HBG Holdings RoundTable : Financial Serviceshttp://www.hbgholdings.com/roundtable.phpFinancial Equity FeedMinisters back new EU hedge fund ruleshttp://www.hbgholdings.com/rssfeed/182.htmlJune 27th, 2010'Controversial new rules for hedge fund and private equity fund managers operating in Europe are moving forward after winning the backing of European Union finance ministers' as per the Financial Times. There are still significant differences in the two sets of draft regulations, but meetings are expected to take place with the intention of resolving the issues before August 2010.

]]> Goldman bankers look increasingly like dinosaurshttp://www.hbgholdings.com/rssfeed/171.htmlApril 23rd, 2010 NCB s net income up 35http://www.hbgholdings.com/rssfeed/162.htmlApril 13th, 2010 Omani Banking Sector - an overlooked but interesting storyhttp://www.hbgholdings.com/rssfeed/24.htmlAugust 10th, 2009The Oman Economic Review has recently published a report on the Omani Banking Sector1. The report ranks the 5 biggest banks based on three parameters: growth, profitability and sustainability. The largest bank in the country, Bank Muscat, came out clearly at the top, followed by Oman Arab Bank and Bank Dhofar. The small but aggressive National Bank of Oman comes in at #4, while the list is rounded up by Oman International Bank at #5.

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