AmIslamic Capital Markets is the one-stop Islamic capital market solutions provider backed by the strong tradition of innovative customised products and services from AmInvestment Bank Group. Across the larger AmBank Group, Islamic retail and institutional banking, investment banking, funds management and related products and services under the AmIslamic brand continue to bring you the award winning results and excellent client service that institutions, corporates, government agencies, SMEs and individuals have come to expect.
Bank Islam emerged as Malaysia’s maiden Shari’ah-based financial institution when it commenced operations in July 1983. Since then, Bank Islam has become the symbol of Islamic banking in Malaysia. Its vision to be “The Global Leader in Islamic Banking” illustrates its status as the flag bearer of the country’s Islamic financial services industry.
From only RM80 million initially, Bank Islam’s paid-up capital swelled to RM1.73 billion as at June 2009, which was instrumental in making possible the growth of its assets and the implementation of its expansion programmes.
Through a growing network of branches and self-service terminals which stand at 93 locations and 656 terminals nationwide, Bank Islam parades a comprehensive list of more than 50 innovative and sophisticated Islamic banking products and services, comparable to those offered by its conventional counterparts.
From the traditional financing, savings and investment types of products exclusively for individual customers in the early years of establishment, the range of Bank Islam’s Shari’ah-based financial products, services and business solutions has significantly expanded to cater to the fast-changing financial needs of all categories of customers including those related to micro financing, wealth management, capital market, treasury and structured products.
Being a pioneer, Bank Islam has played a leading role in promoting the expansion of Malaysia’s brand of Islamic finance into other markets, especially in the region. This has helped develop Bank Islam into a well-established and universally recognised brand. As the number of local and global financial services continues to increase, Bank Islam remains keenly aware of the pioneering role it must continue to play.
As a testament of this pioneering role, Bank Islam was awarded the Reader’s Digest Platinum Award for being the Most Trusted Brand for Islamic Financial Services. With the entrusted belief, Bank Islam is on its way in becoming “The Global Leader in Islamic Banking” and continues to remain guided by the excellent pioneering work by its predecessors, Malaysia’s ambition to be an international Islamic financial centre, the success of its turnaround efforts and the challenge from its competitors.
BNP Paribas Investment Partners brings together the full palette of asset management expertise of the BNP Paribas group. Through a unique platform that offers immediate and simplified access to a broad range of specialist Partner companies, BNP Paribas Investment Partners has become a leader among the multi-specialist asset managers. At 31 March 2009, assets under management amounted to €325 billion*, nearly half of which was managed for institutional clients. With 2,600 professionals serving clients in 72 countries, BNP Paribas Investment Partners draws on over half a century of asset management experience and has seen ten years of steady growth through acquisitions and joint-ventures.
Building on this expertise, BNP Paribas Investment Partners offers investors a dedicated range of Sharia-compliant investment solutions, by encapsulating the values that are at the heart of the Islamic precepts: transparency, fairness, purity and balance. We are committed to providing Sharia-compliant investment solutions that unite our clients’expectations in terms of performance and risk control with ensuring that we respect the Sharia-compliant fund management principles as defined by our dedicated Sharia board. Our solutions revolve around strong specialisations in equity management and global fixed income, or through our local specialists in Malaysia (BNP Paribas Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd) and Saudi Arabia (SAIB BNP Paribas Asset Management).
* assets under advisory included
A member of Islamic Financial Service Board Observer Member since 2004.
BNP Paribas Najmah is the dedicated global Islamic Finance Division of BNP Paribas Group. Established in 2003 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, BNP Paribas Najmah is a natural outcome of the bank’s 20 year presence in Islamic Finance.
BNP Paribas has been engaged in interest-free industry from the 1980’s, during which the group has proven its superior credentials. It has launched products and significant Islamic finance deals and is recognized amongst the pioneers in the development of the Islamic Finance industry.
A dedicated team of expert professionals cover all asset classes. It’s capabilities include originating, structuring and marketing Sharia compliant products and services. It covers Islamic banks, Financial Institutions and all Corporates. Backed by the universal expertise and network of the BNP Paribas Group Business lines, the long-term relationship built with Individuals, Corporates & Shari’ah-Compliant Financial Institutions, BNP Paribas Najmah’s Islamic specialists along with its renowned Shari’ah Board, efficiently provide origination, structuring and distribution of Shari’ah Investments & Financing solutions. Geographically the Islamic banking team covers Middle Eastern, South East Asian, European & selected OECD markets with high added value Shari’ah - Compliant products & services.
BNP Paribas Najmah shares the Principles & Values of the BNP Paribas Group: Commitment, Ambition, Creativity and Responsiveness. The unit is committed to delivering Shari’ah-Compliant, transparent and quality services for its clients, with the aim of being the No 1 institution in the area. Its research and development spirit is oriented at a micro (products) and macro levels (IFSB’s Observer Member, IDB’s General Assembly Observer Member). Its professional consciousness resides in its ability to quickly manage evolving risks, costs and organizational structures.
Maybank Investment Bank Berhad (Maybank IB) was incorporated under the name of Asian & Euro-American Merchant Bankers (Malaysia) Berhad on September 28, 1973, before changing its name to Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad (ASEAMBANKERS) in 1977. At the end of 2006 / early 2007, ASEAMBANKERS then was transformed into a full-fledged investment bank via a rationalisation exercise which emcompassed the intergration of Mayban Discount Berhad and Mayban Securities Sendirian Berhad. Year 2008 saw another major stride with the acquisition of BinaFikir Sdn. Bhd. and the injection of new talent into the then ASEAMBANKERS .
On January 15, 2009 , the Bank changed its name to Maybank Investment Bank Berhad. It now forms an intergral part of Maybank as the Group’s investment-banking arm and will continues to benefit from its parent’s strong branding, broad customer based and international network as well as its balance sheet to secure larger mandates. As a Group, Management has set in motion a strategic thrust to bring transformation across the Group operations and aspire to become one of the top five (5) financial institutions in the region by 2015. Maybank IB has one of the most extensive dealing networks in the country supported by one of the best research house. It has the experience to undertake the distribution of large Initial Public Offerings to both local and foreign investors, and the experience in executing primary / private placements, block deals , share buybacks and Mergers & Acquisitions trades. In addition , the Bank also has a history of arranging and advising successfully both conventional and Islamic bond issues. It has the capital , expertise and resources to provide competent services across the full range of investment banking products and solutions.
Associate Sponsors
“ARSA” is the acronym for Messrs Abdul Raman Saad & Associates, a full service commercial legal firm in Malaysia established by its founder, Datuk Dr Abdul Raman Saad, in 1979. “ARSA” is also the registered trade mark of the legal firm and is known by its many clients in Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, China and Singapore by the said brand name “ARSA”, which evolves from the legal services provided by Messrs Abdul Raman Saad & Associates, Advocates & Solicitors, popularly referred to as “ARSA Lawyers”.
“ARSA” has grown rapidly since its inception, both domestically and internationally, where it is committed to providing a vast range of professional business advisory and legal consultancy services that complement its other supporting professional arms: ARSA Nexus Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd for information and communication technology (ICT) services, ARSA Corporate Services Sdn Bhd for corporate secretarial services and ARSA Shariah Consultancy Sdn Bhd for Islamic banking and finance.
“ARSA” has positioned itself well in the global business arena to seize and to exploit commercial opportunities, and has adopted strategic alliances with global law firms to provide premium legal counseling and services on cross-border transactions, international investments, trade and finance, and other international ventures.
“ARSA” is ready to realize the Malaysian Government’s strategy to enhance human capital and the value chain of Malaysian businesses in facing globalization and the recently announced policy on the liberalization of the services sector to spur further growth in the economy.
“ARSA” is focusing on ICT and Islamic Finance as two potentially new and exciting areas of growth, due to their increased demand in the market.
Cagamas Berhad (Cagamas), the National Mortgage Corporation and leading securitisation house, was established in 1986 to promote the secondary mortgage market in Malaysia. Cagamas has, through the years, evolved and diversified its business model from that of a national mortgage corporation seeking to aid Malaysians with affordable housing, to becoming a leader in securitisation. It issues debt securities to finance the purchase of housing loans and other consumer receivables from financial institutions and non-financial institutions. The provision of liquidity at a reasonable cost to the primary lenders of housing loans encourages further financing of houses at an affordable cost.
The Cagamas model is well regarded by the World Bank as the most successful secondary mortgage liquidity facility. Cagamas is the second largest issuer of debt instruments after the Government of Malaysia and the largest issuer of AAA debt securities in the market. Since incorporation in 1986, Cagamas has cumulatively issued RM233.4 billion of conventional and Islamic debt securities.
Cagamas’ debt securities continue to be assigned the highest ratings of AAA and P1 by RAM Rating Services Berhad and AAA/AAAID and MARC-1/MARC-1ID by Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad, denoting its strong credit quality.
Dow Jones Indexes is a leading full-service index provider that develops, maintains and licenses indexes for use as benchmarks and as the basis of investment products. Best-known for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Indexes offers more than 130,000 equity indexes as well as fixed-income and alternative indexes, including measures of hedge funds, commodities and real estate. Dow Jones indexes are maintained according to clear, unbiased and systematic methodologies that are fully integrated within index families. Dow Jones Indexes is a unit of Dow Jones & Company (www.dowjones.com), a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV; www.newscorp.com).
FTSE is a global index provider servicing clients all around the world. FTSE’s only business is the creation and management of indices and is in a unique position in financial markets with no connections to brokerage firms or investment houses. This independence allows FTSE to provide truly objective market information.
Asset owners and financial professionals look to FTSE for the index tools they need to support the management of international investment portfolios and create index-linked products such as ETFs, derivatives and structured products. To meet the demands of this sophisticated client base, FTSE now calculates over 120,000 indices on a daily basis, covering equity, Shariah compliant, bond and alternative investment asset classes.
FTSE Group has developed a range of Shariah-compliant indices designed to meet the requirements of Islamic investors globally, and screening is undertaken by Shariah consultants, Yasaar Research Inc., against a clear set of guiding principles.
FTSE indices are used extensively by investors world-wide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking funds. Independent committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts, actuaries and other experienced practitioners review all changes to the indices to ensure that they are made objectively and without bias. www.ftse.com
For more information, contact us at info@ftse.com or contact:
Charlene Low
Regional Head of Business Development, Asia
FTSE Group
E: charlene.low@ftse.com
T: +852 2230 5805
F: +852 2230 5804
OSK is a regional investment banking group. We offer a wide range of financial products and services for corporate and retail clients such as Corporate Finance, Treasury, Derivatives & Structured Products, Unit Trust Management, Asset Management and Islamic Banking. We have over 50 offices in Malaysia with regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Indonesia and Cambodia.
The Islamic Banking division (SPI) was formed in April 2008 to facilitate the bank’s involvement in the Islamic banking and capital market. Armed with a team of dynamic and experienced professionals, our Islamic banking division offers a spectrum of innovative Shariah compliant products and value-added advisory services to corporations, private companies and individuals to achieve their financial and corporate goals.
At present, we are able to structure products and services based on various Islamic principles including Mudharabah (Trustee Profit Sharing), Musharakah (Joint Venture Profit Sharing), Murabaha (Cost Plus Profit Sale), Bai’ al-Dayn (Sale of Debt), Wa’ad (Promise) and Tawarruq (Cash Procurement).
All of our Islamic banking products and services have been approved by both Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission.
Booth Sponsors
ING Funds is the Malaysian affiliate of ING Investment Management which is principal asset manager for ING Group. ING Funds was launched in 2004. We offer local and global conventional and Shariah-compliant funds for retail, corporate and institutional clients. We bring ING”s international brand name and investment management experience to your door step. Our proven track record and reputable investment heritage provides our investors the confidence that their investments are professionally looked after. As at 30 June 2009, we managed over RM2.707 billion worth of assets from 23 funds and are ranked amongst the top 10 players in the private sector unit trust market.
Labuan International Business & Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC)
Asia’s most connected, convenient and cost-efficient IBFC
Labuan IBFC is an ideal investment gateway with a cost-efficient package of robust and progressive regulations. With reasonable fees, excellent physical and technical support plus extensive and favourable tax treaties with 69 countries, we can accommodate whatever offshore structure you may recommend for your clients.
We are now focused on five key areas:
international holding companies
private and public investment funds
captive insurance
Islamic Finance, and
wealth management products such as expatriate pensions
For flexible tax options and conducive legal framework operating within a regulatory regime that meets global standards, consider Labuan’s facilitative, flexible and frictionless offshore business and financial centre.
Labuan IBFC Inc. Sdn Bhd.
Suite 3, Level 11, Block 2B, Plaza Sentral
Jalan Stesen Sentral, KL Sentral
50470 Kuala Lumpur
