INDONESIA - BANKING - BI grants permission for 2 new banks

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Islamic Finance in early 2012 more enlivened by the presence of two new Islamic banks. Bank Indonesia (BI) issued a permit a business unit of sharia (UUS) and the People's Bank Financing the Sharia (SRB) in December 2011.

Regional Development Banks Jambi opened UUS UUS increase the number to 23 units. While the number to 155 by the presence of SRB SRB Light Living in Yogyakarta. (source)

INDONESIA - TAKAFUL - Starting 2012 all agents licensed - Indonesia Syariah Insurance Organization

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia Sharia Insurance Association to make sure at the beginning of 2012, all agencies are required to have licensed Islamic. According to Chairman of AASI, Shaifie Zein, to improve the quality of Homeland Takaful agent, agent license is a necessity. (source)

MALAYSIA - SC SEC COM - List licensed intermediaries (what about Indonesia ?)

The SC Securities Commission of Malaysia published the list of "licensed intermediaries", amongst others the "List of Capital Markets Services Licence holders for Islamic Fund Management at as 31 October 2010".