Asset Management

The Asset management activity provides professional investment management solutions to bank’s clients to achieve their specific investment objectives. Clients may be corporates, Sovereign wealth funds, high net worth and retail individuals. With more and more global banks announcing the launch of MENA funds and regional players expanding their existing platforms, Asset Management activities are likely to continue to grow at an exponential pace.

Current Asset Management activities in the region involve the in-house management of mutual funds, discretionary and advisory portfolios and the selection of external fund managers. The objective of the Asset management unit is to provide an effective investment solution to customers based on their specific risk profile. The Management team comprises of experienced fund managers, traders and research analysts.

Asset Management activities include;

• Mutual fund offerings based on:
  • geographics such as country funds, sector funds, regional and global funds
  • asset classes such as equity funds, fixed income funds, real estate funds
  • investment style such as Growth funds, Value funds, Trading funds
• Discretionary and Advisory portfolio management
• Equity and fixed income research
• Asset Management Sales and Distribution