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LEADING LAWYERS REPORT 2010
Based on a survey conducted with key industry practitioners and issuers, this report recognizes the individual lawyers and law firms that are regarded as the best in their respective fields within the Islamic finance space. In addition to highlighting the leading lawyers, this unique publication has also compiled a range of reports on various sectors of Islamic finance. These include real estate, dispute resolution, offshore finance, securitization, transportation finance, Shariah funds amongst others. In fact, many of the voted lawyers have chosen to include their professional profiles within these pages.

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DEALS OF THE YEAR 2009 HANDBOOK
This handbook serves as a comprehensive review of the world’s best, most innovative and complex Islamic structures ever seen. It will uncover the secrets and mechanics behind these deals. The issuers, the arrangers, the lawyers, the investors, what requirements the issuer had, why this structure, how it was put together, challenges faced, how it was accomplished and the lessons learned. Each transaction is exclusively portrayed in the form of a case study. In addition, each will be accompanied by an Islamic Finance news condensed term sheet – another exclusive.

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ISLAMIC FINANCE NEWS GUIDE 2010
In this fifth edition of the Islamic Finance news Guide, we provide you with the industry’s most comprehensive and authoritative review of 2009 and preview of 2010. With 24 exclusively authored industry sector and market reports you can be assured there’s plenty to cover. Read up on what leading industry practitioners foresee the year to be. Included within these pages are the full results of the Islamic Finance news Deals of the Year and Polls 2009.

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IFN ASIA REPORT 2009
Available now is the IFN Asia 2009 Annual Report, a full review of the 4th IFN 2009 Issuers and Investors Asia Forum (rebranded from MIF Forum), which was held from the 3rd to the 5th August 2009. In this publication you will find detailed summaries of all the forum sessions that took place throughout the three-day event. This year also saw the introduction of the Takaful Day. Some of the industry’s most respected and experienced individuals have contributed exclusive articles focusing on the Islamic capital market in Asia.

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LEADING LAWYERS REPORT 2009
This report, the latest Islamic Finance news supplement, is based on a survey which recognizes the individuals and law firms that are regarded as the best in their respective fields within the Islamic finance space. In addition to highlighting the leading lawyers, this first-of-its-kind publication has also compiled a range of reports on various sectors of Islamic finance. These include real estate, dispute resolution, offshore activities, securitization, transportation finance, Shariah funds amongst others. In fact, many of the voted lawyers have chosen to include their professional profiles within these pages.

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ISLAMIC PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
Islamic investors have been hesitant to take up private equity investments despite the nature of its concepts of risk, and profit or loss sharing which align the basics of the private equity markets with Shariah principles. However, this has changed in recent times. Paul Wouters delves into the subject and provides an insight into the rationale of cooperation and convergence between (conventional) private equity finance and the Islamic investor.

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ASSET & WEALTH MANAGEMENT GUIDE 2008
This guide examines trends in the asset and wealth management markets whilst providing exclusive practitioner insights into various sectors within the market. Besides being the first of its kind, this is the perfect guide for those who are advising retail, institutional or sovereign investors, on equity investments, emerging market investments, Takaful and alternative investment vehicles, managing risk and legal structures to read on further.

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TAKAFUL GUIDE 2007
This A5 guide serves as a comprehensive overview of the global Takaful industry, focusing on latest trends, issues, challenges and most importantly, how do the Takaful players foresee the market to be this year.
Read exclusive articles and country reports from the industry's biggest players!

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BAHRAIN REPORT 2007
The inaugural Bahrain Report 2007 was published in conjunction with the 2nd International Islamic Financial Markets conference which was held in June 2007 under the auspices of the International Islamic Financial Market, the Islamic Development Bank, the Central Bank of Bahrain and the Bahrain Economic Development Board. The Islamic Finance news Bahrain Report 2007 includes a full review of the conference just past, interviews, articles, reports, case studies, league tables and a comprehensive review of the major happenings in the Bahrain Islamic capital markets. This report has become the market’s focal point for industry professionals around the globe interested in Islamic finance in and through Bahrain.

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Latest Issue
Wednesday 1st September 2010
Volume 7 Issue 35
   
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IFN Rapid
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Moves
IFN Reports
  Keen to implement Islamic finance
Steps have finally been taken to end a parliamentary stalemate with regards to Islamic finance in the country. Plans to approve a bill on tax neutrality for the issuance of Sukuk, initially shelved in...
 
  Uphill struggle for UK Islamic banking
The Islamic Bank of Britain (IBB) has recently received a much desired capital injection of GBP20 million (US$30.9 million) from its founding shareholder Qatar International Islamic Bank...
 
  Tapping petro dollars for Ningxia
Ningxia Hui, a Muslim dominated autonomous region in the country will be holding the first China — Arab trade forum on the 26th September this year. This four day meeting scheduled...
 
  Debt increases
On the 25th August 2010, Dubai World revealed that its total debts exceed US$39.9 billion, a figure much higher and close to double the amount estimated only a month earlier. Prior to...
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Daud Vicary Abdullah
Global Leader for Global Islamic Finance Group
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  IT Focus — from Conventional to Islamic
One of the greatest challenges in launching an Islamic bank is having access to a well-established independent and active Shariah board. While this process can...
  Take Risks or Remain Stagnant
It is almost a mantra that risk sharing lies at the essence of Islamic finance. Dr Abbas Mirakhor, former executive director of...
  The UK Islamic Banking Scene
In my opinion the reason why retail Islamic finance has not taken off in the UK in the manner originally hoped is that the addressable market is very small. There are only...
  Islamic Finance in the UK
Recently there have been a few articles in the UK press making broad sweeping statements that “Islamic finance in the UK is a huge flop” and “a failure”...
  Securities and Securitization
As far as Islamic securitization is concerned, Pakistan is the lead player. The local regulators have traditionally encouraged exploring and introducing complex asset backed...
  Time for Paradigm Shift: Role of Islamic Finance With Social Responsibility
Most of the Muslim World (MW) economies are undoubtedly consumer and not producer societies. Therefore, we are vulnerable to world market fluctuations in food supply items...
  East Asia Bucks the Trend: Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes in August 2010
“Double-Dip concerns everywhere,” is the title of Credit Suisse’s research daily on the 25th August. News spreading during the summer has been less than...
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