BHBNewsLetter June 2016

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Issue 8 - June 2016 @BahrainBourse
THE BOURSE RECEIVES A DELEGATION FROM BAHRAIN FAMILY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
The Chairman of Bahrain Bourse
(BHB) Mr. Yusuf Abdulla Hu-
mood and the CEO of Bahrain
Bourse Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim
Al-Khalifa received on Thursday,
5th May 2016 a delegation from
Bahrain Family Business Asso-
ciation headed by the Chairman
Mr. Khalid Mohammed Kanoo.
During the visit, a presentation
was conducted on the bourse’s
Trading and Clearing & Settle-
ment, and Depository Systems
along with the investment instru-
ments listed at the bourse and the
investment opportunities available
for both issuers and investors. The
presentation also highlighted the
bourse’s future plans that aim at
enhancing its competitiveness in
order to attract investments, in-
crease the depth of the market,
as well as increase and improve
the services provided by the
bourse for issuers and investors.
Both parties discussed areas of
joint cooperation in order to de-
velop and improve the invest-
ment environment of the capital
markets sector, especially those
related to organizing joint events
between BHB and the Association
and benefit from the capabilities
available to organize those events.
In addition, the delegation visited
the trading floor and the brokers’
offices at the trading floor where
they were briefed on the proce-
dures of placing orders and ex-
ecuting transactions by licensed
brokers at BHB, as well as the dis-
semination of trading quotes and
the companies’ financial results.
At the end of the visit, the del-
egation thanked the officials
of the bourse for their warm
welcome and the information
they have provided about Bah-
rain Bourse and the invest-
ment opportunities available.
BHB SPONSORS THE CFA MIDDLE EAST INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
Bahrain Bourse (BHB) announced
that it will be a key sponsor for
the CFA Middle East Investment
Conference (MEIC) that will be
held on 13 April 2016 in Bahrain.
Shaikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim
Al-Khalifa, CEO of Bahrain
Bourse said, “We, at the Bahrain
Bourse, are keen to take an active
role in any efforts that may devel-
op the capital market in the King-
dom of Bahrain and the region.
We believe that the Middle East
Investment Conference is an ex-
cellent opportunity for partici-
pants to benefit from the expe-
rience of the speakers and their
knowledge, and we are really
pleased that we are part of this
internationally recognized event.”
Senior portfolio managers, an-
alysts, chief investment officers,
chief executive officers, investment
advisers, pension plan investment
officers, education professionals,
and other senior financial consul-
tants will attend the conference.
The MEIC Conference will bring
together some of the most re-
nowned investment leaders and
thinkers from across the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) re-
gion to examine the challenges and
opportunities that face the global
financial industry and the impli-
cations for investors in the region.