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ABU DHABI, UAE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group today announced that Morgan Stanley, a leading investment bank and financial services company, has joined the ADX as its first international investment bank Remote Trading Member — enabling Morgan Stanley's clients to access the ADX directly.
This milestone strengthens ADX's global connectivity and supports growing international institutional demand for exposure to UAE markets. It also reinforces its position as one of the world's fastest-growing exchanges by market capitalization, while highlighting the market's continued progress in depth, liquidity, and inclusion in major global indices.
Remote membership enables Morgan Stanley to provide its clients with direct market access to the ADX, with trading conducted via the firm's global trading platform. The ADX continues to play a pivotal role in advancing Abu Dhabi's long-term economic ambitions, as a mechanism for a diversified, innovation-led, knowledge-based economy.
Morgan Stanley's direct trading access to ADX reflects the strength of Abu Dhabi's investment proposition and the continued institutionalization of UAE capital markets. Morgan Stanley's membership will enhance execution quality, optimize order routing, and provide greater control across the end-to-end trade lifecycle, delivering an advanced trading experience for global investors.
The structure follows a proven international access model used by Morgan Stanley and is designed to meet growing client demand for efficient, transparent, and seamless access to ADX-listed opportunities.
Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, said: "This marks a significant step in advancing our ambition to be a leading financial marketplace that drives opportunity and sustainable economic growth. This momentum is reflected in the strong foreign investor participation, with trading value exceeding 85 billion dirhams in the first quarter of 2026 up by 22% year on year. This performance underscores the growing depth and global relevance of our market, while reinforcing our commitment to expanding international access, strengthening cross-border connectivity, and building a world-class market infrastructure that attracts global capital, supports a diverse range of issuers and contributes to Abu Dhabi's long-term economic prosperity."
Patrick Delivanis, Regional Co-Head of MENA at Morgan Stanley, said: "Becoming a Remote Trading Member of ADX reflects our focus on providing clients with efficient, seamless access to Abu Dhabi's capital markets through our market–leading trading platform. We see continued momentum in the institutionalization and international participation of UAE markets, and we're pleased to support that evolution by enabling international investors to access opportunities in MENA with direct connectivity to local markets, alongside greater transparency and control across the trading lifecycle."
Morgan Stanley's participation aligns with ADX's strategy to strengthen international connectivity, with remote memberships selectively offered to global firms to attract high-quality cross-border liquidity. The announcement builds on the ADX's expansion momentum: in 2025, foreign investment rose by nearly 14% and institutional trading increased by 10% year on year. Subject to final operational readiness, Morgan Stanley expects to begin trading as a remote member in the coming weeks.
About Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) was established on 15 November 2000 pursuant to Local Law No. (3) of 2000, which granted the exchange legal rights with independent financial and administrative status, as well as the necessary supervisory and executive powers necessary to carry out its functions. On 17 March 2020, the ADX was converted from a public entity into a Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) in accordance with Law No. (8) of 2020.
The ADX Group, a market infrastructure group comprising the exchange (ADX) and its post-trade ecosystem, including its wholly owned subsidiaries AD Depository and AD Clear, was established. Through its integrated and globally aligned business structure, the ADX Group supports efficient, transparent, and resilient capital markets across trading, clearing, settlement, and custody.
The Group provides an efficient and regulated marketplace for the trading of securities, including equities issued by public joint-stock companies, bonds issued by governments and corporations, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other financial instruments approved by the UAE Capital Market Authority.
The ADX is the second-largest exchange in the Arab region by market capitalization. Its strategy of delivering stable financial performance through diversified revenue streams is aligned with the UAE's national development agenda, "Towards the Next 50", which aims to build a sustainable, diversified, and high-value-added economy.
For more information, please contact:
Abdulrahman Saleh ALKhateeb
Manager of Corporate Communication
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
Mobile: +971 (50) 668 9733
Email: ALKhateebA@adx.ae
ABU DHABI, UAE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group today announced that Morgan Stanley, a leading investment bank and financial services company, has joined the ADX as its first international investment bank Remote Trading Member — enabling Morgan Stanley's clients to access the ADX directly.
This milestone strengthens ADX's global connectivity and supports growing international institutional demand for exposure to UAE markets. It also reinforces its position as one of the world's fastest-growing exchanges by market capitalization, while highlighting the market's continued progress in depth, liquidity, and inclusion in major global indices.
Remote membership enables Morgan Stanley to provide its clients with direct market access to the ADX, with trading conducted via the firm's global trading platform. The ADX continues to play a pivotal role in advancing Abu Dhabi's long-term economic ambitions, as a mechanism for a diversified, innovation-led, knowledge-based economy.
Morgan Stanley's direct trading access to ADX reflects the strength of Abu Dhabi's investment proposition and the continued institutionalization of UAE capital markets. Morgan Stanley's membership will enhance execution quality, optimize order routing, and provide greater control across the end-to-end trade lifecycle, delivering an advanced trading experience for global investors.
The structure follows a proven international access model used by Morgan Stanley and is designed to meet growing client demand for efficient, transparent, and seamless access to ADX-listed opportunities.
Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, said: "This marks a significant step in advancing our ambition to be a leading financial marketplace that drives opportunity and sustainable economic growth. This momentum is reflected in the strong foreign investor participation, with trading value exceeding 85 billion dirhams in the first quarter of 2026 up by 22% year on year. This performance underscores the growing depth and global relevance of our market, while reinforcing our commitment to expanding international access, strengthening cross-border connectivity, and building a world-class market infrastructure that attracts global capital, supports a diverse range of issuers and contributes to Abu Dhabi's long-term economic prosperity."
Patrick Delivanis, Regional Co-Head of MENA at Morgan Stanley, said: "Becoming a Remote Trading Member of ADX reflects our focus on providing clients with efficient, seamless access to Abu Dhabi's capital markets through our market–leading trading platform. We see continued momentum in the institutionalization and international participation of UAE markets, and we're pleased to support that evolution by enabling international investors to access opportunities in MENA with direct connectivity to local markets, alongside greater transparency and control across the trading lifecycle."
Morgan Stanley's participation aligns with ADX's strategy to strengthen international connectivity, with remote memberships selectively offered to global firms to attract high-quality cross-border liquidity. The announcement builds on the ADX's expansion momentum: in 2025, foreign investment rose by nearly 14% and institutional trading increased by 10% year on year. Subject to final operational readiness, Morgan Stanley expects to begin trading as a remote member in the coming weeks.
About Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) was established on 15 November 2000 pursuant to Local Law No. (3) of 2000, which granted the exchange legal rights with independent financial and administrative status, as well as the necessary supervisory and executive powers necessary to carry out its functions. On 17 March 2020, the ADX was converted from a public entity into a Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) in accordance with Law No. (8) of 2020.
The ADX Group, a market infrastructure group comprising the exchange (ADX) and its post-trade ecosystem, including its wholly owned subsidiaries AD Depository and AD Clear, was established. Through its integrated and globally aligned business structure, the ADX Group supports efficient, transparent, and resilient capital markets across trading, clearing, settlement, and custody.
The Group provides an efficient and regulated marketplace for the trading of securities, including equities issued by public joint-stock companies, bonds issued by governments and corporations, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other financial instruments approved by the UAE Capital Market Authority.
The ADX is the second-largest exchange in the Arab region by market capitalization. Its strategy of delivering stable financial performance through diversified revenue streams is aligned with the UAE's national development agenda, "Towards the Next 50", which aims to build a sustainable, diversified, and high-value-added economy.
For more information, please contact:
Abdulrahman Saleh ALKhateeb
Manager of Corporate Communication
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)
Mobile: +971 (50) 668 9733
Email: ALKhateebA@adx.ae
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ADX welcomes Morgan Stanley as the first international investment bank Remote Trading Member, expanding global access to Abu Dhabi's capital markets
World Bank Group, NVIDIA, Google, Amazon and OpenAI join global policymakers and leaders to address how AI is transforming economies, industries and societies.
SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly embedding itself into the systems that power economies, reshaping how businesses compete, governments serve, and societies evolve across Asia. Against this dynamic backdrop, ATxSummit, hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, returns for its sixth edition on 20 to 21 May 2026 at Capella Singapore, convening more than 4,000 leaders from over 50 countries to confront the region's most pressing issues.
With an enriched line-up of fireside chats and deep-dive technical sessions, ATxSummit will spotlight the intersection of AI with innovation, public good, and the digital growth shaping Asia's future, across five critical themes:
- How agentic systems are reshaping enterprises and operations
- How AI is being deployed at scale for public good and national impact
- Where AI is accelerating scientific discovery and enabling embodied intelligence
- How jobs, skills and organisations are evolving in an AI-driven world
- How AI governance is being implemented in practice
Luminaries at the Forefront of Change
This year's programme brings together an exceptional roster of eminent industry and government leaders at the helm of AI innovation — from those building frontier systems to shaping policies that govern their use.
Headline speakers include global institutional leaders and leading voices in academia such as Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Professor Yoshua Bengio of the University of Montreal, a pioneer in deep learning, and Professor Dawn Song of the University of California, Berkeley, known for her work in AI security and trustworthy machine learning. In their sessions, they will examine some of the defining developments of our time, including how AI and digital innovation can be applied at scale to counter real-world challenges, and how policy, industry and research can move in step as AI agents, embodied AI, and other disruptive technologies become mainstream.
Captains of industry and distinguished innovators, like NVIDIA Chief Scientist Dr. William Dally, Amazon.com Inc Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer David Zapolsky, ANT International President Douglas Feagin, OpenAI Chief Revenue Officer Denise Dresser and Trip.com Group CEO Jane Sun, will share how rapid innovation can be forged into competitive systems that perform at scale. Their discussions will examine what it takes to build AI-native enterprises in the face of continuous industry disruption, and how to stay ahead as AI reshapes business models, operations and global competition.
Influential voices from Accenture, Amazon.com Inc, FieldAI, Google, Grab, HP Inc, Salesforce, SAP Labs, Tomoro AI, Unitree, University of Tokyo, and Tsinghua University, round out the programme – drawing together the most diverse mix of enterprise, research, and applied technology perspectives convened at ATxSummit to date.
Kiren Kumar, Deputy Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, said: "Technology and collaboration are becoming central to how digital economies grow. AI is no longer confined to the lab. It is being built into real-world systems and is fast becoming core infrastructure for economies. For Asia, this creates a real opportunity. Singapore sits at the centre of this Global-Asia network, working with partners across government, industry and research to shape how these technologies are developed and used in practice. The focus in this next phase must be on how AI is applied – responsibly, at scale, and in ways that deliver clear value. ATxSummit brings together leaders from around the world to work through what it takes to get this right, for Asia and beyond."
Six Years of Convening Conversations
For six years, Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) has been Asia's premier tech confluence for global government officials and tech luminaries to engage in critical conversations at the intersection of tech, society and the digital economy.
ATxSummit, the exclusive invitation-only apex event of ATxSG, will open on 19 May with a Gala Dinner at Gardens by the Bay, graced by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, will deliver the opening keynote on 20 May at ATxSummit. In addition, the accompanying Village also brings together over 25 technical workshops, symposiums, industry showcases, government-to-government roundtables and industry networking. One of the highly anticipated events at The Village is the closed-door Digital Frontier Forum (DFF). Co-organised with the Founders Forum, the DFF brings together over 100 tech leaders, investors and government officials to discuss deep tech, AI and digital growth strategies.
ATxSG's premier exhibition marketplace and conference, ATxEnterprise, will also return from 20 to 22 May 2026 at the Singapore Expo. ATxEnterprise will feature 700 exhibitors and 450 speakers who will address increasingly complex questions around infrastructure investment, digital trust, cross-border connectivity and responsible AI deployment.
For more information on ATxSummit, please visit atxsummit.asiatechxsg.com.
About Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG)
ATxSG is Asia's leading technology event jointly organised by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Informa, supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The event consists of three main segments, ATxSummit, ATxEnterprise and ATxInspire.
About Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) leads Singapore's digital transformation by developing a vibrant digital economy and an inclusive digital society. As Architects of Singapore's Digital Future, we foster growth in Infocomm Technology and Media sectors in concert with progressive regulations, harnessing frontier technologies, and developing local talent and digital infrastructure ecosystems to establish Singapore as a digital metropolis.
For more news and information, visit www.imda.gov.sg or follow IMDA on LinkedIn (IMDAsg), Facebook (IMDAsg) and Instagram (@imdasg).
For further queries or media interviews, please contact:
Archetype Singapore for IMDA ATxSG
atxsg.imda@archetype.co
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ATxSummit 2026 Brings Global Leaders to Singapore to Chart AI's Future Across Asia
