Trusted partner in wealth creation
Company profile
Established in 1974, Kuwait Financial Centre 'Markaz' is a leader in asset management and investment banking in MENA.
With bespoke advisory services, diversified investment portfolios, a presence in 13 countries, Markaz’s total assets under management are KD 1.30 billion as of March 31, 2024.
![Company profile](/getmedia/b4318626-a7a1-48f4-9777-d9a7324e59f6/aboutus_1.jpg?width=1600&height=800&ext=.jpg)
What we do
Markaz offers its clientele a wide range of products and services including:
Vision & mission
Our vision
Your partner in wealth creation.
Mission
Offer best-in-class investment opportunities and tailored solutions.
![Vision & mission](/getmedia/611d01ef-e387-49ec-9005-698b9925dbe5/vision.jpg?width=526&height=372&ext=.jpg)
Values
Qualified
Efficient
Innovative
Transparent
Sustainable
Our history
![1974](/getattachment/74c205ed-5fd5-4b02-9d95-1451c8502509/1974.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
![1977](/getmedia/080680ed-1809-478f-8191-daba6e1a8ea4/1977-(2).jpg?width=197&height=162&ext=.jpg)
- Acquisition of a significant share in Lebanon and Kuwait Bank
- Establishment of the International Trade Finance Department
- Launch of share and bond trading in Kuwait
- Commencement of Portfolio Management
![1990](/getmedia/60c933b0-7125-444e-b23a-87079eed4b23/1990.jpg?width=115&height=156&ext=.jpg)
![1997](/getmedia/d0ef19dc-01a8-4a84-bdf6-0074952d6f4e/1997.jpg?width=161&height=153&ext=.jpg)
- Public listing of Markaz on the Kuwait Stock Exchange
- Launch of Asset Management Function
- Launch of Investment Banking Function
![1999](/getmedia/2f926616-766b-40fd-a8ed-1255a93a220a/1999.jpg?width=134&height=156&ext=.jpg)
Foray into the management of investment funds, through the launch of the first Kuwaiti monetary fund and the first equity fund
![2003](/getmedia/cd0d686c-3612-44c7-80b1-43fb67b52e91/2003.jpg?width=566&height=319&ext=.jpg)
![2004](/getmedia/95026210-6390-4be0-85a5-eeee28d92256/2004.jpg?width=134&height=146&ext=.jpg)
- Establishment of the Client Relations and Marketing Department
- Launch of the Atlas ETFs Portfolio, the first ETF product in Kuwait
![2005](/getmedia/86bdc4cf-ca31-4262-9008-a9b7667aa469/2005.jpg?width=155&height=158&ext=.jpg)
- Establishment of the options trading system on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, to become the Middle East’s first and only options market maker
- Launch and management of first-rated bonds in Kuwait
- Establishment of the department for published financial and economic research
- Establishment of a representative office in Doha, Qatar
Establishment of a real estate investment subsidiary in KSA
Development of the Markaz Volatility Index (MVX)
- Establishment of the Oil and Gas Department
- Development of luxury residential units in Lebanon
- Establishment of Aradi Development LLC
- Launch of joint projects in Syria
- Establishment of a subsidiary in Jordan
- Establishment of a representative office in Algeria to evaluate investment opportunities
![2010](/getmedia/1020b51a-c181-47dc-a75d-3768a2e5ec84/marmore.png?width=230&height=94&ext=.png)
- Markaz started to operate in the UAE where it manages three residential projects in Abu Dhabi
- Marmore MENA Intelligence incorporated in India as a majority-owned subsidiary of Markaz
![2012](/getmedia/c5c26295-acf7-4015-b95b-23fb15f63c11/2012.jpg?width=96&height=166&ext=.jpg)
![2014](/getmedia/26169ca7-3a61-4b64-8774-0b9a044bde0d/logo-MGREF.JPG?width=459&height=326&ext=.jpg)
Awards & recognitions
![Best Momentum Fund Innovation](/getmedia/47664578-9a6f-48c4-b507-bffaccce7788/2024-The-Innovators_2.jpg?width=64&height=71&ext=.jpg)
Best Momentum Fund Innovation
2024
![Excellence in Investment Advisory](/getmedia/bde7fae0-447e-44c8-bf48-6826cd1be80f/MBEA_Badges_Winner_2024-C-IBA_Excellence-in-Investment-Advisory.png?width=200&height=134&ext=.png)
Excellence in Investment Advisory
2024
![Excellence in Real Estate Investment](/getmedia/052dc7b6-d36a-479c-885a-789f30f77f58/MBEA_Badges_Winner_2024-C-IBA_Excellence-in-Real-Estate-Investment.png?width=200&height=133&ext=.png)
Excellence in Real Estate Investment
2024
![Kuwait Best for Digital Solutions](/getattachment/e7aee5e7-2ab7-4ba0-b60b-7da46a4a204a/PB24_Kuwait_Best-for-Digital-Solutions.png?lang=en-US&ext=.png)
Kuwait Best for Digital Solutions
2024
![Best Domestic Private Bank in Kuwait](/getmedia/51b4035c-8b15-41d2-ade9-c3dd13b97797/PB23_Best-Domestic-Private-Bank_Kuwait.jpg?width=100&height=59&ext=.jpg)
Best Domestic Private Bank in Kuwait
2023
![Middle East's Best for Investment Research](/getmedia/5fc73f21-15e1-4e07-bbd9-fa4b1faa306a/PB23_Best-for-Investment-Research_Middle-East.jpg?width=100&height=59&ext=.jpg)
Middle East's Best for Investment Research
2023
![Excellence in Real Estate Investment](/getmedia/8ac388b4-a09a-408d-bf79-1f2632cbcb0d/Excellence-in-Real-Estate-Investment.png?width=100&height=67&ext=.png)
Excellence in Real Estate Investment
2023
![MENA Investment Bank of the Year](/getmedia/f0f674a2-36bd-42e1-a455-cd77a4f6ead3/MENA-Investment-Bank-of-the-Year.png?width=100&height=67&ext=.png)
MENA Investment Bank of the Year
2023
![Global Finance's Best Private Bank in Kuwait Award](/getmedia/df77683a-885e-43e4-8b07-eb406ea1b049/2023-Best-Private-Bank.jpg?width=65&height=73&ext=.jpg)
Global Finance's Best Private Bank in Kuwait Award
2023
![Best Asset Manager in Kuwait](/getmedia/bd0a1611-7e83-481f-8631-6bf436157311/Emea_MiddleEast_Award_2022.jpg?width=64&height=67&ext=.jpg)
Best Asset Manager in Kuwait
2022
![Best Local Investment Bank in Kuwait](/getmedia/bd0a1611-7e83-481f-8631-6bf436157311/Emea_MiddleEast_Award_2022.jpg?width=64&height=67&ext=.jpg)
Best Local Investment Bank in Kuwait
2022
![Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - CSR](/getmedia/2af62adf-97fa-4e29-8832-5b770dea46bc/3-(1).png?width=200&height=398&ext=.png)
Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - CSR
2022
![Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Digital Solutions](/getmedia/aecacb74-3386-4657-ac97-1a3434321c7e/3.png?width=200&height=398&ext=.png)
Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Digital Solutions
2022
![Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Diversity & Inclusion](/getmedia/d3a34b07-8673-40fc-a3dc-ee63c8f06309/3-(2).png?width=200&height=398&ext=.png)
Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Diversity & Inclusion
2022
![Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Investment Banking](/getmedia/97cdd482-42d6-405c-b8df-fbce4ab28afb/3-(3).png?width=200&height=398&ext=.png)
Euromoney's Market Leaders 2022 - Investment Banking
2022
![Private Bank or Wealth Manager Servicing Kuwait](/getmedia/2bb3612a-a1f4-4ddb-a6ed-62300bde9a01/KuwaitFinancialCentre_PBWMS_W.png?width=150&height=53&ext=.png)
Private Bank or Wealth Manager Servicing Kuwait
2022
![Global Finance’s Best Investment Bank Award](/getmedia/fd63a01c-ad55-4439-9a3c-48b17167edb7/2022-Best-Investment-Bk.jpg?width=62&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Global Finance’s Best Investment Bank Award
2022, '21, '20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14, '12, '11
![Best Investment Bank in Kuwait](/getmedia/b8d291e0-77a8-4586-8f38-a9ad4fce31bb/Emea_Middle-East_Award_2020.png?width=65&height=73&ext=.png)
Best Investment Bank in Kuwait
2021, '20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14, '13
![Best Corporate Social Responsibility Award in Kuwait](/getmedia/b8d291e0-77a8-4586-8f38-a9ad4fce31bb/Emea_Middle-East_Award_2020.png?width=65&height=73&ext=.png)
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Award in Kuwait
2020
![Kuwait Asset Manager of the Year](/getmedia/9995222d-1c16-446b-8d64-66489889d26e/mena-midaf-award-2019.jpg?width=75&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Kuwait Asset Manager of the Year
2019
![Best Equity House in Kuwait](/getmedia/08d9a4e3-6f36-42c5-8c28-c153ed05243f/emea-finance-2019.jpg?width=64&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Best Equity House in Kuwait
2019
![Research Firm of the Year](/getmedia/aa70a7a0-1901-42dc-ac14-3193579b5a2d/research-2018.jpg?width=76&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Research Firm of the Year
2018
![Best Equity Fund](/getmedia/efae002b-a3a8-4a2e-9a8c-c3f0626d758d/mena-fund-manager-2016.jpg?width=61&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Best Equity Fund
2016
![Global Finance's Most Innovative Investment Bank Award](/getmedia/7a8fc1a3-dc15-48e9-85a9-c596754533ae/most-innovative-investment-bank-2016.jpg?width=58&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Global Finance's Most Innovative Investment Bank Award
2016
![Best Equity Manager of the Year](/getmedia/b97e03a3-ed40-45eb-bd84-3b201de3e7eb/gi-2015_1.jpg?width=100&height=36&ext=.jpg)
Best Equity Manager of the Year
2015
![Global Finance’s Best Asset Manager Award](/getmedia/45dc20f9-37e5-4eca-b772-bc1f30ebea94/best-investment-bank-2015.jpg?width=57&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Global Finance’s Best Asset Manager Award
2015
![Best Asset Manager of the Year](/getmedia/7f1d6bc2-a55b-40f4-8492-05858b1532d0/global-award-2014.jpg?width=37&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Best Asset Manager of the Year
2014
![Best Fund for Arabian Fund](/getmedia/b39eafb5-7ec3-4c21-8471-b6bdf8ae9fef/banker-middle-east-2014.jpg?width=116&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Best Fund for Arabian Fund
2014
![Lipper-Reuters’ award for Mumtaz Fund and Islamic Fund](/getmedia/92fd107a-265f-4ec5-8494-71787743eb59/lipper-awards-2012.jpg?width=60&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Lipper-Reuters’ award for Mumtaz Fund and Islamic Fund
2012, '11, '08
![Best Investment Company](/getmedia/c17e3785-38db-403e-8922-cc11974c84a9/arabian-business-awards-2011.jpg?width=170&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Best Investment Company
2011
![Lipper-Reuters’ award for Arabian Fund, Mumtaz Fund and Islamic Fund](/getmedia/74abb3fe-c0e7-4ea3-beb1-236e2b23a4bb/lipper-awards-2010.jpg?width=60&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Lipper-Reuters’ award for Arabian Fund, Mumtaz Fund and Islamic Fund
2010
![Lipper-Reuters’ award for Mumtaz Fund](/getmedia/1f7290fe-764e-4ed3-8879-bf0a43f5516c/lipper-awards-2007.jpg?width=60&height=72&ext=.jpg)
Lipper-Reuters’ award for Mumtaz Fund
2007