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Issue 16 - JUNE 2018
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN CLEAR ISSUES “MYSHARE” CARDS FREE OF CHARGE
TO ALL BAHRAIN BOURSE’S REGISTERED INVESTORS
Bahrain Clear, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Bahrain Bourse,
announces today the issuance of
140,000 “myShare” cards at no
additional charge to all Bahrain
Bourse’s registered investors with
a valid Investor Number (NIN)
(an account at Bahrain Clear)
and with updated Know Your
Customer (KYC) requirements.
The ‘myShare’ card is issued by Al
Salam Bank-Bahrain in partner-
ship with Visa, and it is available
in BHD and USD card currency
based on the Investor’s choice.
With “myShare” card, Bahrain
Clear will now be able to automati-
cally transfer future cash dividends
instantly to the shareholder’s card
balance within 10 days from the
announcement of the cash divi-
dends distribution by the listed
companies. The card features an
easy-to-use, secured with EMV
chip-enabled and widely accept-
ed at over 35 million outlets and
over 2 million ATMs across the
globe, wherever the “Visa” sign is
displayed. Besides the value-add-
ed benefits of “myShare” card,
investors will also receive free
SMS alerts, monthly electronic
statements sent to their registered
email address to manage their fi-
nancial accounts and keep track of
their card transactions in addition
to a secured online shopping fea-
tures through “Verified by Visa”.
Investors can now visit Bah-
rain Clear office located at Bah-
rain Bourse in the Bahrain Fi-
nancial Harbor, Harbor Gate
– 4
th
floor to collect their card
or to apply for the new card.
Bahrain Clear is a fully owned
subsidiary of Bahrain Bourse
with a disclosed capital of 5 mil-
lion Bahraini Dinars, and a paid
up capital of 1 million Bahraini
Dinars. Bahrain Clear is licensed
by the Central Bank of Bahrain as
a ‘Clearing House’ offering post-
trade services to investors. Bahrain
Clear’s service offering includes
related services of transactions
depository, clearing, settlement,
central registry and registration.
UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE INVESTMENT ACADEMY
BAHRAIN BOURSE AND BIBF HOLD INVESTMENTS AND SAVING SEMINAR
In line with Bahrain Bourse’s ef-
forts to enhance investment
awareness, Bahrain Bourse (BHB)
in collaboration with the Bahrain
Institute of Banking and Finance
(BIBF) will be holding the sev-
enth “Investments and Saving
Seminar” on Saturday, 30
th
June
2018 at Bahrain Bourse’s premis-
es at Bahrain Financial Harbour.
The seminar that is being offered
free of charge on a monthly basis
will cover various topics includ-
ing types of investment products,
concepts of risk and return, and
how to build an investment port-
folio. The seminar concludes with
a brief about Bahrain Bourse and
the different sectors of the market.
Interested participants may regis-
ter for the upcoming seminar by
filling out an online registration
form on the Investment Academy
Website
bahrainbourse.bibf.com.The Investment and Saving Semi-
nar is one of the investment aware-
ness initiatives offered by the In-
vestment Academy targeting a
broad spectrum of audiences from
students to individuals and small
business investors providing them
with the knowledge of financial
products and investment strategies.
It is worth mentioning that Bah-
rain Bourse (BHB) in collaboration
with Bahrain Institute of Banking
and Finance (BIBF) launched “The
Investment Academy”, an investor
education training provider with-
in the Capital Markets, in Novem-
ber 2017 with the aim of offering
technical market know-how tar-
geted towards beginner, interme-
diate, and professional investors
to enhance their capital markets
knowledge with innovative teach-
ing methods and technologies.