April 2026
A Word from the Group CEO
Insights
The SFEF Opportunity
Fixed Income
Portfolio Management
Saudi Healthcare
News Highlights
Meet the Team
New Appointments
Awards
ESG
A Word from the Group CEO
Najla Al-Shirawi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Insights
The SGEF Opportunity
Case for Diversifying Across MENA (ex Saudi) – The SGEF Opportunity
Nishit Lakhotia
Fixed Income
Credit Spreads, Rate Cuts and the Next Phase for Fixed Income
Hussain Mattar
Portfolio Management
How Quantitative Techniques Are Redefining Portfolio Management
Hashem Alsada
Saudi Healthcare
Saudi Healthcare Vital Signs - Private Hospitals on the Rise
News Highlights
SICO Announces USD 500 Million Expansion at Gateway Gulf
Strategic Partnership with AlBaraka Islamic Bank for Elzaad Sukuk Fund
Expanding Retail Access Through Skyro UAE MOU
SICO Releases 2026 Investor Return Expectations for the GCC
SICO Successfully Completes Oversubscribed Silah IPO
Structuring a Pioneering Sukuk Issuance for Flooss
SICO Capital Increases Paid-Up Capital to SAR 100 Million
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Meet the Team
Zain AlKhaja
Fixed Asset Management
New Appointments
Usman Ahmed – Executive Director SICO Board of Directors
Chiro Ghosh – Group Head of Research
Ali Marshad – Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Buyside Business
Manuel Almutawa – Group Head of Fixed income Asset Management
Hashem Alsada – Head of Equities Asset Management SICO Capital
Ziad Malak – Head of Investment Banking SICO Capital
Awards
SICO's second batch of awards for the year
ESG
SICO proudly participated in several impactful initiatives targeting different social and environmental topics