1st December, 2021

Al Rajhi Capital has won the coveted Global Investor MENA Asset Manager of the Year award while ADSS was voted top broker
Al Rajhi Capital has won the coveted Global Investor MENA 2021 Asset Manager of the Year award while ADSS was once again voted the top broker in the region, SICO was the best equities manager and Emirates NBD won MENA fixed income manager of the year.
Please find below a full list of MENA 2021 Awards winners:
Asset Manager: Al Rajhi Capital
Bahrain Asset Manager: SICO Asset Manager
Bahrain Broker: SICO
Broker: ADSS
Cash Manager: MISR
Clearing House: DGCX
Consultant: Insight Discovery
Custodian: Northern Trust
Egypt Manager: Azimut
Equities Manager: SICO
ETF Manager: Al Rayan
Exchange: DGCX
Fixed Income Manager: Emirates NBD
Fund Administrator: Northern Trust
Jordan Broker: Al Arabi Investment Group
Jordan Manager: Al Arabi Investment Group
Kuwait Manager: Boubyan Capital
International Exchange: CME
Oman Manager: Bank Muscat
Qatar Broker: QNB FS
Qatar Manager: Al Rayan
Real Estate Manager: Markaz
Sharia Manager: Al Rajhi Capital
Sub-Custodian: HSBC
Sukuk Manager: SICO
Transition Manager: Citi
UAE Broker: Mubasher Financial Services (DIFC) Limited
UAE Manager: Emirates NBD
Wealth Manager: Boubyan Bank
The MENA 2021 Winners will be profiled in the Winter issue of Global Investor, due out at the end of January.
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