Key Note Address Dr. Mohamed Nedal Alchaar - Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization For Islamic Financial Institutions
09:20 – 09:30
Chairpersons Introduction Abdulkader Thomas - President & Chief Executive Officer, Shape Financial Corporation
09:30 – 10:30
Session 1:
CEOs’ Session - The Islamic Financial Markets Today: Asia and Beyond
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What the past year has meant for the Islamic capital markets in Asia
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Have Islamic capital markets fared any better than conventional?
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Where the market is today and what investors are looking for
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The likely implications of changes to regulatory environments
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What will the coming year bring for Asia?
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani - Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Islamic Dato' Zukri Samat - Managing Director, Bank Islam Malaysia Steven Choy - President and Chief Executive Officer, Cagamas Jacques Tripon - Global Head of Islamic Banking and Regional Head of Corporate Banking, BNP Paribas Mohammed Rashdan Yusof - Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Maybank Investment Bank
10:30 – 11:00
Break & Networking
11:00 – 11:15
KFH Research Report Baljeet Kaur Grewal - Managing Director, KFH Research
11:15 – 12:15
Session 2:
The Asian Islamic Financial Markets as a Source of Capital for Issuers
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What Islamic finance can offer - why should my company issue Islamically?
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How volumes, ratings and distribution patterns have changed over the past year
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Are Islamic issues more or less inherently risky than conventional issues?
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Pricing of Islamic issues: competitive or not?
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Crucial issues in restructuring and refinancing Islamic deals
Nik Norishky Thani - Executive Director Islamic Finance, Dubai International Financial Centre Mohd Effendi Abdullah - Director/Head Islamic Markets, AmInvestment Bank Group Prof Dato Dr Mohd Azmi Omar - Shariah Advisor, Bank Rakyat Malaysia & International Islamic University Malaysia Etsuaki Yoshida - Deputy Head Africa & the Middle East, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Hooman Sabeti-Rahmati - Counsel, Allen & Overy
12:15 – 13:00
Session 3:
Product Shariah permissibility, compliance and acceptance: Latest rulings and what they mean
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What is meant by Shariah permissibility and acceptance: who governs this and who plays a role?
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Ensuring Shariah compliance of Islamic issues – deciphering debt and equity products
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Bai Bithaman Ajil (BBA) and its acceptability as an Islamic finance product in Asia and beyond
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Tawarruq and the recent ruling from OIC Fiqh Academy: what this means for past and future issuers
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The latest updates from AAOIFI on specific Sukuk structures
Assoc. Prof. Dr Engku Rabiah Adawiah bt Engku Ali - Shari`ah Scholar, International Islamic University Malaysia Sheikh Essam M. Ishaq - Shariah Scholar/Director, Middle East Traders Dr. Aznan Hasan - Shariah Advisor, International Islamic University Malaysia & Bursa Malaysia Qudeer Latif - Head Islamic Finance, Clifford Chance Dr. Mohamed Nedal Alchaar - Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization For Islamic Financial Institutions
13:00 – 14:15
Luncheon address
"Malaysia's policy on the liberalization of the services sector and its impact on the economy" and the launch of the ARSA (Abdul Raman Saad & Associates) brand
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the Honorable Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin P.S.M., S.P.M.J., S.P.M.P., P.N.B.S., S.M.J., P.I.S., B.S.I.
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
13:00 – 13:15
Luncheon
14:30 – 14:45
Country Presentation Etsuaki Yoshida - Director, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Tax implications of issuing Islamic paper - recent developments
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What are the chances of regional equilibrium of taxation regimes for Islamic finance?
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What do likely changes in the way conventional financial institutions are regulated mean for issuers of Islamic paper in Asia?
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How Islamic regulatory bodies and conventional regulation fit together, and where Shariah and regulation converge
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Regulatory issues and the restructuring of Islamic financings and Sukuk
Jal Othman - Partner, Shook Lin and Bok Jennifer Chang - Senior Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers Mohamed Ridza Abdullah - Managing Partner, Mohamed Ridza & Co Wong Sau Ngan - General Counsel, Securities Commission Danial Mah Abdullah - Deputy Director-General, Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority
17:00 – 17:45
Session 6:
The Evolving Issuing & Investment Landscape
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Product innovation: where next for Islamic securitization?
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Shariah issues and Sukuk structures: the latest developments
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What criteria investors are looking for from issuers today
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Pockets of resilience: which markets will bounce back the quickest
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What role will GCC countries play in the issuance of sovereign Sukuk?
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The acceptability of Islamic finance products in Asia
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Standardization - is it necessary for such a nascent industry
Dr. Aznan Hasan - Shariah Advisor, International Islamic University Malaysia & Bursa Malaysia Megat Hizaini Hassan - Partner & Head, Islamic Banking & Finance Practice, Zaid Ibrahim & Co. Davide Barzilai - Partner, Norton Rose LLP Mohamad Safri Shahul Hamid - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Jamelah Jamaluddin - Managing Director, RHB Islamic Bank Mahmoud Abushamma - Head of HSBC Amanah Syariah, HSBC Amanah
