Securities & Investment Company (SICO), the Bahrain-based regionally-focused investment bank, today announced that Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, one of the world's leading providers of qualitative, forward-looking fund management research, has awarded new fund management ratings to its range of investment funds.

SICO’s flagship fund, the Khaleej Equity Fund (a GCC Equity Fund), has been upgraded to a “AA” rating from its “A” rating awarded in December 2007.  SICO’s Gulf Equity Fund (a GCC ex Saudi Fund), which was rated for the first time has also been awarded a “AA” rating. SICO’s other investment funds, SICO Selected Securities Fund (a Bahrain dedicated country Fund) and SICO Arab Financial Fund (a MENA based Financial sector Fund), have been awarded “A” ratings by Standard & Poor’s Fund Services. 

The full press release in English & Arabic can be downloaded here.

Standard & Poor's KEF rating report can be downloaded  here .

Standard & Poor's SGEF rating report can be downloaded here.

Standard & Poor's SSSF rating report can be downloaded here.

Standard & Poor's SAFF rating report can be downloaded here.