deVere Group Receives Visit from Boxing Legend Ricky 'the Hitman' Hatton

The deVere Group, the world's largest independent financial consultancy group, was delighted to receive a courtesy visit at its UAE offices from true modern day boxing legend, Ricky Hatton.

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Jun 12, 2010, 06:18 ET

BIRKIRKARA, Malta, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- During the visit, the professional boxer met with deVere executives and clients.

Ricky Hatton, one of the world's greatest pound-for-pound fighters, visited the deVere offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to help promote the imminent launch of the company's latest service offering - a mobile application of the Fund Platform available on iPads and iPhones. The service will be offered to clients this summer, enabling users to keep up-to-date with their investments, what current trends to spot and the latest market news at the touch of a screen.

deVere clients were given the opportunity to meet Ricky Hatton and enjoyed two evenings of lavish food and entertainment with "the Hitman," who shared some amazing stories about the world of boxing.

Spencer Lodge, Regional Director for the deVere Group in the Middle East said: "We were very pleased to receive Ricky at our offices; his story is an inspiration to us all. He took a genuine interest in deVere and his visit was an excellent opportunity for us to share the company's latest developments with our clients."

About the deVere Group

The deVere Group is the world's largest independent international financial consultancy group. International investors and expatriates employ us to find financial services products that suit their medium to long term requirements for investments, savings and pensions. Within excess of US$7 billion of funds under administration and management, deVere has more than fifty thousand clients in over a hundred countries. Our independence and ability to offer financial products that are tailor-made to fit an individual's needs are behind our success. As a result we now have offices in over forty five countries. You can find us in Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Dubai, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo and Zurich, amongst others. Please visit http://www.devere-group.com for more information about the deVere Group.