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Schroders strengthens Middle East & North Africa Investment team

  • United Arab Emirates: Monday, June 30 - 2008 at 11:23
  • PRESS RELEASE

It is today announced that Rami Sidani will join Schroders as Head of Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Portfolio Management. In his new position, Rami will co-manage the Schroder ISF Middle East Fund which was launched on 3 September 2007 and now has assets of $592m.

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  • Rami Sidani.
    Rami Sidani.
In addition, further recruitment is expected to be announced in the near future.

Rami joins from SHUAA Capital where he managed over $1bn in equities across the MENA region. With more than six years investment experience, Rami has managed conventional as well as specialist funds in all twelve Arab equity markets. He will report to Allan Conway, Schroders Head of Emerging Market Equities.

Allan Conway, Schroders Head of Emerging Market Equities, commented:

"Rami is a terrific addition to the team. His deep regional experience and breadth of product knowledge makes him perfectly positioned to further build on our highly successful offering in the Middle East & North Africa. I look forward to working closely with Rami as he joins our expanding business. The combination of our long established track record in Emerging Markets and the team's regional expertise will create a highly competitive offering for our clients."


Rami Sidani commented:
"It is a great opportunity to join Schroders Emerging Markets team as Head of MENA investments and to manage and help grow Schroders assets in one of the fastest growing regions in the world. The decision to establish an investment capability in the region demonstrates the vision and strong commitment that Schroders has to the Middle East."
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Schroders is a global asset management company with £130.6bn (€163.8bn / $259.6bn) under management as at 31 March 2008. Our clients are major financial institutions including pension funds, banks and insurance companies, local and public authorities, governments, charities, high net worth individuals and retail investors.

We apply our specialist asset management skills in serving the needs of our clients worldwide.

With one of the largest networks of offices of any dedicated asset management company and over 250 portfolio managers and analysts covering all the major investment markets, we offer our clients a comprehensive range of products and services.

Schroder Investment Management Limited is regulated in Dubai by the Dubai Financial Services Authority and entered on the DFSA register under Firm Reference Number: F000513

For further information, please contact:
Nik Ekholm
Schroders' Global Head of PR
+44 (0)20 7658 7938

Stéphane Battistella
Head Middle East Business Development
+971 4 704 9101

William Wells
Head of Retail Sales - Middle East
+971 4 704 9102

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