Saxo Bank Opens Office in Abu Dhabi, Expands its Presence in the Middle East

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 28, 2014 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

   Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today

announced an expansion of its network in the UAE with the opening of a

representative office of Saxo Bank A/S in Abu Dhabi licensed by the UAE central

bank.

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   Saxo Bank was the first Scandinavian bank to establish a presence in the

Gulf Corporation Council region, when it launched a regional office in the

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in May 2009.

   The Abu Dhabi office will be headed up by Filippo De Rosa who will report to

Jakob Beck Thomsen, CEO of Saxo Bank (Dubai) Ltd and Group Regional Head

MENASA. De Rosa is joining the office, moving from a position as Assisting

Director with Moody's Analytics.

   This new office in Abu Dhabi has been established to further strengthen the

bank's presence within the region.

   In a joint statement, Kim Fournais and Lars Seier Christensen, co-founders

and co-CEOs of Saxo Bank, said:

   "We are thrilled to be opening our second office in the UAE. We have seen

operations expanding within the region rapidly since the opening of our first

office in Dubai five years ago, and are delighted to be committing further to

the Middle East and North Africa by entering Abu Dhabi.

   "The UAE has seen a spectacular recovery in 2013, echoing the general

recovery since the 2009 downturn. Abu Dhabi is beginning a new phase of

expansion and economic development. With impressive strategic investments in

areas such as arts and culture, tourism and finance, the Emirate is attracting

highly skilled professionals locally and from around the world. These people

are increasingly self-directed in the way they approach their investments. They

need modern technology and a comprehensive multi-asset product offering and

that is exactly what Saxo Bank offers."

   Saxo Bank offers investors access to 30,000 financial instruments. These

include equity shares listed on over 30 global stock exchanges, 160 currency

pairs, 8,700 CFDs, 1,500 ETFs and ETCs, futures and more. These instruments are

all readily available through Saxo Trader, a desktop version of the platform,

the browser-based Saxo Web Trader and also through Saxo Mobile Trader - a

platform designed specifically for mobile devices.

   About Saxo Bank

   Saxo Bank is a leading online trading and investment specialist, offering

private investors and institutional clients a complete set of tools for their

trading and investment strategies. Its financial community portal,

TradingFloor.com, is the first multi-asset social trading platform. A fully

licensed and regulated European bank, Saxo Bank enables clients to trade FX,

CFDs, ETFs, Stocks, Futures, Options and other derivatives on our award winning

SaxoTrader platform, accessible on PCs, tablets or smartphones through a single

account and available in more than 20 languages. The platform is white-labelled

by more than 100 major financial institutions worldwide. Saxo Bank also offers

professional portfolio and fund management as well as traditional banking

services through Saxo Privatbank. Founded in 1992, Saxo Bank is headquartered

in Copenhagen and has offices in 25 countries throughout Europe, Asia, the

Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Australia.

   SOURCE: Saxo Bank