Ashley Bayliss, CFA / FMVA
Ashley is a seasoned investment professional who began his career in the UK with HBoS and HSBC prior to relocating to Jersey, Channel Islands to focus on offshore banking and the provision of wealth management and investment advisory solutions to clients resident in Emerging Markets for Standard Chartered Bank. Ashley relocated to Dubai in 2018 where he held a senior role at Knight Frank Middle East prior to holding a C-suite position at a prominent Single Family Office in Qatar. In addition to being a CFA Charterholder, Ashley has a degree in Business Management and multiple finance-related qualifications, including the CFI Institute’s Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) Certification and CISI’s Investment Advice Diploma
Academic Qualifications: BA(Hons) Business Management
Professional Accreditations and Memberships: CFA Charterholder,FMVA
Years of Experience: 24
Key Roles
Chief Business Development Officer – 10bn QAR Single Family Office (Qatar) - spearheaded the origination of global high-value direct investment projects, with a specific focus on real estate, education, renewable energy and waste management
Partner – Head of Mortgage & Debt Advisory - Knight Frank Middle East - launched KFME's inaugural residential real estate financing service offering for Middle East residents focused on local market and international real estate assets
Director – Standard Chartered Private Bank - 13 year career history at SCB focused initially on providing financial market investment advice to clients resident in Africa, prior to becoming the Head of Standard Chartered Jersey's Middle East business
