Session 1:
CEOs’ Session: The Islamic Investment Industry in Asia and Beyond
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Current sentiment and the Islamic capital markets in Asia
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Challenges facing the Islamic fund industry: a global financial crisis; regulation and more
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The implications of reduced global Sukuk issuance and the growth of alternative asset classes
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Governance issues: responsibility to shareholders and stakeholders
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Key markets: where will the investment opportunities appear in 2009
Moderator
Dato' Dr Nik Ramlah - Managing Director, Securities Commission
Panelist
Datin Maznah Mahbob - Chief Executive Officer, Funds Management Division, AmInvestment Bank Group Dr. Mohamed Nedal Alchaar - Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization Financial Institute Yazit bin Yusuff - Director Islamic Banking Division, OSK Investment Bank Ali Abbas Zaidi - Managing Director/Head of Islamic Markets, Maybank Investment Bank Musa Abdul Malek - Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah Humphrey Percy - Chief Executive Officer, Bank of London & the Middle East
10:25 – 10:30
AmIslamic Funds Management Sdn Bhd Official Launch Ceremony
10:30 – 11:00
Break & Networking
11:00 – 11:15
Industry Update: IIFM Progress Report Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market
Examining the recent performance of Islamic equity, Sukuk and leasing funds
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Is an Islamic hedge fund still a viable proposition?
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The opportunities presented by the development of Islamic private equity
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What other sectors and assets will offer attractive yield in the coming year?
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Report card: risk management and the Islamic investment industry
Anthony Chan - Managing Partner, Hammonds China Rushdi Siddiqui - Global Head of Islamic Finance, Thomson Reuters Dr. Mohammad Akram Laldin - Executive Director, International Shariah Research Academy Ahmad Shahriman Mohd Shariff - AVP Islamic Products & Structuring, Citibank Nurazlin Azman - Director – Advisory, KFH Research
12:05 – 12:15
Presentation: Labuan as a pioneer in "offshore" Islamic finance Martin Crawford - Chief Executive Officer, Labuan IBFC
12:15 - 13:00
Session 3:
Introducing the International Islamic Financial, Money and Interbank Markets
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What needs to be done to develop an Islamic money market in Malaysia, Asia and beyond?
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Assessing the instruments available in the Islamic money market and their role in managing liquidity
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Innovation: Islamic money market funds and the development of other products
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The development of Islamic repo products and markets
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The role of Commodity Murabahah in today's markets
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Sukuk are everywhere: the role of Sukuk in liquidity management
Kenneth Leung - Senior Consultant, Clifford Chance Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic Norfadelizan Abdul Rahman - Head of Product Development, Bursa Malaysia Norashikin Mohd Kassim, General Manager Treasury - Bank Islam Malaysia Mohd Yazid Safuan - Senior Vice President Sales & Trading Treasury, Al Rajhi Bank
13:00 – 14:15
Luncheon
14:30 – 15:30
Session 4: POWER PRESENTATIONS:
Presentation One
Investing in the Sukuk market: new challenges Rafael Dalmau - Director Emerging Markets and Islamic Investments, Fischer Francis Trees & Watts
Presentation Two
Commodity Murabahah Norfadelizan Abdul Rahman - Assistant Vice President Islamic Markets, Bursa Malaysia
Treasury and Asset Management Dr. Zeid Ayer - Chief Investment Officer, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management
15:30 – 16:00
Break & Networking
16:00 – 16:45
Session 5:
Examining Practical Issues for Managers of Islamic Funds
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Establishing Islamic funds in Asia: infrastructure and requirements in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong
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The MIFC proposition for fund and investment managers
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Benchmarking Islamic funds for performance measurement
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Shariah screening, advisory, audit and compliance issues
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Disclosure: as an industry, are we really more transparent?
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Cross-border: taxation and structuring issues
Mohamed Ismail Shariff - Partner, SKRINE Christopher Aylward - Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte Monem A Salam - Director & Vice President, Saturna Capital Corporation Kevin Lim - Managing Partner, STIC Investments Asst. Prof. Dr. Rusni Hassan - Shariah Advisor, International Islamic University Malaysia
16:45 – 17:30
Session 6:
Risk Management and Regulation for Islamic Investment products
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Practical steps to identify, measure and manage Shariah, legal and market risk
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Risk tolerance and risk capital for Islamic funds; event driven risks - are we adequately protected?
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Ratings and risk management: what have we learnt?
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The evolution of Shariah compliant risk management tools (derivatives) - what is available
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What is preventing an Islamic Madoff?
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What the likely evolution of regulation to promote investor protection means for Islamic funds
Professor Andrew White - Assoc. Prof. of Law, Singapore Management University Rod Ringrow - Senior Executive Officer, State Street Faizan Ahmed Memon - Manager Islamic Financial Services Group, Ernst & Young Hooman Sabeti Rahmati - Counsel, Allen & Overy Jeroen P.M.M. Thijs - Chief Risk Officer, Risk Management - Bank Islam Malaysia
