May 25, 2010 - The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EMTA, Trade Association for Emerging Markets.
May 12, 2010 - The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA) is pleased to announce that Latham & Watkins LLP has become a valued member of GBSA.
April 14, 2010 - The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA) is pleased to announce that the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP has joined GBSA.
February 23, 2010 - GBSA member BNY Mellon has published a paper on sukuk investor relations. View the paper here.
February 15, 2010 - Michael Grifferty, President of the GBSA, speaks to CNBC Arabia.
January 25, 2010 - The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association (GBSA), an independent professional membership body solely devoted to the region’s fixed income market officially launched its operations with the formation of its governing Steering Committee and appointment of executive officers.
Andrew Dell, HSBC’s Managing Director and head of CEEMEA Debt Capital Markets, Global Capital Financing, has been appointed as Chairman of the Steering Committee. Michael Grifferty has been appointed GBSA’s President.
GBSA will lead efforts to deepen and widen the regional bond market by promoting international best practice as adapted to the region. GBSA will act as focal point for the industry and interact with governments and regulators. The launch comes after a period of consultation to ensure consistency with official national and regional objectives. Though based in UAE, GBSA will work throughout the Gulf region and is not sponsored by or aligned with any market or jurisdiction. GBSA is part of a growing trend to mobilize through industry trade associations the expertise available in the region to raise professional standards and achieve sector development goals.
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GBSA President Michael Grifferty participated in a panel on Debt Investor Relations at the 2009 Middle East Investor Relations Society awards on November 23.
GBSA President and members Bank of New York-Mellon and Standard & Poor’s presented at “DIFC and the World Bank's MIGA: Developing the Region's Bond & Sukuk Market” on October 1.
