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Environmental, Socially Responsible Investing and Islamic Investment: Opportunities for Development and Growth
We examine responsible, environmental and green finance in Asia and ask how ethical and Islamic finance can potentially become closer interlinked. We also discuss how Southeast Asia can grow its existing ESG niche among asset managers and owners and what role Islamic asset management can carve for itself in this. Do green bonds and Sukuk offer viable long-term investments and how can the industry address the relative scarcity of credible climate-related and low-carbon investment opportunities? When will Asia see the launch of a socially conscious ETF? Moderator: Elias Moubarak – Partner, Trowers & Hamlins Panelists: Ariff Sultan – Regional Director, IdealRatings Dr Hurriyah El Islamy – Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH) Masumi Hamahira – Advisor – Islamic Banking Window, MUFG Bank Najmuddin Mohd Lutfi – CEO…
Value Based Intermediation (VBI): The Next Phase of Islamic Banking
Eqhwan Mokhzanee Muhammad – CEO, AmBank Islamic
The Malaysian Federal Budget and Implications for Investment
Laurence Todd – Director, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs
The Islamic Asset Management Industry: Challenges and Opportunities Going Forward
What is the real proposition for the Islamic asset management industry? Is it a thematic investment strategy or a viable, self-supporting industry? How large potentially can the market become? Does Shariah investing require a rebrand? Does the industry need to become more aligned to ESG/SRI? Through an engaging panel, we seek answers. We also take a look at key challenges facing the industry today, from reversing redemptions and outflows, to building investor confidence and trust, to alleviating fee pressure and improving distribution channels through technology. Moderator: Dr Hurriyah El Islamy – Executive Board Member, Badan Pengelola Keuangan Haji (BPKH) Panelists: Angelia Chin Sharpe – CEO and Country Head, Malaysia and Brunei, BNP Paribas Asset Management Gerald Ambrose – CEO, Aberdeen Islamic Asset Management Louisa Poh – Chief Representative, Malaysia…
Welcome Address
Mahdzir Othman – Director of Securities Market, Bursa Malaysia
Ethical and Responsible Finance in Singapore: Opportunities for Islamic Finance and Investment
We examine responsible, ethical investment and green finance in Singapore and Southeast Asia and identify the prospects for Islamic finance and investment to thrive in this active sector. Do green bonds and Sukuk offer viable long-term investments and how can the industry address the relative scarcity of credible climate related and low carbon investment opportunities? Moderator: Armin Choksey — Partner, PwC Panelists: Ariff Sultan — Regional Director, IdealRatings Patsian Low — Director, Asia Policy Forum, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Petra Daroczi — ESG Ambassador and Asset Management Specialist, Thomson Reuters Ralph Dixon — Director of Environmental Investments, YTL Corporation and CEO, YTL-SV Carbon
Gold – All that Glitters
Gold has come to prominence of late, either as an underlying asset or an asset class in itself. We take a closer look at recent financial products structured on or around gold and ask if the upward trend is set to continue. Moderator: Albert Cheng — CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association Panelists: Andrew Naylor — Director, Central Banks and Public Policy, World Gold Council Robin Lee — CEO, HelloGold Robin Tsui — Gold ETF Strategist, APAC, State Street Global Advisors
Fintech and Islamic Finance in Singapore
We assess the latest developments in Shariah compliant fintech and analyze likely industry shifts, regulation and developments in product, distribution and delivery channels. We also discuss the role of tokenization and robo-advisory in Singapore’s capital-raising and investment management environments. What are the latest approaches to incorporating coin offerings and cryptocurrencies into developed regulatory frameworks? Moderator: Vineeta Tan — Editor, IFN Fintech Panelists: Abdul Rahman — Managing Director, Abdul Rahman Law Corporation Dima Djani — Co-Founder and CEO, ALAMI Maritz Mansor — COO, Ethis Group Muhammad Assad — Co-Founder and CEO, Tamasia
Financing, Fund and Capital-Raising in Singapore: Islamic Options
We assess the diversification of funding for corporates and the potential for Islamic financing. What industry sectors offer opportunities and what more can be done to make Islamic finance more appealing? We also address the potential for Sukuk in the Republic and identify what steps should be taken to deepen domestic and regional secondary markets and increase the tradability of such instruments. Lastly, we take a look at infrastructure financing and ask what role Islamic finance can play in Singapore and the region. Moderator: Lawrence Oliver — Director and Deputy CEO, DDCAP Panelists: Hazwan Alif Abdul Rahman — CEO, CMC Engineering Maaqil Bhoyroo — Head of EMEA Partnership, FTSE Russell Shamsun Anwar Hussain — Managing Director, CIMB Islamic Bank Todd Schubert — Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income Research, Bank…
Islamic Finance and Singapore: Domestic and Global Influencers for Islamic Finance and Investment
We assess the latest opportunities for Islamic finance and investment in Singapore: what can the country offer and what are its competitive advantages? What roles can Singapore’s liquid capital markets and highly developed regulatory frameworks play and what can the Republic’s established buy-side and investment management community offer? Moderator: Emmanuel Hadjidakis — Principal, Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow Panelists: Majid Dawood — CEO, Yasaar Sazali Baharom — Country Manager, CIMB Shamzani Hussain — Managing Director and Head of Global Islamic Banking, FAB Siraj
Welcome Address
Chan Kum Kong — Head of Research and Products, Equities and Fixed Income, SGX
