MALAYSIA - OPINION - TAKAFUL - Time to move to takaful 2.0

A conference on the future and expansion of takaful, called Takaful Rendezvous 2011, took place in Malaysia under the banner of Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF) from October 4 to 6. Although the industry has come far in a short period of time, more needs to be done.

Much like the $640-billion (Dh2.35 trillion) halal industry, takaful needs to rise and address some of the challenges on size, representative industry body, and perception.  (source)

MALAYSIA - BANKING - Maybank Islamic Expects Consistent Contribution From Asset Financing

BERNAMA.COM - KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- Maybank Islamic Bhd expects its contribution from asset financing to the Maybank Group in the current financial year to be consistent with the previous year.

Its chief executive officer Muzaffar Hisham said almost one third of the Maybank Group's asset financing in Malaysia came from Islamic assets in the last financial year ended June 30, 2011.  (source)

CALL FOR PAPERS - Essay Competition KLIFF 2011 (deadline August 1, 2011)

8th KLIFF 2011 - Oct 3-6, 2011 - Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Topics for the essay competition should be focused mainly on the following themes :

1.Islamic Banking & Finance
2.Islamic Economics
3.Islamic Equity & Investments Products
4.Governance in Islamic Finance
5.Shariah Methodology & Fatwa in Islamic Finance
6.Risk in Islamic Finance
7.Takaful & Retakaful
8.Legal and Regulatory Issues in Islamic Finance
9.Accounting in Islamic Finance
10.Shariah Audit in Islamic Finance
11.Legal & Shariah Compliance
12.Islamic Capital Market
13.Islamic Treasury Products
14.Islamic Structured Product & Islamic Derivatives

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For more information please contact organizer.