NEW ITFA MEMBERS

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce the following three new members to its fast growing family.

AIG Europe Limited is the world’s leading insurance organisation, with more than 90million customers around the globe. They are leaders in property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement products, mortgage insurance, and other financial services.

AIG is a network of approximately 65,000 people in more than 100 countries and jurisdictions who come together every day to take on the world’s new challenges. They believe that by striving to provide the greatest value to customers, they can deliver improved operating and financial performance and sustainable, profitable growth. AIG’s strategy is focussed on enhancing the value and competitive position of their insurance businesses and investing their capital where they can achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns, while maintaining strong levels of liquidity and capital.

Neil Ross will be the principal contact in relation to ITFA matters.

First Gulf Bank (FGB) is one of the leading banks in the United Arab Emirates. It is the number one bank in the UAE in net profits for 2014, for the second year in a row, and the number three by total assets.

The Bank offers a full range of financial products and services through ITS Wholesale & International, Consumer and Treasury & Global Markets businesses and is focussed on achieving its mission to be the ‘First’ choice for customers. Internationally, FGB operates through branches in Singapore and Qatar, representative offices in India, Hong Kong, South Korea and the UK, and a subsidiary in Libya.

In 2014, FGB was named the ‘Best Bank in the United Arab Emirates’ and ‘Best Wealth Management Firm’ at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards. It was also ranked as the 8^th most powerful company in the Arab World in Forbes’ ‘Top 500 companies in the Arab World’ list. FGB was also recently recognised as an ‘Employer of Choice' at the GCC Best Employer Brand Awards 2014, and has been honoured in the SME Banking Sector category of the inaugural Enterprise Agility Awards.

Manoj Menon, Global Head of Transaction Services and Financial Institutions will be the main contact in relation to ITFA.

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland provides a range of banking, life insurance and other financial services to customers in Ireland and United Kingdom. Services include branch banking, personal and business loans, loan insurance, mortgages, foreign exchange, correspondent banking, credit cards and stockbroking.

Bank of Ireland Corporate and Treasury has offices in eight locations worldwide – Dublin, Belfast, London, Bristol, Paris, Frankfurt, Chicago and Stamford, Connecticut.

James Collins will be the principal contact in relation to ITFA matters.