In Association With

The HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial service organisations in the world. Headquartered in London, the Group’s international network comprises around 10,000 offices in 83 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to around 125 million customers: personal financial services (including consumer finance); commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; and private banking.

With operations in 20 OIC (Organisation of Islamic Conference) member states, no international bank is more widely represented in the Muslim world than HSBC. HSBC Amanah is the global Islamic financial services division of the HSBC Group. It was established in 1998 with the aim of making HSBC the leading provider of Islamic financial services worldwide. With more than 150 professionals serving the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas, HSBC Amanah represents the largest Islamic financial services team of any international bank. 

HSBC Amanah considers Shariah compliance of its business operations to be the most important priority. This is reflected in its corporate values: ‘In developing our products and services, we are committed to the highest Shariah standards in the Islamic banking industry’. A global Shariah Advisory Board and Regional Shariah Committees consisting of independent Shariah scholars advise HSBC Amanah on matters related to Shariah. In addition, HSBC Amanah employs a team of qualified professionals to ensure that the guidance and advice received from the Shariah Committees is implemented in letter and in spirit.
 
For more information on HSBC Amanah, please visit: www.hsbcamanah.com

Strategic Partner

Dubai International Financial Centre

Please visit: www.difc.ae

Associate Sponsor

International Turnkey Systems (ITS) has been the leading ICT solutions provider for Islamic banks and Islamic finance organizations for over two decades, and is a member of AAOIFI and IFX. The ITS Universal Islamic Banking solution is Shariah compliant, and specifically designed to fulfill the needs of the Islamic banking and finance sector.

ITS's Universal Islamic Banking solution is based on the first "Islamic Instrument Definition Engine" which allows Financial organizations to create their own Shariah compliant products, workflow, and processes. In addition, it is based on Service Oriented Architecture & is adopting IFX Massaging Protocol.

The ITS Universal Islamic banking solutions cover Consumer Financing, Trade Finance, Retail Islamic Banking, Ejarah Card Product, Treasury/Investment, Internet Banking, Risk Management with BASEL II Compliance, and Banking Delivery Channels.

ITS has a keen understanding of what its customers really need from an ICT partner; in short, to enable technology utilization in order to allow your business to grow.

ITS implements cutting edge solutions for numerous valued clients in the Middle East, North African and East Asian regions, through our resource pool of over 1,600 skilled IT professionals based in 21 offices worldwide.

For more information, please visit: www.its.ws

Networking Reception Sponsor

For more than thirty years, White & Case has been active in the structuring and implementation of a wide variety of financial transactions compliant with Islamic law. Our Islamic Finance Unit includes lawyers based in our London, New York, Paris, Riyadh and Washington offices and sit in our asset finance, banking, capital markets, corporate and project finance practices and have been actively involved in all the major ground-breaking Islamic finance transactions.  We advise clients both in and outside the Middle East on issues of Islamic law across a broad range of industries and practices and we are currently acting as special Islamic finance counsel to three of the largest banks in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Please visit: www.whitecase.com

 

 

Technology Sponsor

Path Solutions is a recognized market leader specialized in the provision of Islamic and Investment software solutions for banks and financial institutions. It has been declared as the Best Selling True Islamic Banking Software Provider in 2005 by the International Banking Systems. In 2006 Path Solutions received Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Global Continuing Contribution to Islamic Finance in IT. And The Award of the Best Islamic Finance Technology has been conferred to Path Solutions by the Islamic Finance News, in the Best Islamic Banks Poll 2006 organized by Redmoney..

Path Solutions offers a wide range of Islamic, AAOIFI and IAS compliant integrated software solutions covering Core Banking, CSM, Investment Banking, Treasury, Funds Management, and Trading in GCC and Global Capital Markets.

Path is a major global developer and supplier of Islamic software products. Path’s iMAL Islamic Banking and Investment System is a tailor-made solution to the complex financial industry, based on a modular approach with full integration with other modules.

Path Solutions is a Kuwaiti shareholding company established in 1992, with Head Quarters in Kuwait, a Research and Development centre in Lebanon and branches in Bahrain and London.

For more information, please visit: www.path-solutions.com

Supporting Publication

The Banker

Please visit: www.thebanker.com

 

 

Supporting Publication

Financial Adviser

Please visit: www.ftadviser.com

Supporting Publication

FT Mandate

Please visit: www.ftmandate.com

Supporting Publication

Money Management

Please visit: www.ftbusiness.com/publications/moneymanagement.shtml

Media Partner

Islamic Finance News is the industry's leading, capital markets focused, e-newsletter bringing you unrivalled editorial coverage of the global Islamic financing market. This weekly newsletter provides insightful and intelligent editorial coverage from around the world helping you keep ahead. Industry professionals and leading academics contribute via non-biased, educational and up-to-date country and sector reports, giving you a first hand knowledge and understanding of the Islamic finance markets and instruments from an experts' point of view.

For a trial subscription, please contact Geraldine Chan at +603 2143 8100 or email: geraldine.chan@redmoneygroup.com

Please visit: www.islamicfinancenews.com

Supporting Publication

Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance

Please visit: www.islamic-banking.com