April 2026
A Word from the Group CEO
Insights
The SGEF Opportunity
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
Portfolio Management
How Quantitative Techniques Are Redefining Portfolio Management
Hashem Alsada
Saudi Healthcare
Saudi Healthcare Vital Signs - Private Hospitals on the Rise
Sawsan Abdullatif
News Highlights
01
SICO Announces USD 500 Million Expansion at Gateway Gulf
02
SICO Capital Increases Paid-Up Capital to SAR 100 Million
03
SICO Successfully Completes Oversubscribed Silah IPO
04
SICO Launches Bahrain’s First Türkiye-Focused Sukuk Fund
05
Strategic Partnership with AlBaraka Islamic Bank for Elzaad Sukuk Fund
06
Structuring a Pioneering Sukuk Issuance for Flooss
07
Expanding Retail Access Through Skyro UAE MOU
08
SICO Releases 2026 Investor Return Expectations for the GCC
Meet the Team
Zain AlKhaja
Fixed Income Asset Management
New Appointments
Ali Marshad
Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Buyside Business
Manuel Almutawa
Group Head of Fixed Income Asset Management
Nishit Lakhotia, CFA, CAIA
Group Chief Investment Officer AM Equities
Fatema A. Al Harmi
Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer
Hussain Al Hilli
Head of Proprietary Investments
Ali Abdulkarim
Deputy Group Chief Internal Audit
Chiro Ghosh
Group Head of Research
Hashem Alsada
Head of Equities Asset Management, SICO Capital
Ziad Malak
Head of Investment Banking, SICO Capital
Hatim Alfawaz
Head of Fixed Income, 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