In the latest of International Investment's Special Reports changes within Middle East advisory and broker world are afoot, with the high-net-worth-individual and ultra-high-net-worth-individual marketplace becoming the main focus for firms operating in a post-BOD-49 and post-pandemic world.

Click here to read an extensive series of interviews with seven key advisory firms in the region: Sean Kelleher, CEO, Mondial; Nigel Green, CEO and founder, deVere Group; Robert Parker, CEO Holborn Assets; Hannah Greenwood, MD, Finsbury Associates; Con Lillis CEO, Abacus Financial Consultants; Tim Searle, CEO, Globaleye and Sam Instone, Director, AES International, with all of them revealing how the pandemic and regulation has affected their businesses behind the scenes.

In this latest Special Report, we also feature an exclusive interview with Investors Trust's Head of Distribution, EMEA, Philip Story in which he outlines the company's continued growth and development and how their relationship with advisers has blossomed during the ongoing pandemic.

The report also sees II's editor Mark Battersby give an overview of the region, including comments from DFSA chairman as well as a preview of the forthcoming II Middle East Forum on November 17.

Pivotal

Gary Robinson, Commercial Director, International Investment, said: "This report brings together views from a wide range of advisory companies in the region, something that we are looking to extend even further at our third annual International Investment Middle East Forum on November 17, 2021.

"At that event we have agreements in place with some of the biggest names and some of the new key players in the region to be panelists in what is a pivotal time for the industry. 

"This ezine is a fascinating and revealing read and we thanks all of our participants for their openness and insights."

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