The Increasing Demand for Shari’ah Compliant Banking Helps Drive Growth at Gulf African Bank

Gulf African Bank (GAB) wins the 2012 award for Best Islamic Bank in Kenya. The award reflects the achievements at the bank since 2008 when it was first granted a full commercial banking license as a dedicated Islamic Bank. The

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J. P. Morgan Private Bank wins Best Private Bank in the United States

Excerpts from the CFI.co’s Judging Panel’s Summary: “JP Morgan’s 160 years of experience has produced an outstanding private bank in the United States that is also a top performer in all other regions of the world. The plans announced two

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Gulf Finance House’s Long Term Winning Approach

We are pleased to announce that Gulf Finance House have won the CFI.co award for Best Islamic Investment Bank Bahrain 2012. Gulf Finance House’s steadfast approach to investing primarily in high quality infrastructure projects that help provide sustainable growth opportunities

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Morgan Stanley Sets the Standard for US Brokers

According to the judging panel, ‘An industry leader that sets the standards’. Morgan Stanley has outstanding expertise and highly experienced advisers. The Morgan Stanley Foundation is deeply concerned about children’s health and specifically failure to thrive – often as a

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Award Winner: Itau Private Bank Best Private Bank Brazil 2012

Without question a major force for private banking in Latin America, Itau also boasts a very strong international network which the judging panel considers to a have ‘a good and secure future’. Investor relations are well thought out and very effective.

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State Bank of Mauritius Provides a Key Pillar to the Mauritian Economy

We are pleased to announce the State Bank of Mauritius as Best Bank Mauritius 2012. The Bank has been a continuous and most effective innovator – providing customers with a broad range of accessible, secure and reliable services.  The Bank

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Burgan Bank Moves from Strength to Strength

There are numerous banks competing to provide Private Banking services to clients. For a private bank, its most important asset is trust. To develop that trust a private bank has to show the highest level of integrity, while truly understanding

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Best Investment Bank, Saudi Arabia – NCB Capital

The judges applauded NCB’s 2011 M&A deal ($500 million) consolidating six construction companies. This was the largest M&A deal in the region from Saudi Arabia’s biggest asset manager ($11.75 billion). This was the first subsidiary of a Saudi Bank to

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Banco Interacciones in Mexico Continue to Build on Their Success

The role that Banco Interacciones plays in the Mexican economy should not be underestimated. The Bank plays a major role in financing the public sector and by maintaining a clearly defined strategy has produced excellent results for all Stakeholders. The

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Kingdom Holding wins CFI Corporate Leadership Award for 2012

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding has been a shrewd and successful investor and major international business figure for many years. He established Kingdom Holding in 1979 and by the end of the next decade had gained a

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