About the Event
Another power house in the world of finance, Tokyo is keen to claim its slice of the Islamic finance industry. Over the past few years we've witnessed Japanese issuers such as AEON and Toyota issue Islamic paper in the foreign markets. With the recent amendments to the tax treatment and stamp duty laws under the Asset Liquidation Amendment Act, Japan has now opened up its financial market to non-resident Islamic investors wishing to issue Sukuk Ijarah in Japan without being disadvantaged. This legislative update is the first step in providing a solid base for Islamic investment opportunities in the country and it is hoped that this will spearhead a push towards Shariah based financing going forward.
2012 will be the third visit to Tokyo, where we anticipate another audience in excess of 125.
Confirmed Speakers
- Erno Kiss - Head / Director of International Sales, TRASSET
- Etsuaki Yoshida - Advisor - Renewable Energy, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- Hanim Hamzah - Resident Partner, Roosdiono & Partners Indonesia
- Naoki Ishikawa - Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Naoko Nemoto - Managing Director, Financial Institutions Ratings, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services
- Naoyuki Kabata - Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
- Norfarasha Abdullah - Senior Vice President, Debt Capital Markets, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia
- Noriyuki Suzuki - Senior Principal Consultant- Asian Business Development, Daiwa Institute of Research, Japan
- Seiichiro Uchi - Executive Director, MSCI Japan
- So Saito - Attorney - at - Law, Nishimura & Asahi
- Suri Hanim Mohamed - Head of Islamic Banking, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
- Takashi Tsukioka - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- Tetsutaro Muraki - Chief Executive Officer, Tokyo AIM
- Toshiharu Kitamura - Professor of Financial Economics, Waseda University, Japan
- Yuichi Yoshida - Senior Portfolio Manager, Nomura Asset Management, Japan
- Yutaka Kitamura - Deputy Director, Office of Financial Taxation, Policy & Legal Division, Planning & Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency Japan
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Agenda
Etsuaki Yoshida - Advisor - Renewable Energy, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
- The impact of Eurozone crisis on growth of Islamic finance in the region
- Going back to basics- the role of Islamic finance in preventing another global financial crisis
- What does it take to create momentum for Islamic finance in Japan
- Special purpose trust (SPT) and its role in establishing Islamic finance in Japan
- Addressing the need for human capital development and a larger talent pool in the area of Islamic finance
| Moderator: | Etsuaki Yoshida - Advisor - Renewable Energy, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| Panelists: | Yutaka Kitamura - Deputy Director, Office of Financial Taxation, Policy & Legal Division, Planning & Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency Japan |
| Naoko Nemoto - Managing Director, Financial Institutions Ratings, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services | |
| Tetsutaro Muraki - Chief Executive Officer, Tokyo AIM |
Suri Hanim Mohamed - Head of Islamic Banking, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ
- Issuing Samurai Sukuk- what the market needs to know
- Implementation of J-Sukuk- creating a bridge to established Islamic financial marketplace
- Encouraging corporate issuance and addressing why are the issuers holding back
- Market appetite for retail sukuk in Japan
- Opportunities from cross border issuance
- Taking a reverse approach: Domestic issuance by overseas issuer
| Moderator: | So Saito - Attorney - at - Law, Nishimura & Asahi |
| Panelists: | Naoki Ishikawa - Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto |
| Hanim Hamzah - Resident Partner, Roosdiono & Partners Indonesia | |
| Naoyuki Kabata - Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune |
- Attracting non-Muslim investors to Shariah based investments
- Understanding the local investors psychology- asset classes of interest
- Expanding the range of investors portfolio and stimulating underlying demand
- Attracting foreign investment to grow the local market- identifying Japan's competitive advantage
- Opportunities from cross border issuance
- Maximizing liquidity, diversifying funding sources and investor education in Japan
| Moderator: | Takashi Tsukioka - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| Panelists: | Noriyuki Suzuki - Senior Principal Consultant - Asian Business Development, Daiwa Institute of Research, Japan |
| Seiichiro Uchi - Executive Director, MSCI Japan | |
| Yuichi Yoshida - Senior Portfolio Manager, Nomura Asset Management, Japan |
Erno Kiss - Head / Director of International Sales, TRASSET
- Practical developments in systems relevant to J- Sukuk issuance
- The impact of tax exemption on the local Sukuk market
- Tax reform and sunset provision- where does the market stand now?
- The role of regulators in growing the market further: what needs to be done?
- Shariah compliance of Islamic finance transactions in a non-Muslim country- ensuring conformity to Shariah
| Moderator: | Toshiharu Kitamura - Professor of Financial Economics, Waseda University, Japan |
| Panelists: | Takashi Tsukioka - Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu |
| So Saito - Attorney - at - Law, Nishimura & Asahi | |
| Norfarasha Abdullah - Senior Vice President, Debt Capital Markets, RHB Investment Bank Berhad, Malaysia |
Etsuaki Yoshida - Advisor - Renewable Energy, The Japan Bank for International Cooperation
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