Maria-Gabriella Khoury

Founded in 2003 by Paul Warme, Paul Sparrow and Philip Harrison, LUSIGHT Ltd. is an independent research firm located in Toronto, Ontario. They focus on global emerging markets. LUSIGHT provides a web-based financial analysis application that integrates historical company data, interactive financial models, company-specific financial forecasts and an analytical tool that allows clients to organize and present the firm's data in customized tables and charts. Their reports focus specifically on LUSIGHT's forecasts and the assumptions driving their forecasts. While LUSIGHT produces a fair value target and includes a discussion in their reports on valuation, they do not publish explicit stock ratings. Their research focus is on forecasts rather than valuations. LUSIGHT provides coverage of the following industries and areas: (1) oil & gas (2) materials (3) telecommunications (4) technology and semiconductors (5) pharmaceuticals (6) transportation and logistics (7) utilities and infrastructure (8) consumer (9) financial institutions (10) the Middle East and North Africa and (11) quantitative.

Al Arabi Investment Group Co., known as AB Invest, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arab Bank plc (JO: ARBK) since 2004. Previously known as Atlas Investment Group, AB Invest was established in 1996 and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Their primary clientele is based in Jordan and Palestine, and comprises institutions, corporations, government entities and high-net worth private individuals. They provide integrated investment banking services including corporate finance, M&A, asset management, wealth management and brokerage. The firm contributes to the development of the Jordanian and Palestinian capital markets by providing financial advisory services, structuring both innovative and conventional investment vehicles, and conducting research at the economic, corporate and securities level. AB Invest manages several funds. The Arab Bank MENA Fund is an open-ended mutual fund invested in listed equity complemented with bonds and focused on the capital markets of the Middle East and North Africa. The Saraya Real Estate MENA Fund is a closed-end real estate fund meant to capture the tourism and property development boom in the region. The fund is sponsored by Arab Bank and Saraya Holdings Ltd., and advised by Saraya Real Estate Development Group. The IIAB Islamic funds are Shariah-compliant investment vehicles sponsored by the Islamic International Arab Bank. The IIAB Islamic MENA Fund is invested in listed equity, focusing on mature companies in the Middle East and North Africa regions. The IIAB Sukuk & Murabaha MENA Fund is invested primarily in bonds and money market instruments.