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Saudi Arabia leads MENA in assets under management
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 07 - 2011

The MENA funds industry registered $64.5 billion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of Q1 2011 for funds domiciled in the region, Zawya, a leading online provider of business intelligence, said in its new quarterly funds ranking results.
With a total of 243 domiciled funds, Saudi Arabia continues to lead the way with $23.7 billion in AUM followed by Morocco with $13.2 billion and Kuwait with $8.9 billion.
Compared to the previous quarter, only two- countries posted net funds inflow: Jordan ($1.6 million) and Oman ($1.3 million). All others showed net outflow.
Of the 12 sampled asset types, five posted net inflow, while the rest showed net outflow. Fixed Income funds had the largest net inflow with $139 million, while Trade Finance funds were the bigger losers with net outflow of $1.52 billion.
Eleven MENA funds succeeded in maintaining their leading positions on top of the ranking, while the 10 other categories all have new funds in first place in the first quarter of 2011, the report said.
The ranking for the first quarter consists of 15 conventional and six Islamic categories, a total of 21, an increase from last quarter's 19 categories, Zawya said.
Jawdat Al Halabi, CEO of NCB Capital, Saudi Arabia's largest investment bank and a leading regional wealth manager, has been awarded the "Outstanding Achievement by an Individual" accolade at the second annual MENA Fund Manager Performance Awards last January.
Two new categories have been added in the rankings: Egypt Balanced Conventional and Egypt Equity Islamic.
Among the top-ranked funds in Q1 2011 conventional categories are: Al Mal UAE Equity Fund in the UAE Equity conventional category, Markaz Arabian Fund in the MENA Equity conventional category, Gulf Gate Fund in the GCC Equity conventional category, Al Arabi Saudi Equity Fund in the Saudi Arabia Equity conventional category, NBK Qatar Equity Fund in the Qatar Equity conventional category, and Arab African International Bank Investment Fund in the Egypt Equity conventional category.
Top-ranked funds in the Islamic categories include: Tharwa Islamic Fund in the Kuwait Equity Islamic category, Saudi Riyal Commodity Mudaraba Fund in the Saudi Arabia Trade Finance Islamic category, and Jadwa GCC Equity Fund in the GCC Equity Islamic category.
"Zawya Funds Ranking is the only ranking of its kind in the region and has been a game-changer for the industry, where it benefits both fund managers and investment professionals," said Josiane Assaad, product manager - Mutual Funds at Zawya.
"As the regional funds industry is now under more scrutiny, fund performance remains key but transparency is also a vital component." During the first quarter, 13 funds - eight conventional and five Islamic - were launched in MENA.
All new GCC-focused new funds were Islamic, highlighting both the sustained growth of Islamic finance and the region's leadership and expertise in this sector. Equity funds have the largest share of new launches with four funds (two conventional, two Islamic), followed by Balanced funds with three (all conventional).
Organizations are increasingly using efficient cash management practices and cash flow forecasting methods. In a recent series of workshops organized by Standard Chartered in Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE, treasury professionals across the region expressed the need for tools and techniques that help them better manage their working capital and cash conversion cycle.
In general, organizations are able to predict their cash flows with 80-90 percent accuracy. In the past very often this funding gap was patched by measures such as overdrafts, post-dated check discounting and receivables financing.


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