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IFN ASIA REPORT 2009 Available now is the IFN Asia 2009 Annual Report, a full review of the 4th IFN 2009 Issuers and Investors Asia Forum (rebranded from MIF Forum), which was held from the 3rd to the 5th August 2009. In this publication you will find detailed summaries of all the forum sessions that took place throughout the three-day event. This year also saw the introduction of the Takaful Day. Some of the industry’s most respected and experienced individuals have contributed exclusive articles focusing on the Islamic capital market in Asia. Download the Full Issue (8MB)

CONTENTS Keynote Address: The Need for a Structured System in Islamic Banking and Finance By Dr Mohamad Nedal Alchaar, Secretary General, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions Issuers Day Session 1: The Islamic Financial Markets Today: Asia and Beyond Research Report A Report Card on the Performance of Islamic Finance during the Economic Crisis By Baljeet Kaur Grewal, Managing director and vice chairman, Kuwait Finance House Research Issuers Day Session 2: The Asian Islamic Financial Markets as a Source of Capital for Issuers Issuers Day Session 3: Shariah Product Permissibility, Compliance & Acceptance: Latest Rulings & What They Mean Country Presentation Exploring New Markets for Islamic Finance and Banking in Non-Muslim Countries in East Asia By Etsuaki Yoshida, Deputy head Africa and the Middle East, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Power Presentations Project Financing By Mashitah Osman, Director/head corporate investment banking, Bank Islam Malaysia Reported Case Law in Islamic Banking and Finance By Norliza Mohammed, Partner, Abdul Raman Saad & Associates Issuers Day Session 5: Addressing Regulatory and Taxation Issues Issuers Day Session 6: The Evolving Issuing and Investment Landscape Investors Day Session 1: The Islamic Investment Industry in Malaysia and Beyond Industry Update International Islamic Financial Market Progress Report By Ijal Ahmed Alvi, CEO, International Islamic Financial Market Investors Day Session 2: Discussing Islamic Investment Products: Evolution, Profile, Structure and Asset Allocation Power Presentation Labuan as a Pioneer in Offshore Islamic Finance By Martin Crawford, CEO, Labuan IBFC Investors Day Session 3: Introducing the International Islamic Financial, Money and Interbank Markets Power Presentations Investing in the Sukuk Market By Rafael Dalmau, Director, emerging markets and Islamic investments, Fischer Francis Trees and Watts, BNP Paribas Investment Partners Commodity Murabahah By Asharul Huzairi Mohd Mansor, Assistant vice president Islamic markets, Bursa Malaysia Takaful Premium Investments By Omar Clark Fisher, President, Khidr Solutions Treasury and Asset Management By Zeid Ayer, Chief investment officer, CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Investors Day Session 5: Examining Practical Issues for Managers of Islamic Funds Investors Day Session 6: Risk Management and Regulation for Islamic Investment Products Keynote Address: The Progression of Islamic Finance in Malaysia and Beyond By Devanesan Evanson, Chief Market Operations Officer, Bursa Malaysia Equities Day Session 1: Global Islamic Equity Markets and Products Power Presentation Islamic REITs By Asst Prof Dr Nurdianawati Irwani Abdullah, Shariah consultant, Abdul Raman Saad & Associates and International Islamic University Malaysia Equities Day Session 3: The Development of Islamic Equity-Linked Products in Today�s Market Power Presentations Developing Islamic Markets through Indexation: Beyond the Boundaries of Islamic Investors By Charlene Low, Regional head of business development, South Asia and Hong Kong, FTSE Group Equity Screening By Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Head research affairs, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance Equities Day Session 5: Product Development and Practical Issues for Islamic Equity Products Equities Day Session 6: Islamic Real Estate Investment Trusts Takaful Day Session 1: The Global Takaful Industry Power Presentations Technology, A Key Driver for Takaful Growth Globally By Hanuman Tripathi, CEO and managing director, Infrasoft Technologies Investment in Takaful: Challanges By Abd Kadir Sahlan, Chief executive officer, Mayban Investment Management Takaful Day Session 3: The Development of Investment Linked Takaful Products Power Presentations White Label By Sohail Jaffer, Partner, FWU International Takaful, the Backbone of Islamic Wealth Management By Zaha Rina Zahari, Independent non- executive director, MAA Takaful Takaful Day Session 5: Effective Risk Management and the Takaful Industry Takaful Day Session 6: Operational and Organizational Issues Facing Today�s Takaful Industry Article Shariah Compliant Investments Weather Most of the Storm in Asia By Sohail Jaffer, Partner, FWU International Malaysian Islamic League Tables By Dealogic Malaysian Islamic Funds By Eurekahedge