Investment
Bader Nasser al-Subaei, Chairman and CEO, Kuwait Investment Company
The last two decades have been turbulent for Kuwait, with beginning in 1990 when Iraq invaded, followed by continued uncertainty in the GCC region and climaxing in the latest global financial crisis. Mr al-Subaei explains how investment culture in the Middle East has evolved through these seismic events.
July 11, 2011Related by the tag Investment Funds
Investment
Endre Dobozy, Managing Director, FTM Ltd; and George Andrews, Vanuatu Financial Services Commissioner
Three hours north of New Zealand is the tropical archipelago and emerging financial centre Vanuatu. George Andrews explains how the Financial Services Commission keeps the country commercially attractive, and Endre Dobozy discusses maintaining capital security alongside his ‘forget the market’ investment strategy.
October 13, 2011
Investment
Martin Estlander, CEO, Estlander & Partners
Throughout Europe some €5.2trn are invested in collective investment schemes under the UCITS directive. Martin Estlander discusses how the directive has helped Estlander’s products expand into new countries and markets – as well as the benefits of doing business in Finland, away from the traditional financial centres.
September 19, 2011
Investment
Michael Fuss, Head of Institutional Distribution, DB Advisors
Where next for investment management? Significant changes to regulatory regimes and high volatility are damaging investor confidence and squeezing opportunities for long-term returns. A holistic approach to risk management is more important now than ever before.
June 30, 2011Related by the tag Kuwait
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
ESG
Mark Schmitz and George Lambros, Alghanim Industries
Alghanim Industries is a cross-sector, $2bn turnover business, operating across some of the world’s highest-growth geographies: from south-east Asia, through Vietnam and India, to the Middle East and Turkey. Mark and George explain why a company’s governance journey must start with the “tone at the top” – and how Alghanim’s excellent standards and controls have helped it expand three-fold in 10 years.
April 20, 2012
Banking
Elham Mahfouz, Acting CEO, Commercial Bank of Kuwait
Commercial Bank of Kuwait has been driving the implementation of banking technology since its birth in 1960 – it was the first to implement ATMs, and recently upgraded its technological core. Elham Mahfouz discusses how CBK’s business has evolved since the financial crisis, and its commitment to remain a local bank: supporting local businesses while facilitating international investment.
March 9, 2012