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<mailto:[email protected]> <http://www.financial-events.ch/emailimages/logo.gif> European Forum of Islamic Finance Prerequisite Strategy for a better harmonization! May 12 & 13, 2009, Milan - Italy <http://dotm1.net/1762806/564942777/46535944/859078/55405/0/t2.aspx> Book Conference <http://dotm1.net/1762805/564942777/46535944/859078/55405/0/t2.aspx> Download Brochure <mailto:[email protected]> Become a Sponsor Dear Executive, The integration of Islamic finance in the European financial system requires a true European strategy especially that Europe has a common financial market. The purpose of this conference is to study all the conditions necessary for the success of this industry in Europe from legal, tax, practical point of view. The questions which will be discussed are mainly: * Conformity of the Islamic financial system with European Standards and Regulations * The position of Islamic finance in the international economic system * Compliance and Legal requirements of Islamic finance * Tax requirements of Islamic finance * Regulation Authorities of the Islamic financial market * Role of the Central Bank * Accounting and auditing Standards of the Islamic financial institutions * The Rating Agencies * Comparative Study between the Islamic banking services and conventional services * Retail Banking * Investment Banking * Private Banking * Opportunities of Shariah-Compliant products in Europe * Sukuk * Asset Management * Real Estate Programme DAY ONE: 12th May 2009 09:00 Chairman's welcome & opening remarks Mr Alberto Brugnoni (Italy) President and Founding Member, ASSAIF 09:15 Sharia Requirements Shaykh Haytham Tamim (United Kingdom) Chairman, Utrujj Foundation 10:00 Compliance and Legal requirements of Islamic Finance * Challenges for regulating & supervising Islamic Finance in Europe * Necessity of European Regulatory Strategy for Islamic Finance * Sharia Rules & European Regulations Mr Mohamad Bakkar (Lebanon) Managing Partner, Bakkar Advocates & Legal Consultants 10:45 Coffee break 11:00 Tax system requirements for Islamic Finance * Taxing legal form or economic substance: why Western tax systems can present difficulties for Islamic financial transactions * The impact of transaction taxes on Islamic finance * How the UK has pioneered on the taxation of Islamic finance Mr Mohammed Amin (United Kingdom) Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 11:45 Debate 12:00 Lunch 14:00 Accounting and Auditing Standards of the Islamic Financial Institutions * Role and Framework of the AAOIFI * AAOIFI approach to key issues: Financial Statements, Asset valuation, Income recognition, Profits allocations... * Scope and Accounting Standards issued by AAOIFI * Current Status of juridictions in adopting AAOIFI's standards Mr Mohamed Boulif (Belgium) Chairman, Al Maalya, Islamic Finance Consulting 14:45 Overview of the regulatory framework Governing the Islamic Banking & Finance operations in Malaysia - Central Bank's perspective * Factors influencing regulatory framework for Islamic Banking * Approaches & strategies in formulating regulatory framework for Islamic Banking & Finance * Building blocks of effective regulatory framework * Emerging issues influencing future regulatory initiatives Dr Hamim Syahrum Ahmad Mokthar (Malaysia) Manager - Islamic Banking & Takaful department, Central Bank of Malaysia 15:30 Coffee break 15:45 Rating Sharia-Compliant Financial Institutions and Sukuk * Overview of Moody's involvement in the Islamic financial industry * Moody's approach to rating Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) * Islamic banking in the Middle East: key trends and analytical findings * Ratings Sukuk: the dual approach Mr Anouar Hassoune (France) Vice president & Senior credit officer, Moody's 16:30 The Response of Islamic Finance to the Recession * How the Islamic financial markets have reacted to the credit crunch this far * Does the current crisis offer Islamic finance an opportunity to assert its model and has that opportunity been seized * What are the challenges posed by the current crisis and can Islamic finance adapt itself to the challenges/opportunities it faces * How have existing Islamic finance structures responded to the current crisis and how are they being changed in response to it Ms Farmida Bi (United Kingdom) Partner, Norton Rose 17:15 Debate 17:35 Cocktail Day TWO: 13th May 2009 09:00 Chairman's Introduction Mr Mohamad Bakkar (Lebanon) Managing Partner, Bakkar Advocates and Legal Consultants 09:15 Islamic Wealth Management and Private Banking Mr Peter Ohnemus (Switzerland) CEO and President, Asset4 10:00 Malaysia's Islamic retail banking market * History of Islamic retail banking in Malaysia * What contributed to the success? * Issues & challenges * Islamic retail banking in other parts of the world * Other components of the Islamic financial market in Malaysia Mr Nazmi Camalxaman (United Kingdom) Manager, CIMB Islamic 10:45 Coffee Break 11:00 The Islamic Debt Capital Markets: Challenges Access to European Opportunities * Introduce to Islamic debt capital markets products * Interplay between Sharia finance mechanisms and local laws * East Cameron Sukuk transaction; a case study * European challenges and opportunities Mr Ayman Khaleq (United Arab Emirates) Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP 11:45 Islamic Funds - Market dynamics & European opportunities * Demand: an important growth potential in the Gulf region and in Europe * Supply side: a booming market not fully exploited * The European Islamic Fund management and administration value proposition Dr Pierre Weimerskirch (luxembourg) Partner, Ernst & Young 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Emergence of Islamic Finance in France? Boom or Hype? * The potential of Islamic Finance in France * Regulation barriers for Islamic products * Example of Islamic Real Estate deals Mr Hicham Kabbaj (France) Attorney at Law, Hagon & Hartson MNP 14:45 Islamic project financing and its applicability in Europe * Overview of the Islamic project financing most used mechanisms * Main challenges in the Islamic project financing * Dual tranche, Islamic and conventional, financing and dual tranche syndication, pari passu ranking of both tranches and treatment security * Status of the Islamic project financing in Europe Mr Allen Merhej (United Kingdom) Associate, Norton Rose 15:30 Debate 15:45 Close of the conference Download <http://dotm1.net/1762805/564942777/46535944/859078/55405/0/t2.aspx> programme <http://dotm1.net/564942777/46535944/859078/55405/0/_spacer.gif> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Kantakji Group" group. 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