The Role of Institutional Investors in MENA Capital Markets

Wednesday, 26th of March, 2014 | 9:00 AM GMT; 10:00 AM CET; 13:00 PM GST

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) held a webinar discussion with leading regional financial markets and corporate governance experts debating the role of institutional investor engagement as a driver for capital markets development and better corporate governance in the MENA region.

Moderators: Alissa Amico, Manager, MENA, Corporate Affairs Division, OECD

Speakers:

Sammy Kayello, CEO, MENA, Morgan Stanley
Sameer Al Ansari, CEO, Hawkamah Institute
Ryan Lemand, Advisor to the Chairman and Head of Risk Management, ESCA
Ali Saribas, Senior Advisor, ISS Corporate Services
Arshad Ashraf, Portfolio Manager, Passport Capital

Topics

The 1.5 hrs discussion covered the following topics:

Recent regulatory and market developments in the MENA region and their impact on attracting portfolio investment in the region;
The impact the upgrade of some MENA countries to “emerging markets” and the expectation of foreign investors in this regard;
The effectiveness of corporate governance indices, ETFs and other tools on attracting institutional capital;
The extent to which foreign and domestic investor expectations are aligned and the most productive models for shareholder coordination;
The perception of the quality of governance in listed companies by investors and other market participants and suggestions on how it could be improved;
Instruments available to institutional investors in MENA markets to engage with management and boards of their investee companies and the quality of investor engagement.

To listen to the recording, as well as access the reports and materials referenced during the panel discussion, please use the link below.

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