BMA Capital has launched its state-of-the-art online financial portal on Internet, with its address: 'http://research. bmacapital.com'. Responding to the needs of Pakistani investors who are increasingly depending on precise and timely research to reach their investment decisions, BMA's research portal is the most advanced and detailed effort in te Pakistan market.
The portal allows investors to analyse companies' performance in detail with advanced fundamental and technical analysis features. Development on BMA's Financial Portal has been underway for some time, which was undertaken to facilitate BMA's clients with the latest in information technology.
The portal provides BMA's industry-leading research and in-depth analysis. BMA has simultaneously also renewed and updated its daily research reports, entitled 'BMA Today' in a new single e-mail format, for the convenience of clients.
Farrukh H Khan, Chief Executive of BMA Capital, said on the occasion: "BMA has invested significantly to improve our research capabilities, expanding the scope and coverage of our products, and we are proud to have a cutting edge research portal which rivals the best international sites of its type. BMA will continue to focus on such initiatives to ensure (that) our clients are equipped with the best decision-making tools."
Being one of the leading financial services firms in Pakistan, BMA Capital specialises in providing equity, foreign exchange and money market brokerage, and corporate finance and advisory services, mainly to institutional clients.
BMA is Pakistan's leader in privatisation advisory, having successfully advised on over 50 percent of all privatisation transactions by value, amounting to nearly $4.8 billion, including advising Etisalat on its acquisition of PTCL, and the current GDR of OGDC listed on the London Stock Exchange. BMA's strategy is to expand its core business activities and establish itself as a leading fully integrated financial services provider in Pakistan.
In line with its strategic objectives, in 2005, BMA launched BMA Funds (BMA Asset Management Company), which currently has Rs 3.6 billion of assets under management, and which launched the BMA Principal Guaranteed Fund (BPGF), Pakistan's first capital guaranteed fund, in December 2006.
BMA Capital launched the first and largest Private Equity fund focused on Pakistan in 2006, the $300 million Abraaj BMA Pakistan Buyout Fund (ABPBF), along with its equity shareholders, Dubai-based Abraaj Capital, the leading Private Equity firm of the Middle East. BMA has also launched its retail brokerage business, BMA Trade, with 7 branches currently in operation including their flagship locations in Karachi at Park Towers in Clifton, and at Islamabad at Jang Building in Blue Area and an aggressive rollout in the pipeline.