Manama, April 25, 2011 -Securities & Investment Company (SICO), the Bahrain-based GCC regionally focused investment bank, announced today that two of its funds - the Khaleej Equity Fund (KEF), sponsored and managed by SICO, and Al Aseel Islamic Equity Fund  sponsored by Ithmaar Bank and managed by SICO - have been acknowledged by Lipper in the Lipper Fund Awards for 2011.  The Khaleej Equity fund has been awarded the ‘Best Equity GCC fund over 5 years’ and Al Aseel Islamic Equity Fund has been awarded as the ‘Best MENA Equity fund in a 3 year category’.

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