EVENTS - Islamic Venture Capital Conference To Update Investors On Market Trends

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- The two-day Third Islamic Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference beginning Tuesday would act as a platform for venture capitalists and private equity investors to keep them updated with global market trends and Islamic alternative investments in the region.

This year's conference would focus on ways to develop a sustainable Islamic venture capital and private equity industry as well as analyse the vast opportunities ahead, said Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) chief executive officer Datuk Adnan Alias in a statement on Friday.

The conference, jointly hosted by IBFIM and Malaysia Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, will focus on integrating the new economic model with the development of Islamic venture capital and private equity.

The conference will be opened by Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

Source : http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=529977 - Sept 24, 2010