BNP Paribas Investment Partners, Best European Asset Manager 2009 (Global Investors)
BNP Paribas Investment Partners brings together the full pallet of asset management expertise of the BNP Paribas group.

Through a unique platform that offers immediate and simplified access to a broad range of specialist Partner companies BNP Paribas Investment Partners has become a leader in the European asset management industry. At 30 June 2009, assets under management were euro 339 billion*.

With about 2,600 professionals servicing clients in over 70 countries, BNP Paribas Investment Partners leverages over half a century of asset management experience and ten years of steady growth through acquisitions and joint-ventures.

Through 430 client relationship managers operating in 34 countries, the network of Partners provides clients with the most advanced and dedicated expertise in asset management today, blending excellence in client service with innovative solutions.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners combines the financial strength, distribution network and focus on compliance of its parent company with the reactivity, specialisation and entrepreneurial spirit of investment boutiques.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners has offices in the world's major financial centres including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

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* assets under advisory included

In Saudi Arabia

BNP Paribas Investment Partners ("BNPP IP") has been managing assets on behalf of institutions and corporates in the region for over 17 years. As institutional relationships grew steadily stronger, it was becoming increasingly evident that BNPP IP needed to enhance its presence locally and offer a more proactive service of proximity. BNPP IP thus decided to relocate its Middle East activities to Bahrain in January 2002, and added a second location in Kuwait in March 2005, to cater to institutions not only in the GCC, but also in the rest of the Middle East and on the African continent.

Therefore, BNPP IP, from its Kuwait base, now offers institutional investors real time advice on a diverse number of subjects such as :

• Single country, regional and global equity and fixed income portfolios / funds
• Comprehensive asset allocation products and services
• Cash management services and money market funds
• Single strategy hedge funds
• Multi-strategy funds of hedge funds
• Currency overlay management services
• Structured and guaranteed products
• Asset & Liability Management services
• Multi-management services (open architecture)
• Private Equity

More importantly, being now situated within the regional hub of the Bank, BNPP IP enhances its on-the-ground knowledge of the GCC market through daily interaction with government officials, local business leaders and other business lines of the Bank also active locally. Its Saudi base also gives BNPP IP a deep understanding of local culture and business traditions, with one foremost goal : to better understand client requirements and objectives and, backed by the full resources of BNPP IP worldwide, offer innovative investment solutions to our client base such as :

• Supranational organisations
• Government agencies
• Central banks
• Private and public pension funds
• Regional and local banks
• Insurance companies
• Islamic Investment Companies
• Corporates

Contact:

Tariq Al-Samahiji, Regional Manager, Middle East / Africa
Tel : + 973 17 525 057
E-mail : tariq.alsamahiji@mideast.bnpparibas.com