NASDAQ Dubai Academy today announced its first Kuwait programme for investor relations and financial public relations, in association with specialist training company FinanceTalking. The aim of the programme is to promote best practices by listed companies in the region.
The courses have been organised in Kuwait in collaboration with the Union of Investment Companies.
The programme comprises three one-day introductory courses from December 13 to 15, followed by a one-day intermediate course on December 16, aimed at in-house and external investor relations and financial public relations practitioners. Details are at http://www.nasdaqdubai.com/academy/index.html
Sara Kamal, Senior Manager, Business Development at NASDAQ Dubai, the region's international exchange, said: "These courses will provide valuable information about how companies can make timely and accurate announcements to the public, as well as understand regulatory obligations and identify their shareholders.
"High quality investor relations practices help to build public trust in the capital markets and enable companies to achieve fair value for their shares. Important steps have been taken in the region to improve investor relations standards, but there is room for further progress."
David Yates, a FinanceTalking associate tutor, will deliver the programme. David has over thirty years experience in the City as a corporate lawyer, investment banker and financial PR specialist
Ms. Louise Breen, a Director of FinanceTalking, said: "We are delighted to be launching this Kuwait programme, in partnership with NASDAQ Dubai, after the success of our initial Dubai programmes earlier in 2009. We are looking forward to helping develop best IR practices in the region".
NASDAQ Dubai Academy provides financial training courses for businesses and individuals in a range of topics including equity derivatives, trading, Islamic finance and risk management.
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About NASDAQ Dubai
NASDAQ Dubai is the international financial exchange serving the region between Western Europe and East Asia. It welcomes regional as well as global issuers that seek regional and international investment. The exchange currently lists shares, derivatives, exchange-traded commodities, structured products, Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and conventional bonds.
The majority shareholder of NASDAQ Dubai is Borse Dubai with a two-thirds stake. NASDAQ OMX Group owns one third of the shares. The regulator of NASDAQ Dubai is the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). NASDAQ Dubai is located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). For more information, visit www.nasdaqdubai.com
About FinanceTalking Ltd
FinanceTalking was founded in 2000 with a mission to make the world of finance - financial markets, accounts, corporate finance and valuation accessible to all. We are headquartered in the UK and run programs internationally, with tutors based in the UK and the US.
Our clients range from multinationals listed on a number of stock exchanges to small businesses. We have provided training to more than 50% of the FTSE100.
We design and teach, engaging, practical courses for both our open access training programs and for companies who choose in-house tailored training. Our tutors, all experienced, senior practitioners, come from a variety of backgrounds including blue chip companies, global investment banks and international financial public relations consultancies. For more information, visit: www.financetalking.com
For more information please contact:
Mark Fisher
NASDAQ Dubai
Tel: +971 4 3612220
Mob: +971 50 6245805
Email: Mark.fisher@nasdaqdubai.com
Mohamed Tahboub
Snr. Account Manager - Finance Practice
Jiwin Public Relations
Tel: +9714 3613598
Mob: +97150 157 6868
Email: Mohamed.Tahboub@jiwin.ae
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