The 2023 WealthBriefing MENA Awards for Excellence have been presented at an event in Dubai, showcasing top-class performance, innovation and achievement within the financial services sector and MENA market.
Jersey was once again named Best International Finance Centre – the seventh consecutive year in which Jersey has won the title at the awards.
Among the other winners were several businesses with a Channel Islands office:
• Private Bank – MENA Region: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
• Pure Play Private Bank: LGT Middle East
• Private Bank Servicing NRI/NRP Clients: Deutsche Bank
• Private Bank – Overall Client Service: Nedbank Private Wealth
• Private Bank – Philanthropy Offering: LGT Middle East
• Private Bank – ESG Offering: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
• Private Bank – Private Equity Offering: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
• Private Bank Wealth Planning Team: HSBC Global Private Banking
PRIVATE CLIENT/CONSULTANCY CATEGORIES
• Management Consultancy: EY MENA
• Family Office Governance Service Provision: PwC International Private Wealth & Family Office
• Real Estate Investment Proposition or Service: BNP Paribas Wealth Management
TRUST COMPANY CATEGORIES
• Institutional Trust and Fiduciary Company: TMF Group
• Independent Trust or Fiduciary Company: Crestbridge Family Office Services
• Trust and Fiduciary Company with Headquarters outside the MENA Region: Vistra
• Family Office Service Provision: Accuro
• Succession and Estate Planning: Ocorian
SPECIAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES
• International Financial Centre: Jersey Finance
• Most Innovative Wealth Management Model: Standard Chartered Bank
To view the full list of winners click here
Pictured: Faizal Bhana, Jersey Finance’s Director for the Middle East, Africa and India, accepting the award at the ceremony in Dubai