Tuesday, October 12, 2010

REVIEW - Week Oct 3 - Oct 10, 2010

The week was characterized by the relative failure of the new Sovereign Sukuk.  The procedure however has been reopened ... to be followed.

On the international level, the establishment of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation by the IFSB (Singapore) - to be hosted in Malaysia - was the headline that captured the attention.  Liquidity management tools are much needed and this international collaboration is timely.

On a global scale, there is also a growth in Islamic compliant Exchange Traded Fund ETF, that will give more easy access to Islamic compliant stock to foreign investors.  The development probably is only at its' early stages and more is to come.

I started adding the news about the local ratings on sukuk and Islamic financial institutions, together with some speeches, as long as they are relevant and bring something new.

Lifestyle : Halal-tourism is in the UP-spiral and RI prepares to profile internationally in Halal-licensing .

One somewhat older video (2008) of Albaraka - announcing that they were interested in establishing in Indonesia - was added.  Some new publications of ISRA (Malaysia) were also announced.  There was an interesting study from the IMF - Islamic banks : more resilient to the crisis ?


The links are hereunder :

BANKING - Bank Syariah Mandiri BSM Received 2010 Banking Efficiency Award

BANKING - Establishment of IILM is a big relief

EVENT - Islamic Finance Conference - Singapore - Dec 7, 2010

VIDEO - Albaraka eyes Indonesia market (2008)

FINANCE - Malaysian bankers push for Islamic finance to guide banking reforms

OPINION - Why should a democracy block Islamic banking? - Geopolitical notes from India

CONFERENCES - IFSB - WORKSHOPS (on invitation only)

BANKING - The IFSB announces the establishment of an International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation

BANKING - Hong Leong to expand banking ops to China and Vietnam (and Indonesia)

PUBLICATIONS - ISRA - An Analysis of the Role and Competency of the Shari'ah Committees (SCs) of Islamic Banks and Financial Service Providers

PUBLICATIONS - ISRA - Islamic pricing benchmarking

LIFESTYLE - Islamic search engines - Imhalal.com and Taqwa.me

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Indonesia sells IDR 2 trillion sukuk via private placement

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Profit share Bakrieland Development, ELTY, sukuk ijarah

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Adhi Karya I profit share

CAPITAL MARKETS - SOVEREIGN SUKUK - Reopening series IFR0003 - IFR0005 en IFR 0008

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Metrodata redeems IDR4.5 million sukuk

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - RATING - Pefindo downgrades Arpeni Pratama bond's rating

CAPITAL MARKETS - RATING - Pefindo upgrades PKT bond rating to AA and confirms rating for Salim Ivomas Pratama sukuk AA-

FASHION - HALAL - Islamic beauty: Can halal cosmetics outgrow their niche?

EVENTS - 10th Islamic Book Fair Jakarta - 4-13 March, 2011

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Pefindo upgrades Indosat rating prospect

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Pefindo assigns idA+ for Mitra Adiperkasa

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Indonesia's 5-yr sukuk yield falls in auction

CAPITAL MARKETS - SUKUK - Indonesia sells 382 bln rph sukuk, below target

FINANCE - MALAYSIA - Develop Other Premium Islamic Financial Products & Services, Says Ahmad Husni

PUBLICATONS - REPORTS - IMF - Islamic Banks: More Resilient to Crisis?

LIFESTYLE - TOURISM - Sultanate to showcase Islamic tourism at Travel Mart 2010

EDUCATON - New Malaysia measures to boost talent pool - Special Employment Pass SEP

CAPITAL MARKETS - REPORTS - IFIR 2010 - Islamic fund assets remained flat in 2009

LAW - CONTRACTS - No Shariah Rules for Breaking Deals Gets Regulator Review: Islamic Finance

BANKING - TAKAFUL - Bank Negara Malaysia reviews new guidelines for Takaful products

CAPITAL MARKETS - Islamic ETFs: Here to Stay?

FINANCE - Islamic Private Equity Firms Encouraged to Revisit their Business Model

FOOD AND DRUGS - RI becomes world’s halal standard reference

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