Hints and tips:
...Last year EY won a share of the €60mn-a-year audit contract of France’s largest bank BNP Paribas, prompting senior partner Omar Ali to tell staff the firm was “now the clear market leader in financial services...
...“The housing market is taking the biggest hit,” said Omar Ali, EY’s financial services managing partner for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa....
...EY’s EMEIA financial services leader Omar Ali announced EY’s appointment by BNP this week in an internal memo to staff seen by the Financial Times....
...“The region’s economies are facing recession, and a contraction in borrowing driven by reduced demand and supply is forecast as consumers, businesses and banks become more cautious,” said Omar Ali, partner...
...There’s The Chairs at the Almeida (from February 5): a new version of Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist drama by Omar Elerian that draws on the climate crisis....
...Omar Fall, an analyst at Barclays, pointed to Crédit Agricole’s outperformance in retail banking and lower than expected provisions for bad loans as positives....
...Structured products have undoubtedly been the jewel in the crown for the likes of SocGen and Natixis — so the market is wondering whether these cuts are an overreaction to short-term dislocation,” said Omar...
...“You could be forgiven for looking at BNP’s results and thinking all was well with the world,” said Omar Fall, an analyst at Barclays. “The impairment charge . . . makes little sense to us....
...However, Omar Fall, an analyst at Barclays, doubted BNP would be able to maintain its position as lead regional underwriter....
...Mucker Capital, a Los Angeles-based venture group that won big from PayPal’s $4bn acquisition of Honey, hired former Sequoia Capital partner Omar Hamoui as a general partner....
...Kingpin CC (Gary Carr, terrific) has the potential to be as irresistible as The Wire’s Omar. They’re paternalistic about their produce, but the bruises and black eyes tell the real story....
...‘Unrealism’, Moore Building, Miami, December 2-6. miami.com/moore-building Photographs: Gagosian Gallery; Ali Walker; Jean Vong; Victoria Miro Gallery...
...Last year was one of Kashmir’s best for tourism, with chief minister Omar Abdullah heralding the arrival of more than 1m visitors....
...Paul Walker, managing director, Malvern Instruments, producer of technology for materials analysis. Alison Williamson, Olympic archer....
...When regulation goes up, trust goes down, as Omar Khan, a senior partner at Sensei, the consultancy, told me recently....
...On the one hand, one can see why it seemed a good idea to turn Ché Walker’s 1998 play into a musical: there’s love, loss, requital, conflict and a kind of getting of wisdom....
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