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EQUITIES & FINANCIAL MARKETS DAY
The Equities & Financial Markets Day showcases the growth in the global Islamic equities and financial markets.

Participants will consist of senior management from brokerage houses, senior equity investors, asset and wealth managers and those who have a particular interest in the global equity capital markets.

Venue: Sapphire Room, Level 1, Mandarin Oriental KL

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28th October 2010

08:00 – 09:15

Registration & Refreshments

09:15 – 09:35

Keynote Address
Dato' Yusli Mohamed Yusoff - Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia

09:35 – 09:45

Chairperson’s Introduction
Abdulkader Thomas - President &CEO, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

09:45 – 10:45

Session 1:
CEO’s Session - Growth in the Global Islamic Financial Markets

▪		The general market outlook for Islamic equity, financial markets and REITs
▪		How have the Islamic money markets developed over the past year? How have they assisted market players?
▪		New exchanges and platforms available for Islamic equity-linked products trading
▪		Risk management: where do we go from here?

Raja Teh Maimunah - Global Head Islamic Market, Bursa Malaysia
Michael Clark - Chief Executive Officer, QIB UK
Bilal Rasul - Director (Enforcement), Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan
Imran Iqbal - Director & Head Islamic Treasury, Maybank Islamic
Norashikin Mohd Kassim - Head of Treasury, Bank Islam Malaysia

10:45 – 11:20

Session 2: POWER PRESENTATIONS:
Official Launch: Emerging Market – Australia
"Islamic Finance in Australia" publication by the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)
Paul Martins - Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Austrade

Presentation One: Islamic Finance in Australia - Levelling the Playing Field
Dr Ishaq Bhatti - Director Islamic Banking and Finance Program, La Trobe University

Presentation Two: Commodities for Liquidity Management
Raja Teh Maimunah - Global Head Islamic Market, Bursa Malaysia

11:20 – 11:45

Break & Networking

11:45 – 12:45

Session 3:
Examining the Role and Growth of Islamic Equity and Equity-Linked Products

▪		Weighing the benefits and advancement of Islamic ETFs
▪		Islamic ETF role in increasing liquidity in the market
▪		Measuring the performance of Islamic ETFs
▪		The potential for actively managed Islamic ETFs
▪		Comparing Islamic ETFs to other Islamic equity products
▪		The market for Islamic REITs - what needs to happen?

Monem A Salam - Director of Islamic Investing and Deputy Portfolio Manager, Saturna Capital
Kevin Chan - Investment Specialist, Structured & Indexed Investments, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Assoc Prof. Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dato' Dusuki - Shariah Scholar
Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin - Chief Executive Officer, i-VCAP Management
Shamsun Anwar Hussain - Director Product Management, CIMB Islamic

12:45 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:30

Session 4:
Briefing on ISDA/IIFM Tahawwut (Hedging) Master Agreement

▪		Introduction
▪		Key Features
▪		Law Reforms in Islamic Jurisdictions and Next Steps (standardization of hedging products and related documentation)

Ijlal Ahmed Alvi - Chief Executive Officer, International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM)
Dr. Peter M Werner - Senior Director, International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA)
Habib Motani - Partner, Clifford Chance

15:30 – 16:15

Session 5:
Product Development and Practical Issues for Equity and Equity-Linked Products

▪		Purification of existing Islamic equity products and equity linked products
▪		Shariah compliant versus Shariah based
▪		The latest issues in the development and use of Islamic indices
▪		The potential for further innovation
▪		Performance measurement for Islamic equity and equity-linked products

Youssri Helmy - Chairman, IdealRatings
Lawrence Oliver - Deputy Chief Executive Officer, DDCAP
Rushdi Siddiqui - Head of Islamic Finance, Thomson Reuters
Marc Theisen - Managing Partner, Theisen Law
Gerald Ambrose - Managing Director, Aberdeen Asset Management

16:15 – 17:15

Session 6:
Islamic Money Market, Liquidity Management & Treasury Products: Vision and Reality - How Have We Progressed?

▪		Islamic money markets: What do we have and what do we need?
▪		What are the chances of developing effective money markets in the GCC?
▪		Using Commodity Murabahah as an effective liquidity management tool
▪		The development of Islamic treasury products and derivatives
▪		The trading of debt on secondary markets - Challenges and solutions
▪		FX trading - How can it be Shariah compliant?

Yazit Yusuff - Head of Islamic Banking, OSK Investment Bank Berhad
Yvonne Phe - Managing Director Markets Division, AmBank Group
Asst. Professor Dr. Aznan Hassan - Shariah Scholar
Omar Kalair - President & CEO, UM Financial
Eldred Buck - Managing Director, Eiger Trading Advisors

17:15 – 17:20

Chairperson's Closing
Abdulkader Thomas - President &CEO, SHAPE™ Financial Corp.

17:20 – 18:00

Break & Networking

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