Fisher Investments Opens Branch Office in Dubai

Dubai, 26 March 2014: Fisher Asset Management, LLC, trading as Fisher Investments, recently opened a new branch office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The new office will enable Fisher Investments to engage prospective clients in DIFC and the region.

With offices in the United States and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Australia, Fisher Investments views DIFC as a major commercial hub of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, and a gateway to growing its business operations regionally.

Fisher Investments Executive Vice President Justin Arbuckle said, “DIFC’s stable political and economic environment, free economic system, and central location have made it an attractive destination for us to open a branch.”

Fisher Investments is one of the world’s largest independent investment advisers, with over 26,000 private clients and over 100 large institutional clients. Primary offices are located in California and Washington State in the United States. Fisher Investments has had a global presence for over a decade and serves diverse investors including high net worth individuals, private corporations, public and multi-employer employee benefit funds, foundations, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds.

Commenting on the new office opening, Jeffrey Singer, CEO of DIFC Authority, said: “We are pleased to welcome Fisher Investments to DIFC. The establishment of their office here is a positive development which will help to diversify the asset management offering at the Centre. At the same time, DIFC provides Fisher with a stable, supportive, and secure base to develop their business and will help to improve their access to Middle Eastern, Asian and African markets.”