Doha, 4 March 2017– QNB Financial Services (QNBFS), a fully owned subsidiary company of QNB Group, has received the Best Broker in Qatar award from EMEA Finance magazine. The award was received at the EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards ceremony, which was recently held in Dubai.
The award reflects strength of the QNBFS brokerage products and services and the quality of its offering, as well as its commitment to providing investment opportunities and solutions across diverse products and markets while capitalizing on the in-depth knowledge and experience of its financial professionals to deliver best in class services.
Established in the last quarter of 2010 as part of the QNB Group, QNBFS is the first independently regulated, licensed brokerage company launched by a bank in Qatar. It offers a range of financial services to domestic and foreign institutional investors, mutual funds, and retail and corporate clients.
The company launched its brokerage activities in May 2011 providing both individual and institutional clients access to stocks listed on Qatar Stock Exchange.
It also provides access to stock trading on Regional, European and U.S. markets. Moreover, QNBFS offers world-class research and analysis enabling customers to make sound investment decisions.
QNBFS recently became the first brokerage firm in Qatar to be awarded the latest international standard for the management of information security, ISO 27001:2013. The awarding of the certificate to QNBFS served as a testament to QNBFS’ commitment to providing innovative and relevant solutions to maintain the security and integrity of its customers’ data.
EMEA Finance, “the complete information source for the financial industry in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region”, is the only periodical dedicated exclusively to report financial events, happenings, and triumphs initiated and influenced by the international financial industry.