European Finance House appoints Fund manager
European Finance House (EFH) is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Aleksandar Devic as Fund Manager of the soon to be launched Global Sukuk Fund. Aleksandar was formerly a Director on Securitised Products Research desk at Lehman Brothers in London. Aleks will be responsible for managing the new Luxembourg based Global Sukuk portfolio launched from EFH’s Shari’a compliant mutual fund platform. In addition Aleks will be working with the team on the Bank’s ongoing Structured Note issuance programme. Aleksandar holds a PhD from Cambridge University in Management Studies (Corporate Finance).
The Head of Asset Management commented:
‘We are delighted to welcome Aleksandar to the team. Our continued ability to attract high calibre staff to EFH underscores our commitment to developing thought driven product in the Islamic space. We believe that the addition of Aleksandar coupled with the solidity and strong backing of our founding shareholders strengthens our ability to deliver appropriate solutions to the problems facing clients today.’
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EFH, a 66% subsidiary of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), received its authorisation from the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) in January 2008. EFH offers products and solutions to a wide range of clients in the UK and will play a major role in attracting investment from the Middle East into the UK and Europe. The bank will also support and accompany UK and European investors looking to invest in the Middle East markets.