Awards & Polls
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The Islamic Finance news Awards honor the best in the Islamic financial industry and are one of the most prestigious awards highly recognized by the global Islamic capital markets. These awards continue to be an apt representation of the current Islamic financial market landscape. If you wish to know more about the submission process, please contact [email protected] or +603 2162 7800 ext 28.
IFN Awards 2024 Calendar
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IFN Law AwardsLaunched in 2008, the global IFN Law Awards are the most prestigious Islamic finance legal accolades recognized for their impartiality, independence and inclusivity. Rewarding the best legal firms with Islamic finance capabilities and services, the IFN Law Awards take into consideration various metrics beyond the sheer size of a firm but more significantly, a firm’s inventive and progressive spirit in terms of expansion, innovation, impact and development. Differentiated by over a decade of trusted relationships across the industry and deep expertise covering the global Islamic finance landscape, IFN is the world’s leading multichannel Islamic finance media outlet. The IFN Law Awards are open to all legal firms with Shariah finance capabilities — international and domestic, full service and boutique. The 2024 edition covers Islamic finance deals from the 1st July 2023 to the 30th June 2024. Submissions will be accepted between the 1st August and the 12th September 2024 with the judging process — executed by an independent review panel — taking place subsequently. Winners and one runner-up per category will be announced in Islamic Finance news early in October. The full report will be published in the IFN Special Awards issue together with the results of the Deals of the Year, Service Providers Poll and Best Banks Poll. |
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IFN Service Providers PollEstablished in 2006, this Poll recognizes the best supporting providers to the Islamic financial services industry as voted by the readers of Islamic Finance news. Islamic financial institutions, investors, corporates and government bodies from around the world are invited to participate by casting their votes. Voting takes place on the 1st September to the 30th September 2024 with the results announced mid of October. |
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Non-banking Financial InstitutionsThe IFN NBFI Poll honors non-banking financial institutions in the Islamic finance space as voted by readers of Islamic Finance news and the industry. All stakeholders of the global Islamic finance sector are invited to cast their votes in October with the results being announced in November. |
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IFN Deals of the YearThe IFN Deals of the Year were established in 2006 and recognize those who have participated in the industry’s most groundbreaking transactions each year. Financial institutions and intermediaries are invited to submit their chosen transactions from the previous 12 months, which fall under one of the carefully selected sectors. A panel of experts from non-competing organizations then sieve through all submissions during the elimination process until just one transaction in each category remains and is thus awarded the winner of that category. Submissions are accepted during the month of November with the results announced end of January. |
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IFN Best Banks PollThe annual IFN Best Banks Poll recognizes the best providers of Islamic financial services across a series of markets and sectors as voted by the readers of Islamic Finance news. Islamic finance issuers, investors, non-banking financial intermediaries and government bodies are invited to participate by casting their votes. There are two categories: Global and Domestic. Global CategoriesIFN readers are invited to nominate their chosen Best Islamic Bank in the following Global Categories: Overall, Retail, Private, New, Innovative, Trustee/Custodian, Treasury, Investment and Central Bank. Domestic CategoriesIFN readers are invited to nominate their chosen Best Islamic Bank, in their respective countries, in the following categories: Overall Best Domestic Islamic Bank, Investment Bank, Retail Bank, Most Innovative Bank and Digital Bank. Results will be announced on the 15th January 2025. |
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World Islamic Fintech AwardsThe World Islamic Fintech Awards (WIFA) honor exceptional and deserving fintech providers in the Islamic finance space for their outstanding work in driving Shariah compliant financial services through disruptive and collaborative technologies. Methodology |
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IFN Islamic Investor AwardsLaunched in 2011, the IFN Islamic Investor Awards (previously the IFN Asset Management Poll) focuses on the rapidly developing global Shariah compliant funds industry. Asset management firms with Shariah funds are invited to submit in a series of categories, following which a panel of non-competing experts review and choose those which have encountered a stellar year. Submissions are accepted during September with the results being announced in November. |
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