July 2024
- The CLOser - June 2024 27 June 2024
- Update on the UK's Implementation of the Overseas Funds Regime for UCITS 25 June 2024
- ICLG Aviation Finance & Leasing 2024: Cayman Islands 20 June 2024
- ESMA Report on MiFID II Marketing Requirements 19 June 2024
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples Group Advises Pantarei Asset Management Limited on Hong Kong Fund Launches 27 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Drake & Scull International PJSC on Landmark Sukuk SPV Issuance 25 June 2024
- Maples Group Pledges US$ 70k to Support Inclusive Education in the BVI 19 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises on US$500 Million Fund Formation by Japan-focused Private Equity Firm 17 June 2024
- Maples Group Advises Screaming Eagle on US$4.6 Billion Combination with Lionsgate's Studio Business 14 June 2024