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The strategy is to focus on KAMCO’s core business lines such as asset management and investment banking and at the same time capitalize on the rising growth opportunities in the GCC and China. Sadoun A. Ali, Chief Executive Officer of KAMCO, admits that “those 2 areas (China and the GCC) show healthy growth and KAMCO is looking for ways and products to tap into those markets.”
The investment banks, asset managers and investment companies in Kuwait have been hit by the 2008 global financial crisis.
The investment banks, asset managers and investment companies in Kuwait have been hit by the 2008 global financial crisis.
Sadoun A. Ali, Chief Executive of KAMCO, a leading asset manager and investment banking company sees capital markets in Kuwait to remain stable in 2012.
Recent feature of Kuwait Financial Markets is the adoption of Capital Markets Authority. According to KAMCO research “the Capital Market Authority in Kuwait created through a bill approved by the Kuwaiti parliament in February 2010 is on the right track but will require time to implement the laws and regulations that aim at regulating securities activities in a fair, competitive and transparent manner, protecting investors and implementing a policy of full disclosure so as to promote justice and transparency and to prevent conflicts of interest and the exploitation of insider information. The CMA Kuwait will bring more transparency and oversight to Kuwait Stock Exchange that in turn will boost confidence among foreign and institutional investors.”
Often the companies listed on the KSE have are implicated in a convoluted, opaque ownership schemes and many argue that there has been many cases of insider trading. Due to the size, Sadoun A. Ali, Chief Executive of KAMCO, a leading asset manager and investment banking company dismisses that widespread insider trading practices exist but admits that there are speculators in the market acting and trading upon rumors.
Walid Al-Hashash exposes the investment strategy of one of the leading energy holding company in Kuwait. AREF energy is investing in niche oil & gas services sector technologies and companies, predominately in the MENA region.
Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director & CEO of KAMCO. Kuwait has to regain the trust of international investors. The capital markets need to be structured in a way that should abide by the most recent rules and regulations. The Capital Markets Authority is coming in very difficult times; it is late to be implemented after the crisis. The difficulty that they are facing is the time.
Interview with Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director of Bayan Investment Company. Mr. Al-Mutawa offers his views on the Kuwait investment sector and the overall investment climate in Kuwait. Unfortunately, his comments are more negative than positive and so are the forecasts about the investment sector in Kuwait.
According to Capital Standards, “There are a total of 100 investment companies operating in Kuwait with 54 operating within the confines of the Islamic Sharia provisions and the rest operating as conventional investment companies.” Some of these companies are listed as well under asset management comapnies, investment banks and investment holding companies. Here is the structure of Kuwait Banking system.
The sector has been hit hard by the financial crisis and non-internventionist policy by the government. The investment companies face many challenges. The sector will continue to restructure the depts and deleverage. For the complete list of investment companies click here. Many Islamic investment companies are subsidiaries of or large groups and banks in Kuwait.
