NBK Capital Platinum Sponsor for Annual CFA Charter Award Ceremony in Kuwait

KUWAIT: April 4, 2016

NBK Capital sponsored the eighth annual CFA Charter Award Ceremony, class of 2016. Board members from the CFA Society – Kuwait, representatives from NBK Capital and a number of professional analysts in the community were present at Salwa Al-Sabah Hall to congratulate the recent CFA graduates.

The CFA Society in Kuwait, an organization that promotes the highest ethical standards and professional excellence within the local investment community, organizes this event annually to celebrate the graduation of new professionals who successfully complete the CFA designation requirements.

At the celebration, Mr. Faisal Al-Hamad, CEO of NBK Capital, said, “The CFA Institute is a strategic partner for NBK Capital. We both share the important responsibility of supporting these individuals who have demonstrated their high level of excellence and professionalism. Our goal is to help them reach new heights in their financial careers.” He added, “Our sponsorship falls under NBK Capital’s Corporate and Social Responsibility “CSR” strategy, and as evidence of the extent of our commitment to invest in the development of our people, and open new opportunities for them to build a prosperous future. Today, we welcome a new group of these ambitious professionals into the exciting world of finance, and we want to congratulate them on their great achievements”.

This is the sixth year in a row that NBK Capital sponsors the CFA Graduation, which is reflective of the robust relationship the company has with the CFA institute.

CFA Society – Kuwait is an association of local investment professionals, consisting of portfolio managers, security analysts, investment advisors and other financial practitioners, that has served CFA charter holders and CFA Program candidates locally since 2008.