4th September 2023
Mansion House, London
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About The Forum
Growing from strength to strength, Europe’s longest-running Islamic finance conference will once again take place in London in the majestic Mansion House under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of London.
Supported by His Majesty’s Government, TheCityUK and The City of London, IFN UK Forum is a fixture in the calendars of Islamic finance professionals in the region, attracting an international profile of bankers, investors, intermediaries and service providers.
Differentiated by its quality on-stage discussions and unparalleled networking opportunities, the IFN UK Forum continue to uphold itself as a pillar for productive Islamic finance engagement, capacity building and driver for further growth in Europe.
An Introduction to 2023
We were delighted to be back in the conference rooms in 2022 following a near two-year hiatus, and it seems you were too.
We saw capacity audiences for the UK, Asia and Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forums, and strong numbers everywhere else. We believe 2023 will surpass pre-pandemic numbers in all our core markets.
We have also learned much this past year and will implement the following:
- The Forum format is essential in certain markets, and will remain in London, Muscat and Kuala Lumpur in 2023.
- Our exclusive Dialogues have been warmly welcomed by all those participating and attending, and we will increase this offering in 2023, with events in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Jakarta, and Manama.
- Live streaming has not taken off as many expected. However, watching recorded content has skyrocketed — certainly for us anyway. So, all Forums will be recorded and posted online for our global audience within a week of each event.
- But, as our audiences enjoy recorded content, we will be organizing various country and sector ‘OnAir’ events and posting online for all to view.
- Islamic sustainable is big. Our ISFI Forum in Kuala Lumpur in 2022 was outstanding and will remain for 2023. And, with COP28 in the UAE in 2023, we are introducing the ISFI Dialogues, which will be held in Dubai.
We are excited for the new year and look forward to welcoming you to our events and assisting in the continued global growth of the Islamic financial markets.
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Forum Agenda
9.05 – 9.15
Welcome Address
Alderman Vincent Keaveny, Representative of The Lord Mayor of the City of London
9.15 – 9.25
Keynote Address
Lord Johnson, Minister of State, Department for Business and Trade
9.25 – 10.45
UK Islamic Finance’s Comparative Advantage - Developing Financial Architecture to Ensure Continued Competitiveness
How do we collectively ensure the continued development of UK financial architecture as a platform for the creation and support of new Islamic financial services and Halal Economy focused businesses? How does the UK build on its competitiveness as a global Islamic finance hub and a centre for regulatory and legislative developments for Islamic Fintech? How can Islamic finance in the UK help develop public/private sector funding for SMEs, start-ups, and early-stage businesses? How do we encourage the expansion of core Islamic retail financial services, including extending savings options, pension and Takaful solutions, and student financing schemes? Would UK Islamic finance benefit from the development of specific alternative finance legislation, and if so, what form would this take? Would the sector benefit from a modified regulatory model with less capital constraints? Finally, how do we measure and evaluate tangible recent progress achieved by the UK Islamic financial services sector? We seek the views of an expert panel.
Panelist:Dr Mohamed Damak, Senior Director, Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings
10.45 – 11:15
Coffee
11:15 – 12.15
Bespoke Tailoring in the United Kingdom - Developing Innovative Islamic Structured Finance Solutions
The UK achieved several firsts, including the first Sukuk issuance backed by an export credit agency. What was the legacy of this transaction for UK Islamic financial services? How can the UK fully leverage on its reputation for innovative structured financial products and services and cement its position as an arranging centre for international Shariah compliant transactions? Assessing the potential for Shariah compliant securitization in the UK market – identifying suitable underlying assets and employing innovative structures. Does the UK regulatory and tax environment still require modification for Islamic capital markets and structured finance activities? Can structures such as Tawarruq and Wakalah be further deployed in Shariah compliant capital raising? Examining further innovation in Shariah compliant structured products and where they might be applied: the example of repo and repo to maturity. We ask a respected panel to assess the development of this key market.
12.15 – 13.15
Shariah Compliant Direct Investment, Real Estate, Private Equity and Alternative Assets – Cross Border Opportunities
The UK as an investment destination for Shariah compliant direct investment – an update of active sectors and activities. What is the continued role and scale of Shariah compliant real estate assets in the UK? How do we position the UK as a centre for originating alternative asset classes, and what opportunities are on offer. Structuring co-investments between domestic UK investors with international Shariah compliant investors – the potential for real estate and direct investment transactions. Building on the success of the Battersea redevelopment: structuring deals that incorporate elements of real estate, capital markets, and cross border investment. With Tawarruq enjoying a privileged tax position for cross border UK investment, is it now a funding structure of choice?
13.15 – 14.00
Luncheon
14.00 – 15.00
Positioning the United Kingdom as a Leader in Ethical and Shariah Compliant Asset and Investment Management
Does the UK still enjoy a competitive advantage in the facilitation of ethically and socially responsible investment management? Where and how do faith-based investment solutions play a role in today’s UK market? What are recent innovations in Islamic investment products based on assets such as gold, and what potential does such innovation offer? What is the continuing role of Shariah compliant fintech in the development of investment management solutions? How will the development of fully Shariah compliant ISAs influence the UK investment management sector? How do systematic tilts in portfolio allocation as a result of Shariah screens affect how ESG integration is approached? How are UK investors encouraging portfolio companies to consider and manage long term climate related risk and social impact? What are investment managers doing to address green, social and impact washing? Finally, what is the impact of Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and changing materiality thresholds for achieving Article 8 and 9 classifications? We ask an expert panel.
15.00 – 16.00
The Next Step: The Strategic Development of Islamic Sustainable Finance and Investment
The nexus of UK Islamic finance and the path to COP28 – what role should the UK government and financial institutions be playing? How do we further encourage UK Islamic financial institutions to develop Shariah compliant sustainable retail products, including mortgages? Adopting climate risk ratings and external review – what more can companies and financial institutions do to measure climate risk, while developing credible strategies to mitigate such risks? What is UK Islamic finance’s role in innovative initiatives such as the global market for voluntary carbon credits? With carbon credits being recognised as Halal, what financial structures could fossil fuel-dependent OIC countries use to raise financing? How do thriving sectors such as the European hydrogen market secure access to UK Shariah compliant capital? Finally, how can Islamic capital market transactions continue to be structured in accordance with domestic and international regulator-driven sustainability frameworks?
Forum Keynotes
Alderman Vincent Keaveny
Representative of The Lord Mayor of the City of LondonAlderman Vincent Keaveny was Lord Mayor of the City of London in 2021/22, having served as Sheriff of the City of London for the year 2018/19.
Vincent is a Partner in the international business law firm, DLA Piper, where he advises on finance and debt capital markets transactions in the UK and Europe. Until 2019 he was International Co-Chair of the Financial Services Sector at DLA Piper. In 2014/15 he served as President of the City of London Law Society. He is an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn.
Since his election to the City of London in 2013 he has served on a number of City of London Corporation Committees, including Policy & Resources, Finance and Planning & Transportation. He is currently the Chair of the Samuel Wilson’s Loan Trust and a Governor of the City of London School.
Vincent’s Mayoral theme – People and Purpose – championed a purpose led and people focused UK FPS sector; growing the global competitiveness of the UK as a world leader in ESG and sustainable finance and home to the best and most diverse global talent; driving social mobility at all levels. As Lord Mayor he hosted the inaugural Net Zero Delivery Summit and led the Finance for Impact initiative. He co-chaired the HMT & BEIS sponsored Socio-Economic Diversity Taskforce and is Chair of Progress Together, the financial services membership body promoting greater socio-econimic diversity in the financial services industry.
Vincent is a graduate of University College Dublin (BCL) and Trinity College, Dublin (MLitt). He was recognised in 2018 by UCD as its Law Alumnus of the Year. He holds a Doctorate of Science (honoris causa) from City, University of London.
Vincent’s interests include theatre and opera. He is the senior independent trustee of the Sir John Soane’s Museum, chairs the board of the vocal ensemble, Exaudi, and is a director of Actors Touring Company.
Vincent is a Liveryman of the City of London Solicitors’, the Woolmen’s, Distillers’, Spectacle Makers’, Stationers’, Framework Knitters’, Upholders’ and Security Professionals Companies. He served as Master Solicitor in 2014/15 and takes office as Master Woolman in April 2023.
Vincent is married to Amanda, an Intensive Care Nurse and in what spare time he has, he enjoys tennis and walking their Labradors.
Lord Johnson
Minister of State, Department for Business and TradeLord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 7 February 2023. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Investment) in the Department for International Trade between 24 November 2022 and 7 February 2023. He was Minister of State jointly in the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office between 2 October 2022 and 28 October 2022. He has spent over 25 years in financial services, beginning his career at Robert Fleming in 1995, before moving to Hong Kong to work for Jardine Fleming and then in 2002, after a series of dot com start-ups, heading the marketing for Lloyd George Asset Management – an emerging markets specialist firm. In 2007 he co-founded Somerset Capital Management LLP as an employee-owned democratic partnership, focussing on pension fund management in developing countries. Between 09 November 2022 and 02 October 2022 Dominic was a non-executive board member of the Department for International Trade. He was Chair of the department’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Between 2017 and 2019 he was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party.
Advisory Board
Amir Firdaus
Partner, CFO, OFFAAmir Firdaus has been at the forefront of the growth in Islamic finance in the UK. The chartered accountant’s 20-year career has been across high-profile roles for legacy-free challenger banks, with an expanding reach in the personal, SME and intermediary banking sectors with a focus on business models and strategy. Amir has worked for Aldermore, Al Rayan and Sainsbury’s Bank. Amir has structured numerous Sukuk transactions and led the residential mortgage-backed security issuance at Al Rayan Bank. While the head of asset and liability management at Aldermore Bank, he facilitated its balance sheet growth from GBP150 million (US$177.37 million) to GBP4.5 billion (US$5.32 billion).
Henry MacNevin
Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service
Dr Natalie Schoon
CEO, REDmoney ConsultingDr Natalie Schoon is a results-driven professional with a varied background across the financial industry including investment banking, treasury change management, capital adequacy, wholesale banknote operations, regulatory change (Basel Accords), risk management, compliance and Islamic finance. She has lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Africa and works for both small and large international organizations globally.
Among others, Natalie was responsible for the design, implementation, management and succession planning for the Islamic financial infrastructure for the Agricultural Development Fund (a USAID-funded program in Afghanistan) and has been instrumental in the design of a stand-alone solution for access to finance for women (Zahra). On behalf of GIZ, she has researched the lag of Islamic MSME finance. In her capacity as the head of product development for Bank of London and The Middle East, she was responsible for responding to consultation papers from the UK regulators, the Bank Operating Model and engaged with the regulator to complete the application for the banking license, as well as the development of new Shariah compliant product lines for the bank.
Natalie has managed training in credit risk, capital structure, statistics, economics and financial markets for a wide range of organizations globally. She recently finalized an extended regulatory change project for a UK-based bank covering the implementation of the recommendation of the Independent Commission on Banking, the successful completion of an application for the extension of IRB credit risk permission to additional legal entities, a gap analysis on the risk models for the implementation of IFRS9 and new regulatory changes for EBA and Basel 3.
Natalie works closely with the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment in the UK on regulatory workbooks for, among others, Cyprus, Dubai, Qatar, Palestine and Kuwait. She has worked on the minimum capital standards for mortgage lending in Pakistan to promote the primary and secondary mortgage market (The World Bank) and successfully designed the new rules and regulations for trading in Sukuk and derivatives as well as short-selling for the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. She has worked on gender equality projects in Asia and Africa.
Richard Thomas
Managing Director, Sustainable EconomyRichard G Thomas OBE, FCSI is Managing Director of Sustainable Economy Ltd (SEL), his own think tank and consultancy which is informed by his experiences in Islamic finance and economics. In his most recent research, he has been looking at the impact of applied principles for Gharar and Jehala on sustainable business planning, risk management and the role of AI and Big Data related thereto.
Richard has 40+ years of experience working in direct Sharia compliant banking and investment management and is currently involved in work related to Shariah compliant Infrastructure investment. Since the early 80’s he has worked primarily in London and in Kuala Lumpur. Prior to SEL he has been Chairman, and CEO of UK regulated award winning Islamic bank Gatehouse Bank PLC, In 2010 Richard received his Order of the British Empire (OBE) an honour bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition his contribution to the UK Islamic Financial Services industry.
In 2017 he is accorded Freedom of the City of London. Since the 1980’s Richard has been associated with developing and founding new regulated Banking and Investment business operations in a number of disciplines, particularly in pioneering early liquidity management instruments, asset backed Sukuk (eg Al Safeena and Al Hamilla sukuk) Shariah compliant asset finance and direct equity investments, Shariah compliant home financing, Institutional and private client funds and other Asset Management activities. Working closely over many years with inspirational scholars such as Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar and Sheihk Nizam Yaqubi, Richard has been instrumental in integrating Shariah compliant banking and asset management products into the UK risk and regulatory framework.
His personal interest in professionalism in Banking and Ethics in Financial Services, Corporate Governance and Risk Frameworks is also demonstrated by his previous Board membership of the Financial Services Professional Board (www.fspb.com) Malaysia. His principal employers prior to Gatehouse Bank plc have been, Saudi International Bank, United Bank of Kuwait, Arab Banking Corporation and Brown Shipley Merchant Bank. Richard is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) He has been an INCIEF Governing Council Member, a Board Member of the Financial Services Professional Board (Malaysia).
He was previously a member of HMG Islamic Finance Task Force and UK Government Sukuk Task Force and the Chairman of the working groups UK Islamic Finance Secretariat and UKTI Special Representative for Kuwait. He has also been UKTI Financial Services Sector Advisory Board, Chairman, Islamic Finance Sub Group, HMRC Tax Advisory Group member (IFS), HM Treasury Standardisation committee. British Expertise – Advisory Council Member
Dr Scott Levy
Founder, Al WaseelahDr Scott Levy is the founder of Al Waseelah, an award-winning Shariah compliant Sukuk issuance platform which includes structuring, arranging, originating and listing Sukuk. Dr Scott founded Al Waseelah in 2017 as a tech-savvy, cost-efficient way to creating Shariah compliant instruments; democratization for both issuers and investors.
Al Waseelah is dedicated to the global growth of Islamic capital markets through its comprehensive runway for international capital-raising, and its active participation in global dialogue through Islamic Finance news and the International Islamic Financial Market. Al Waseelah is at the forefront of ESG/SDG integration to Sukuk, being one of the Islamic finance institutions to commit to the Principles for Responsible Investment, and technological innovation, using the power of blockchain to bring transparency and accountability to each transaction. Al Waseelah has executed transactions across asset classes and currencies including green Sukuk Wakalah, corporate Sukuk, Mudarabah private equity liquidity structures and multicurrency liquidity management products.
With boots on the ground in London, Tallinn, Miami, Monaco, Dubai and Singapore, Dr Scott leads Al Waseelah’s global offering underpinned by a talented, dynamic, global, multicultural and multilingual team. Dr Scott is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and the Worshipful Company of Musicians, a member of Lincoln’s Inn and a senior member of Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Stella Cox
Managing Director, DDCAPStella Cox CBE has worked within the Islamic financial marketplace for more than 30 years. Since 1998, she has been the managing director of DDCAP Group, which is a leading provider of capital market intermediary services and related technology solutions to Islamic financial market institutions.
Since 2015, Stella has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the RFI Foundation, which acts as a catalyst to link together responsible and Islamic finance, and she represents DDCAP within the Islamic finance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals Taskforce, the inaugural meeting of which took place in July 2020, convened by the Islamic Finance Council UK in partnership with the UK government. Since 2014, Stella has been the chair of the Islamic Finance Market Advisory Group formed by TheCityUK and she represents DDCAP on the UK Islamic Fintech Panel.
In June 2016, Stella was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Stella was honored for her services to the economy and, specifically, as a champion for the development of Islamic finance in the UK. Stella was ranked No 1 among the ‘100 Most Influential Women in Islamic Finance’ in the ISFIRE ‘WOMANi 2018′ Report and was appointed patron-in-chief of WOMANi in April 2019. In July 2019, Stella became a Freeman of the City of London.
Tom Reynolds
Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Dr Usman Chaudry
Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director of the Board, Gatehouse BankDr Usman Chaudry joined Gatehouse Bank as the chief risk officer in January 2018. Prior to this, he was the risk director at Tandem, a fintech bank, responsible for risk management and compliance; and part of the management team that completed the acquisition of Harrods Bank. Prior to Tandem, Dr Usman held the role of global head of risk governance and policy at Standard Chartered, responsible for risk oversight across some 80 countries. Prior to this, he was at KPMG advising UK banks on financial services risk and regulatory matters, including financial services corporate transactions; and at Barclays and GE Capital helping to set up greenfield operations and risk management in retail and commercial businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He started his career at FICO, where he used advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to help banks drive better decisions. Usman holds a PhD in computational chemistry from the University of Manchester.
Zalina Shamsudin
Head of International Programmes, Climate Bonds InitiativeWith a career that spans more than 28 years, predominantly in corporate advisory, and with work experience in six countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, Zalina has been a strong advocate for sustainable finance in the last eight years. Zalina’s primary area of strength is market development through positioning and creating opportunities for new markets and product innovation. In her last role with the Securities Commission Malaysia, she was pivotal in the creation of capacity development programs that looked at building the financial sector’s technical expertise and experience in sustainable finance. A major focus was also to support the industry and the regulator’s effort to build recognition of Islamic finance as responsible finance. Zalina holds an MBA in finance from CASS Business School of the UK and is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
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DDCAP Group
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London, with an office in Dubai and a presence in both Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, DDCAP is a leading provider of asset facilitation services and financial technology and system solutions across a diverse range of Shariah compliant products, asset classes and instruments in both the primary and secondary markets. DDCAP’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include DD&Co and DDGI. DDCAP has an extensive track record within the Islamic finance industry, employing over 35 professionals with broad and complementary skill sets drawn from diverse financial industry backgrounds, focused principally on providing service to Islamic financial market participants around the world. DDCAP has its own Shariah supervisory board comprising esteemed Shariah scholars from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Kuwait. DDCAP’s multi-award-winning Shariah compliant ETHOS Asset Facilitation Platform is a bespoke, real-time trade and post-trade services platform providing 24-hour coverage, enabling clients worldwide to purchase from a diverse asset inventory, including commodities, via a secure, web-based portal.
Eiger
Eiger Trading Advisors (Eiger) is a UK-based asset-trading and technology company founded in 2008, which specializes as an intermediary in Islamic financial products.
As a leading intermediary and technology provider within the commodity Murabahah space, Eiger has the unique capabilities to deliver Shariah compliant commodity trading solutions through the Eiger Trading Platform (ETP), a web-based trading system, that we tailor to our bank clients’ exact operational requirements.
The ETP automates the structuring and execution of Islamic banking products for wholesale and retail commodity-backed transactions, including two new enhanced modules:
- ETP Retail – A 24/7 STP platform designed to automate the end-to-end commodity Murabahah transactions underpinning retail banking products such as deposits, loans, CASA, credit cards
- ETP Client Reach – A bespoke middle and back office module designed to streamline Islamic treasury and derivative transactions, including execution and documentation with our clients’ clients.
Eiger is authorized and regulated by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, and is both a member of the London Metal Exchange and an associate of the London Platinum and Palladium Market.
Gatehouse Bank
Gatehouse Bank is a Shariah compliant bank headquartered in London and a subsidiary of Gatehouse Financial Group. It is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by the PRA and the Financial Conduct Authority. Founded in 2007, the bank offers award-winning savings products and finance for UK commercial and residential real estate, in addition to sourcing and advising on UK real estate investments with a focus on the build-to-rent sector.
IdealRatings
IdealRatings was incorporated in 2006 in San Francisco with a corporate objective to provide SRI/ESG and Shariah compliant solutions to ethical investors and enable them to identify such instruments across different asset classes in the global market. IdealRatings serves clients in over 30 countries with a range of capital market solutions including:
- Equities – A web-based platform covering over 40,000 stocks, where fund managers can screen equities using different, custom-built ESG/SRI/Responsible Investments and Shariah rulebooks or guidelines. This solution caters to different purification calculation methodologies with a comprehensive set of reports for fund managers to manage their portfolio.
- REITs – Global coverage of all listed REITs that could be screened in accordance with different standard Shariah rulebooks or guidelines.
- Indexes – Co-branded and jointly marketed by FTSE-Russell Indexes and a separate series with Thomson Reuters for the global markets, designed for fund management and investment benchmarking. In addition, IdealRatings is able to provide custom-built indexes for the fund management industry.
- Sukuk – A unique solution which includes the global Sukuk and a pioneering Sukuk-screening solution that enables fund managers to customize their Sukuk selection in accordance to their Shariah rulebook, guidelines or investment preference, and
- Brokerage – The solution provides broking houses the ability to screen global equity markets, a technical analysis of the markets and equities, buy/sell/hold recommendations and purification amounts.
Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s is a global risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. Its data, analytical solutions and insights help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others. We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions and fair access to information open the door to shared progress.
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. Our Islamic finance lawyers have long-standing experience in delivering pioneering legal advice on Islamic finance transactions for Islamic financial institutions, conventional banks and corporates worldwide.
With more than 30 years of experience in Islamic finance law, our lawyers have a wealth of knowledge across a range of Shariah compliant structures, including market-leading experience in Sukuk transactions, Murabahah, Istisnah, Ijarah and Musharakah financings and Takaful deals.
As well as having significant transactional experience, our lawyers regularly advise clients on Shariah governance matters, including advising the government of Dubai on the creation of the first standard code of practice for Islamic finance law, marking the first Islamic law code of practice to be standardized in a legislative framework.
Based in the world’s economic hubs and key Islamic finance centers across the Middle East, Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa, our lawyers provide legal advice to governments worldwide on legislation concerning Islamic finance products.
S&P Global Ratings
S&P Global Ratings is the world’s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than one million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings.
Trowers & Hamlins
Trowers & Hamlins is an international law firm with over 150 partners and more than 900 people located across the UK, the Middle East and the Far East providing a full-service integrated offering to clients with local knowledge and expertise at its core.
Our distinguishing feature is that with 25 years of experience in the UK and the Middle East, we have a depth of knowledge of the Islamic finance industry that covers the entire spectrum from regulatory and corporate governance to capital market issuances and real estate investment. Our international team of multidisciplinary specialists will guide you on structuring your Shariah compliant activities to help you achieve a successful outcome.
With our growing office in Kuala Lumpur, our team now advises on Islamic investments, financings and products across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
CONSULTANCY PARTNER
Redmoney Consulting
Launched in April 2021, Redmoney Consulting is a new and highly focused advisory firm focusing on global Islamic, Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Finance. Redmoney Consulting is a logical extension of REDmoney Group, the Islamic finance industry’s leading media house with a truly global audience. In addition to Islamic finance, the Group has steadily increased its coverage of the green and sustainable finance sector as the two markets continue to converge. Redmoney Consulting provides an expansive service allowing its consultants to provide advisory and consulting services at the highest level for the most discerning of clients.
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IFN UK Forum 2022
The 14th IFN UK Forum, the Islamic finance industry’s longest running and leading European event, was again held in London, at Mansion House under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of London and fully supported by Her Majesty’s Government, TheCityUK and The City of London.
Quite simply, the annual IFN UK Forum is the most significant day for Islamic finance in Europe, attracting regulators and the industry elite from around the world in possibly the most historic and stunning venue available.
The IFN UK Forum 2022 continued to uphold itself as a pillar of exchange of information, strategy, and growth in the Islamic finance sector for the UK, Europe and beyond through unparalleled expert panel discussions, private networking and exclusive dialogue sessions.
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REDmoney events designs, organizes and hosts industry-leading conferences, forums, roadshows, seminars and dialogues focusing on the Islamic financial markets across a global, regional and national level. Leveraging an exceptional network of the industry’s elite and supported by the expertise of the REDmoney publishing and seminars divisions, REDmoney Events are able to provide access to a unique array of influential speakers, panelists and participants from a cross-section of the global industry to debate the most significant issues affecting the Shariah compliant financial markets.
REDmoney events are differentiated by their complimentary yet qualified attendance structure, ensuring the highest quality of both delegates and contributors. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, attendance ensures exclusive access to the leaders in their field across all sectors and markets.
TThe annual IFN Asia and IFN UK Forums are categorically recognized as their continent’s leading industry events since their inception in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The Dialogues series has also become an integral element of the REDmoney events series and have cemented their position as leading, must-attend, events. In 2022, we introduced the Islamic Sustainable Finance & Investment Forum, which was an enormous success, and will become a mainstay.
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