{
  "id": 9133548,
  "title": "Invest Qatar, Apex Group Partner to advance Qatar's financial services ecosystem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/invest-qatar-apex-group-partner-to-advance-qatars-financial-services",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T11:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/22/09/2026/invest-qatar-apex-group-partner-to-advance-qatars-financial-services-ecosystem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York - Qatar's Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Qatar) and Apex Group have formed a strategic partnership to enhance Qatar's financial services ecosystem, focusing on asset servicing, fund administration, and digital solutions. The collaboration aims to bolster the country's position as a leading regional hub for asset management and financial services.\n\nApex Group plans to expand its operations in Qatar, creating high-skilled jobs in asset servicing, fund administration, and related financial services. The firm will establish a new regional office on Lusail Boulevard, the first privately licensed financial services firm in the country's emerging financial hub. This expansion will provide access to global expertise and an integrated financial services platform for local and international funds, including Qatar-based venture capital firms. Apex Group will also utilize its Apex Digital 3.0 capabilities to support next-generation fund servicing, digital asset operations, and tokenized investment structures.\n\nInvest Qatar's CEO, HE Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al-Thani, expressed satisfaction with the partnership, highlighting Qatar's business environment as attractive for international institutions seeking long-term growth. The CEO emphasized the value of building lasting partnerships, reinforcing Qatar's position as a leading financial services hub.\n\nApex Group's Founder and CEO, Peter Hughes, stated that Qatar's vision to become a regional financial center aligns with the company's goals. The firm's partnership with Invest Qatar, along with the establishment of a new Lusail office, brings together global capabilities and local presence to foster innovation, collaboration, and the development of Qatar's financial services ecosystem. Apex Group also aims to contribute to local talent development through professional training and graduate opportunities, supporting the growth of a skilled financial services workforce in Qatar.",
  "summary": "<p>New York: Qatar's Investment Promotion Agency (Invest Qatar), and Apex Group have announced a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening Qatar's asset servicing and financial services ecosystem, supporting the country's ambition to become a leading regional hub for asset management, fund servicing and digital financial solutions.</p> <p>\"Under the partnership,\" Apex Group said in a…",
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}