Brokerage
Thomas Papantonious, Partner and COO, Tadawul FX
Tadawul FX is one of the world leaders in providing Sharia-compliant foreign exchange trading. Offering swap-free accounts with no hidden penalties, Tadawul delivers true transparency for the conscientious trader. COO Thomas Papantonious discusses the ongoing market turbulence and the importance of planning your trades – and trading your plan.
November 25, 2011Related by the tag Foreign Exchange
Brokerage
Michael Konnaris, CEO, easy-forex
Currency volatility, the single dominant factor driving the forex market, has been one of the key features of 2011, as every day the world speculates on the future of Europe as a whole and its member countries individually. Michael Konnaris discusses the growth of the market, and how easy-forex is capitalising on increased retail interest – especially in Asia.
May 2, 2012
Brokerage
Kim Fournais, CEO, Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank is a brokerage heavyweight, providing multi-asset trading services to countless end-users, via more than 100 clients of its white label business. This year Saxo Bank will be 20 years old, and today white labeling for online retail brokers represents 40 percent of its business – but looking back, says Kim Fournais, the bank didn’t realise just how important the internet would become in its services.
April 25, 2012
Brokerage
Markos Kashiouris, Founder and Board Member, IronFX
IronFX is committed to technological innovation and maintaining its impressive growth in retail foreign exchange traders. The company is making strikes on the tech side, with 10 platforms, including for all major mobile devices – but where can it turn for growth? To the Far East, says Markos Kashiouris, where the company is taking on native account managers to capture the virgin market.
April 23, 2012Related by the tag Islamic Finance
Banking
Adel Al-Majed, Chairman and Managing Director, Boubyan Bank
Adel Al-Majed’s 13 years of experience at National Bank of Kuwait were invaluable when the group gained control of Boubyan Bank, setting a clear new strategy and identifying the best people to fulfill its new mission. The new MD talks about the importance of the thriving Islamic segment, the balance sheet surgery Boubyan needed in 2009, and his ambitious goal to become the third-largest bank in Kuwait in five years.
May 4, 2012
Banking
Abdulbasit Ahmad Al Shaibei, CEO, Qatar International Islamic Bank
QIIB has enjoyed 20 years of exceptional growth since it began trading in 1991, thanks to its highly conservative strategy. Dr Sheikhah explains the bank’s focus on tangible investments.
July 27, 2011
Insurance & Pensions
Hussein Mohammed Al Meeza, Managing Director and CEO, AMAN Insurance Co
AMAN Insurance is one of the leading lights of Islamic insurance, growing its start capital of AED60m to AED200m in just seven years. CEO Mr Al Meeza outlines its areas of success.
May 17, 2011