Bankers and other financial professionals in the Middle
East are seeking new jobs even as those reporting an increased bonus for 2013
were higher than in other global
financial centers, according to eFinancialCareers.
Almost 60 percent of the region’s financial services
employees plan to change position this year, with 45 percent saying they were
disappointed with their bonus, eFinancial said in a report. Bonuses rose for
half of Middle East finance professionals, compared with 49 percent in the
U.K., 47 percent in the U.S. and Hong Kong and 42 percent in Singapore.
Dubai, which teetered on the brink of default in 2009, is
rebounding as equity and property markets soar. Banks including Goldman Sachs
Group Inc. and Renaissance Capital are boosting teams in the region and hiring
bankers from the competition.
“Bonuses have failed to meet expectations, and the level
of employees looking for a new job is also worrying,” James Bennett, global
managing director of the financial services site, said in the report. “If
employers can’t meet their employees’ bonus expectations, they will need to
find new ways to strengthen the loyalty of their talent.”
Base salaries for 52 percent of the finance professionals
surveyed gained, while 47 percent said they were unchanged. A total of 44
percent said they were somewhat or very happy with their base salary, based on
a survey of 532 finance professionals in the United Arab Emirates in March.
EFinance, a financial careers website, said 223 of the professionals questioned
knew the amount of their 2013 bonus.
The UAE, which consists of sheikhdoms including Dubai and
Abu Dhabi, doesn’t impose taxes on regular income or bonuses. Dubai
International Financial Center, a tax-free business park, is home to regional
offices of banks including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup Inc. and Standard Chartered
PLC.
Junior bankers in the UAE are reaping almost 36 percent
more salary than their counterparts in London, according to a March report from
compensation data provider Emolument.
Fixed salaries at the analyst level average $91,000,
compared with $73,000 in the U.K. capital. Bonuses averaged $27,000 compared
with $14,000. For associates, fixed pay in the UAE was $107,000, compared with
$108,000 in London, while bonuses of $40,000 in the U.K. were about 29 percent
higher.
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