Arabia Private Wealth Roadshow STEP

Riyadh
10-13 November 2025
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Connect with us at our Middle East private wealth roadshow in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh to learn what Guernsey has to offer in this key market.

Guernsey Finance is proud to bring a specialist delegation to attend the STEP Arabia conference on 9-10 November in Abu Dhabi,  which we are pleased to support as Gold Sponsor of the Welcome Drinks Reception. 

Meet our delegation to hear more about what makes Guernsey a globally recognised leader in private wealth, family office management and structuring. In attendance will be Guernsey Finance Middle East Market Development Representative Aaron Russell-Davison, our South African Representative Grant McLeod, Aston CEO James Bennett, and Simon Bowden Managing Director at IAM Advisory.   The delegation will also hold a series of meetings in Riyadh from 11–13 November and host a private dinner.

Guernsey’s breadth and depth of products and services offer the new generation of HNWI’s many options for expert financial planning and asset management. The island also boasts a long history of financing philanthropy and the transition to net zero, allowing clients to fully explore how their wealth can be used for a positive impact in the world. 

If you have any queries on this event, please contact Aaron Russell-Davison

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Roadshow Supporters

Speaker

James Bennett

CEO AstonCM

James started his career in financial services in the wealth management sector before setting up his own practice out of Switzerland, focusing on emerging markets as a client base. 

Whilst he built this company, he identified a gap in the market for HNW individuals and international workers looking for transparent and well-delivered foreign exchange transactions. This gave rise to the creation of Aston Currency Management in the UK and, several years later, the creation of Aston CM Guernsey. 

Speaker

Simon Bowden

Managing Director IAM Advisory

Simon is Managing Director at IAM Advisory. He joined in 2003 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2016. As well as heading up several key client portfolio relationships, which include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, charities, pension funds and UHNWIs, Simon is a permanent member of the investment committee and is responsible for fixed income, private equity, and foreign exchange research. 

Simon is also the company’s MLRO. Prior to joining IAM he worked for Credit Suisse in Guernsey on the money market and foreign exchange desks. Simon is a Fellow and a Chartered Wealth Manager of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and has over 25 years’ experience in the investment markets. 

Speaker

Grant McLeod

South Africa Representative Guernsey Finance
Grant was appointed as South African Representative for Guernsey Finance in March 2021. He has more than two decades of financial services experience in senior business development roles in South Africa, UK and the Cayman Islands. He was educated in the UK and South Africa. He has worked in private banking, wealth management and fiduciary services in South Africa in a number of senior roles representing global companies. As well as a BCom from the University of Witwatersrand, Grant holds a UK accounting and South African CFP qualification, and is a member of CII and CISI in the UK.
Speaker

Aaron Russell-Davison

Middle East Representative Guernsey Finance
Aaron has a wealth of industry expertise through a 30-year career in finance and banking. He has previously held the role of Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Head of Debt Capital Markets and, since retiring from this position in 2015, has worked extensively as a Non-Executive Director (NED). Notably he was an NED at Amana Bank PLC – a leading Islamic Bank – where he also chaired the Board Integrated Risk Committee.