JS Bank Limited recently sponsored the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) CFO conference 2015.  The theme of the august gather was ‘Sustaining Excellence – Shifting Gears’ and was held in Karachi and Islamabad on 17th March and 19th March, 2015.

The ICAP CFO conference was a resourceful platform which enabled a learning platform for evolving strategies and dynamics of business, finance and accountancy. The event also focused on recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan members for corporate sector through professional excellence awards.

The annual CFO Conference has emerged as the most anticipated calendar event of the institute.  The prime objective of JS Bank to sponsor this event was to facilitate the development of the profession of accountancy in the country.

JS Bank is considered amongst the fastest growing banks within the Pakistan’s banking landscape with the support of its vast experienced management. The Bank now has a network of 238 branches and presence in over 122 cities across Pakistan. In its unrelenting effort to provide high quality products and services, JS Bank continues to pursue the path of innovation and excellence. Please visit www.jsbl.com for more information.

Caption: JS Bank sponsors the ICAP CFO Conference.

Caption: EFU Life Assurance Ltd and JS Bank have expanded their distribution alliance by including Family Takaful products in the product menu. and tThe agreement was signed by Mr. Taher G. Sachak, CEO & MD EFU Life and Mr Khalid Imran, President & CEO, JS Bank. The ceremony was attended by senior officials of both organizations.

Karachi, May 05, 2015: EFU Life Assurance Ltd and JS Bank have entered into a distribution alliance for EFU Life’s Window Family Takaful Products under a dedicated brand “Hemayah”. JS Bank, one of Pakistan’s fastest growing banks, is a leading provider of wealth management solutions in Pakistan, including Bancassurance & Bancatakaful products. EFU Life is a leading life insurance company in Pakistan and is the first Window Family Takaful Operator licensed by SECP.

The signing ceremony was held at JS Bank’s Head Office in Karachi and the agreement was signed by Mr. Taher G. Sachak, CEO & MD EFU Life and Mr Khalid Imran, President & CEO, JS Bank. The ceremony was attended by senior officials of both organizations.

Speaking at the occassion, Mr Taher Sachak, CEO and MD EFU Life, said “JS Bank is already our successful Bancassurance partner and we value our longstanding relationship. The introduction of Bancatakaful solutions offers us an added opportunity to expand our product range and provides more opportunities to JS Bank’s customers for their long term financial planning needs. There is a huge potential in Shariah Compliant takaful solutions for Pakistan and I am delighted to have JS Bank as our partner for Bancatakaful.”

Mr. Khalid Imran, President JS Bank, said “JS Bank is proud to partner with EFU Life with the launch of Hemayah Family Takaful. As one of Pakistan’s fastest growing banks, JS Bank offers personalized banking, distribution strength, an innovative range of banking services and complete financial solutions for our customers. Together, our two entities are well-poised to serve the growing Takaful market in Pakistan and we look forward to a strong and sustainable partnership with EFU Life.”

JS Bank is considered amongst the fastest growing banks within Pakistan’s banking landscape with the support of its vast experienced management. The bank now has an online network of 238 branches and presence in over 122 cities across Pakistan.

The JS Bank Chairman’s Cricket Tournament 2015 final was a spectacular T-20 night fixture played between JS Knights and JS Lions, which concluded on Friday 10^th April, 2015. The tournament commenced on 8^th April with a total of 15 matches being played between 8 teams of JS Bank employees. The teams represented the presence of JS Bank from across the country.

The tournament winning team JS Knights won the final by over 50 runs and remained unbeaten during the tournament. Muhammad Shahbaz was the “Man of the Match” for scoring 52 runs and having gotten a wicket. The other notable performer in the final was the captain of JS Knights, Ahmed Javed who led from the front with both bat and ball and guided the team to a comfortable victory. Ahmed was also awarded the “Man of the Tournament” for his outstanding all rounded performance during the tournament.

In an impressive closing ceremony attended by a large number of JS Bank employees along with their families, cash awards and trophies were distributed by Mr Jahangir Siddiqui, Chairman JS Bank and Mr Khalid Imran, President JS Bank to the winning team JS Knights and to the runners-up team JS Lions. All the participating teams were also awarded medals.

Mr Jahangir Siddiqui commenting on the occasion, “I would like to congratulate both the teams for reaching the final. This tournament has proved that the passion for cricket in our country is irreplaceable”.

Ahmed Javed, stated “It’s an absolute pleasure for JS Knights to have won the Chairman’s Cup and it was all due to the team spirit and drive to win on the cricket ground as well”

JS Bank is also sponsoring the first ever “JS Bank Quaid-e -Azam Trophy” in the 1^st week of May. The wheelchair cricket trophy will provide a major platform for the passionate cricketers to prove their talent and then go on to represent Pakistan at the International level. JS Bank has always been at the forefront of supporting such initiatives to give back to the society and support the talent of this country.

JS Bank is considered amongst the fastest growing bank within the Pakistan’s banking landscape with the support of its vast experience management. The Bank now has an online network of 238 branches and presence in over 122 cities across Pakistan in its unrelenting effort to provide high quality products and services. JS Bank continues to purse the path of innovation and excellence. Please visit www.jsbl.com for more information.

Mr. Jahangir Siddiqui – Chairman JS Bank along with its senior management handing over the winning trophy to the captain of JS Knights at the closing ceremony of JS Bank Chairman’s Cricket Tournament 2015.

March 28th, 2015 – Karachi: JS Bank has been recognized for its admirable Corporate Social Responsibility efforts at the 8thNational CSR Excellence Awards Ceremony 2015.

The 8th National CSR Excellence Awards was organized by the prestigious CSR Association of Pakistan. JS Bank was awarded in the special category of “Collaborations and Partnership” for working on the overall betterment of society. The award recognizes the overall social impact JS Bank has had through its various programs in the areas of health, education, sustainable development and relief efforts across the country. The bank conducts its CSR activities through the charitable arm of JS Group, Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation. Over the years the initiatives led by Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation have touched and improved lives of numerous Pakistanis.

The honorary award was presented to JS Bank in a graceful ceremony held at a local hotel in Karachi. Prominent personalities belonging to Corporate Sector, Government Organizations, NGO’s, Academia and Media attended the event. The award marks the recognition of JS Bank’s belief in giving back to the community at large. It is said that many national and international organizations had submitted their nominations, out of which JS Bank was selected through a renowned judges’ panel.

JS Bank is considered amongst the fastest growing banks within the Pakistan’s banking landscape with the support of its vast experienced management. The Bank now has an online network of 238 branches and presence in over 122 cities across Pakistan. In its unrelenting effort to provide high quality products and services, JS Bank continues to pursue the path of innovation and excellence. Please visit www.jsbl.com for more information.

MR. ZAID HAROON (VP CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING) RECEIVING THE AWARD AT 8th NATIONAL CSR EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY ON BEHALF OF JS BANK.

JS Bank has been recognised for its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts at the International Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility 2015.

The 4th International summit on CSR 2015 was organized by the Professionals Network. The honorary award was presented to JS Bank in a graceful ceremony held at a local hotel in Karachi. Prominent personalities belonging to Corporate Sector, Government Organizations, NGO’s, Academia and Media attended the event.

JS Bank has been awarded in the category of “Social Impact”. The award recognizes the positive social impact JS Bank has had through its community programs in the areas of health, education, sustainable development and relief efforts across the country. JS Bank conducts its CSR activities through the charitable arm of JS Group, Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation. Over the years the initiatives led by Mahvash & Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation have touched and improved lives of numerous Pakistanis.

The award marks the recognition of JS Bank’s belief in paying back to the community at large. It is said that many national and international organizations had submitted their nominations, out of which JS Bank was selected through a judges’ panel for being the best in overall social impact its initiatives have had across a broad range of segments.

JS Bank is considered amongst the fastest growing banks within the Pakistan’s banking landscape with the support of its vast experienced management. The Bank now has an online network of 238 branches and presence in over 122 cities across Pakistan. In its unrelenting effort to provide high quality products and services, JS Bank continues to pursue the path of innovation and excellence. Please visit www.jsbl.com for more information.

Caption: Mr. Zaid Haroon, Vice President Marketing receiving the award at the 4^th International Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility on behalf of JS Bank.

JS Global Capital Limited and Karachi Stock Exchange organized an Investor Awareness meet as part of a Nationwide Awareness Campaign of the KSE at the inauguration of JS Global’s branch in Faisalabad. Over 500 participants including members of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce, industrialists, investors, industry professionals, bankers, textile exporters, doctors, jewelers and people from all walks of life attended the investors’ awareness event. Mr. Kamran Nasir, CEO JS Global Capital Limited, opened the event giving a detailed presentation on JS Global, capital markets and in-depth fundamental research. Mr. Nadeem Naqvi, Managing Director KSE provided an overview of capital market infrastructure, steps taken for investor facilitation and protection. He also apprised participants about investing in equity markets, careful assessment of brokers and urged the participants to attain basic knowledge about the risk and returns of the equity markets in order to better devise an investment strategy. Other regulators, CDC, NCCPL and PMEX, also participated in this mega event, sharing valuable knowledge with the participants. Speaking at the occasion Mr. Nadeem Naqvi appreciated JS Global’s initiative in establishing an office in Faisalabad. The participants welcomed the idea of opening a new branch in Faisalabad which will serve as a one stop shop where equity/commodity trading and investment banking services will be made available to the residents/ companies operating in Faisalabad. Mr. Nasir briefed the audience that with the opening of Faisalabad Branch, the industrial community of Faisalabad will not be required any longer to travel to Karachi/Lahore in order to find solutions for their corporate needs. He emphasized that JS Global being subsidiary of JS Bank can facilitate every possible requirement of any investor that pertains to either capital markets or financial services which will be met through JS Global’s Faisalabad Office.

Mr. Kamran Nasir CEO JS Global & Mr. Nadeem Naqvi MD KSE at the Investor Awareness Session in Faisalabad jointly hosted by the KSE and JS Global which also marked the inauguration of JS Global’s Branch in Faisalabad.
JS Global is a subsidiary of JS Bank. JS Bank is one of the fastest growing commercial banks with a long term rating of A+ by the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA), with a focus to provide quality and innovative range of banking services and products. It has a large network of 238 branches across 122 cities with plans to expand its outreach with more branches nationwide serving a growing customer base across Pakistan.

Mr. Kamran Nasir CEO JS Global & Mr. Nadeem Naqvi MD KSE at the Investor Awareness Session in Faisalabad jointly hosted by the KSE and JS Global which also marked the inauguration of JS Global’s Branch in Faisalabad.

Karachi: JS Bank as part of its relentless commitment to continue providing the best possible services to its valuable clients has been at the forefront of technological advancements within the banking industry. The Marketing Head of JS Bank has been recognized for its efforts by being awarded the prestigious “Brand Scientist Award 2014”

Mr Imran Shaikh (EVP & Head of Marketing, JS Bank) was appreciated for his efforts by Mr Khurram Dastagir (Federal Minister for Commerce) at a spectacular award event hosted in Karachi by Brands Foundation.

Motive behind the inception of “Brand Scientist Awards” is to honor such exceptional professionals who are the chief brand strategists of most trusted and inspirational brands which has performed exceptionally well through innovative standards.

The organizer of this activity – Brands Foundation is the only non-profit public company in its area of services having exclusive affiliation with EFQM “European Foundation for Quality Management”  and also the only business organization in Pakistan honored with the “Accredited Permanent Observer Status” at WIPO, the specialized agency of UNITED NATIONS.

About JS Bank Limited 

JS Bank is one of the fastest growing commercial banks with a long term rating of A+ by the Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA), with a focus to provide quality and innovative range of banking services and products. The bank is active within Retail and Consumer Banking, Treasury, Corporate & Commercial Banking and Investment Banking services. It has a large network of 238 branches across 122 cities with plans to expand its outreach with more branches nationwide serving a growing customer base across Pakistan.

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