4 Feb 2025

Saturna Capital’s Patrick Drum Attends 8th Annual Middle East Investment Forum Panel

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Bellingham, WA, May 10, 2024 – Patrick Drum, portfolio manager and senior investment analyst at Saturna Capital, participated as a panelist at the 8th annual Middle East Investment Forum. The forum took place in New York City on May 2, 2024.

The 2024 Middle East Investment Forum was hosted by the nonprofit organization ABANA (Arab Bankers Association of North America) and Bloomberg Intelligence, the research arm of Bloomberg LP. The purpose of the forum is for business leaders whose work is focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to discuss geopolitical risks, financial innovation, and investment opportunities in the MENA region. Mr. Drum was invited to participate as a speaker on the panel discussion.

Panel discussion topics included how governance and other ESG factors could impact Middle East valuations, and how the development of key sectors in the MENA region compares to that of developed and emerging markets.

Patrick Drum, MBA, CFA®, CFP®, is a senior investment analyst and portfolio manager of Saturna Sustainable Bond and Amana Participation funds. He is a former adjunct professor of finance for the Sustainable MBA Program at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) currently known as Presidio Graduate School. Mr. Drum holds a BA in economics from Western Washington University and an MBA from Seattle University Albers School of Business. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a Certified Financial Planner™. Mr. Drum joined Saturna Capital in October 2014.

About Saturna Capital Corporation

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Saturna Capital Corporation, established in 1989 in Bellingham, Washington, USA, is a private, employee-owned investment adviser with US$8.5 billion in assets under management, providing investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutions, businesses, individuals, and endowments. Saturna Capital is adviser to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust, the oldest and largest family of funds in the US that follow principles of Islamic finance. Saturna Capital is also adviser to the US-based Sextant Mutual Funds and Saturna Sustainable Funds.

For more information about Saturna Capital, visit www.saturna.com.

About the CFA Credential

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter is a globally respected, graduate-level investment credential awarded by CFA Institute — the largest global association of investment professionals. There are currently more than 160,000 CFA charterholders working in 164 countries and regions. To earn the CFA charter, candidates must: 1) pass three sequential, six-hour examinations; 2) have at least four years of qualified professional investment experience; 3) join CFA Institute as members; and 4) commit to abide by, and annually reaffirm, their adherence to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct. For more information visit www.cfainstitute.org.