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NEWHORIZON October–December 2010
Diary of Events endorsed by the IIBI
October
27–28: Malta Islamic Finance
Conference: A new Beginning 2010,
Floriana, Malta
Organised by the Malta Institute of
Management, the conference will discuss
practical issues and opportunities, particu -
larly those in the EU and North Africa.
Applications and further details:
www.maltamanagement.com
25–27: 2nd Annual World Islamic Retail
Banking Conference, Dubai
This conference series was prompted by the
comments of Saudi Arabia’s central bank
governor Muhammad Al Jasser, who said,
‘Islamic retail banking is to lead asset
growth of the Islamic finance industry.’ A
range of topics will be covered including
harnessing technology, an analysis of the
conventional banking competition and
satisfying the demand for new products.
Contact: Lucia Kasanicka
Tel: +9181 0580 5411
Email: lucia.kasanicka@fleming gulf.com
www.fleminggulf.com
November
22–24: 17th Annual World Islamic
Banking Conference (WIBC), Bahrain
Conference to discuss the key issues,
developments and challenges of
Sharia’ah-compliant banking and finance
worldwide. Investment leader and emerging
markets guru, Mark Mobius will deliver the
keynote address – Shifting Perspectives from
Crisis to Recovery to Sustainable Growth.
Contact: Andrew Chopra
Tel: +971 4 343 1200
Email: andrew@megaevents.net
www.megaevents.net
29: The Polemics of Governing Law
in Islamic Finance – Recent
Developments and the Way Forward,
London
The 2nd Annual International Thematic
Worksop 2010 is a one-day event
organised by ISRA, IIBI and Thomson
Reuters. The two keynote speakers will
be the Deputy Governor of Bank Negara
Malaysia and the Lord Mayor of
London.
Attendance by invitation
Contact: Mohammad Shafique
Tel: +44 (0)20 7245 0404
Email: m.shafique@islamic-banking.com
Throughout 2010 IIBI is organising a number of training workshops to build the skill
base and share ideas among practitioners within the Islamic finance industry. The
objective of the Institute’s training is to fill the human resource gap and to enhance the
professional skills of personnel who are either interested in building their careers or are
already involved in the Islamic finance sector. Training programmes are delivered by
experienced professionals; the number of participants is kept small to enable sessions
to be as interactive as possible and the objective is to provide a practical learning
experience for the participants with the help of appropriate case studies. For more
information about upcoming programmes, please visit: www.islamic-banking.com.
October lecture preview:
The Small World of Islamic Finance – Social Capital’s Impact on Shari’ah
Governance
In March 2009 Murat Hasan Unal of
Funds@Work published his report about
the involvement of Shari’ah scholars in
financial services institutions across the
world, bringing substantial transparency to
the topic. In the 18 months since then there
has been a lot of discussion about Shari’ah
scholars, their board memberships and
proper Shari’ah governance.
In October’s lecture he will highlight the
latest results of Funds@Work’s analysis of
the Islamic financial services industry
covering almost 1,400 board positions,
more than 320 scholars and 400
organisations engaged in this sector. He will
discuss the IFSB, Bank Negara Malaysia and
AAOIFI standards for Shari’ah governance as
currently met by financial services institutions
and will recommend governance measures
that go well beyond the existing frameworks.
To register, please visit:
www.islamicbanking.com
The lecture will take place on 13 October
2010 at 6.15pm at:
British Bankers’ Association, Pinners Hall,
105108 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1EX
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