Sponsorship

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact;

Andrew Morgan
Managing Director
Islamic Finance events
Direct: +603 2162 7801
General: +603 2162 7800
Fax: +603 2162 7820
Mobile: +601 2207 9201
Email: Andrew.Morgan@REDMoneyGroup.com

Opportunities available include;

* Individual event sponsorship and annual sponsorship packages available
* We offer an attractive frequency discount policy for those sponsoring multiple events

AmInvestment Bank Group, a member of the AmBank Group, is one of Malaysia's leading investment banking groups with AmInvestment Bank Berhad as its investment banking arm. The Group has an enviable track record of over 30 years of experience, innovation, and market leadership and has won an impressive stable of awards from the international financial press and major rating agencies. 

AmInvestment Bank Group provides a full range of investment banking related services that include the areas of Corporate Finance, Debt Markets and Structured Finance, Islamic Markets, Equity Markets and Derivatives, Treasury and Derivatives, Stock and Futures Broking, Funds Management, Trustee Services, Private Equity, and Private Banking.

Expanding regionally in niche areas, we are now in Brunei, in addition to our operations in Jakarta and Singapore.

Among the awards and achievements received by AmInvestment Bank Group for Islamic finance are the 'Most Innovative Deal' from Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2008 and 'Best Islamic REIT Deal in Southeast Asia' from Alpha Southeast Asia Inaugural Southeast Asia Deal Awards 2007 (both awarded for Al-`Aqar Capital Sdn Bhd RM300 million Sukuk Ijarah Programme).

Led by the world-known Shari’a technician, Dr Humayon Dar, and assisted by a globally recognised Sharia Supervisory Board, the team at BMB Islamic UK Limited are pioneers of a Sharia advisory process that allows any bona fide financial institution to enlist the services of leading Sharia scholars and Islamic financial consultants in an efficient manner. We possess substantial and varied experience of providing Sharia advice on a range of products, including mutual funds, umbrella funds, Sharia compliant indices, capital protected structures, money market instruments, and alternative asset classes such as hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds.

CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad is the anchor operating entity of “CIMB Islamic”, the core Islamic banking and finance brand entity and franchise of CIMB Group, South East Asia’s Most Valued Universal Bank. CIMB Islamic combines Shariah principles and a legacy of financial insight to bring world class and innovative solutions. This empowers its philosophy of charting new territories and accessing new markets and methodologies. All to create cutting-edge Islamic products and services that benefits its customers.

• Investment Banking – Shariah Advisory, Debt Markets, Equity Markets, Treasury, Research, Corporate Banking, Corporate Finance
• Consumer Banking – Personal Banking, Business Banking, Bancatakaful, Trade Finance, Private Banking
• Asset Management – Asset Management, Alternative Investment

It is a licensed Islamic bank in Malaysia with over 360 branches (dual-sited with CIMB Bank) and 55 business centers network nationwide. Globally, CIMB Islamic presence stretches from South East Asia to the Middle East and beyond with operations in major financial markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Bahrain and London.

FTSE Group (FTSE) is a world-leader in the creation and management of indices. With offices in Beijing, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Boston, Shanghai, Madrid, Paris, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Tokyo, FTSE Group services clients in 77 countries worldwide. It calculates and manages the FTSE Global Equity Index series, which includes world-recognised indices ranging from the FTSE All-World Index to the FTSE4Good Index Series and the FTSEurofirst Index Series, as well as domestic indices such as the prestigious FTSE 100 Index. FTSE also calculates a range of fixed income, alternative asset class, responsible investment and investment strategy indices. 

The group calculates the FTSE Shariah Global Equity Index Series, which comprises 96 indices covering large and mid-cap stocks of developed and emerging markets across all regions including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. FTSE also calculates the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index.

The company has collaborative arrangements with the ATHEX, Cyprus, NYSE, Euronext, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Malaysia, NASDAQ, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan exchanges, as well as organisations such as APCIMS, EIRIS, EPRA, NAREIT, Nomura Securities, and Xinhua Finance of China. FTSE also has a collaborative agreement with Dow Jones Indexes and has developed a single sector classification system for global investors, the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB).

FTSE indices are used extensively by investors world-wide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking funds, Exchange Traded Funds, structured products and derivatives. Independent committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts, actuaries and other experienced practitioners review and approve all changes to the indices to ensure that they are managed objectively and without bias.

For more information, visit www.ftse.com.

The FWU Group is a Munich based financial services group founded in 1989 by Dr. Manfred J. Dirrheimer. The FWU Group’s core business comprises bancassurance and asset management services. It is a leading international provider of customised white label distribution of Family Takaful and unit-linked investment products via internet-based Point-of-Sale and administration systems. FWU Group's subsidiaries include a life insurance company, an asset management company and a commission factoring company. Its international network includes offices in Luxembourg, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur.

The group is valued for its product development and process innovation, a seamless systems based approach, open investment architecture, the creation and use of a proprietary Fund  Selection and Allocation Model (SAM), pioneering of a unique Retakaful solution with a global reinsurance company, high customer service quality and its significant wealth of Sharia and deal structuring expertise. The FWU Group has its own Sharia Board with renowned advisers and it is also an observer member of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB). Today, the group offers an attractive array of bancassurance and investment solutions designed to match the risk/reward profile of both individual and institutional customers. It is a market leader in Family Takaful and Unit linked investment plans and won 5 industry awards including the Euromoney award for being the “Best Takaful provider”.

The FWU Group has also attracted minority corporate shareholders such as Swiss Re, an international reinsurer and other European insurance companies. The FWU Group has set up strategic alliances with 5 major takaful operators worldwide. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Al Ahli Takaful company was recently established in partnership with the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and the IFC, the private investment arm of the World Bank. The FWU Group also concluded a Cooperation Agreement with Takaful Ikhlas in Malaysia in 2006 and one with Pak Qatar Family Takaful in Pakistan in 2007. Current bancatakaful partners include ADCB, NBD, ABN AMRO, NCB and AM Islamic.

The FWU group is rated as investment grade by Deutsche Bank’s independent rating unit in Germany.

Established in 1993, Hang Seng Investment management Limited (HSVM) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank Limited, the largest locally incorporated bank in Hong Kong and the principal member of the HSBC Group.  It is the asset management arm of Hang Seng Bank Limited and its subsidiaries.  As of February 2008, HSVM has an asset under management of HK$75.2 billion.

HSVM is a pioneer of index fund in Hong Kong.  In 1995, it introduced the first index fund, the Hang Seng Index Fund, in Hong Kong and has successfully expanded its fund range in terms of geographic coverage, investment strategy and product innovation.  As of today, HSVM offers 15 index-related funds including index funds, ETFs and leveraged index funds, which account for over 95% (in terms of sales) of the Hong Kong retail index fund market in 2007.

HSVM is also an expert in mainland China and Hong Kong funds.  Its investment team has over 15 years’ experience in the financial and investment industry and consists of locally-based ethnic Chinese professionals.  Leveraging on a well-established investment framework, HSVM has achieved outstanding performance for its funds during the past few years, some of which are award-winning funds recognized by reputable fund rating agency.

HSBC Amanah is the global Islamic financial services division of the HSBC Group.  HSBC Amanah brings together the largest team of any international Islamic financial services provider with more than 300 bankers in 20 countries and beyond. We are widely recognised as a market leader in terms of global reach, innovative products and services and our investment in industry building initiatives.   With 10 years of leading experience in the Islamic Finance industry and with the global resources and expertise of the HSBC Group at our disposal we are the first choice when it comes to our customers Islamic Finance needs.  HSBC Amanah offers Islamic banking solutions which combine our financial expertise with our enduring values building on our motto, “the world’s local bank”.

Incorporated in the State of Kuwait in 1977, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) was established by H.H. The Emir of Kuwait as the first Islamic bank in the country.  KFH started operations in August 1978 amid skepticism by proponents of conventional banking.  However, after proving its success over the years of operation, KFH is now a market leader not only in the Islamic banking industry, but also in the banking sector as a whole.   KFH is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange with one of the highest market capitalisations in the banking industry.

KFH provides Islamic banking services, including consumer banking, real estate financing, lease financing, auto finance, trade finance, direct investments and portfolio investing, all of which are conducted in strict compliance with Shariah.

KFH is firm on its globalisation strategy which it practices via direct investments in targeted markets.  KFH has established its presence in Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia, with affiliates in the UAE, Jordan, Oman and Bangladesh.  KFH has also contributed to an unprecedented transformation of various conventional banks to Islamic banks.   KFH provides financial investment solutions within Europe, the U.S., South East Asia, and the Middle East via collaborations with various financial institutions such as Citi Group, HSBC, Deutche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, PNB Paribas, ABN Amro and the Islamic Development Bank.

In addition to its numerous landmark deals world-wide, KFH has been awarded “The Best Islamic Financial Institution in the World” Award. It has been selected by the Banker Middle East Magazine to be the Best Islamic Financial Institution Worldwide in recognition of its leadership, multiple successes, and the qualitative and quantitative achievements made by KFH in the Islamic financial business. KFH also won “The Best Bank in Kuwait” Award from The Banker International Magazine. KFH has also been awarded “The Best Islamic Institution Worldwide” Award for three successive years by EuroMoney; being a key producer and developer of Al-Ijarah product. It also attained “The Best Islamic Bank for Retail Banking Services & Credit Cards” Award. In addition, KFH also won the “Best Overall Islamic Bank” and “Most Innovative Islamic Bank” in the IFN Awards – Best Islamic Bank Poll 2007.

Path Solutions (www.path-solutions.com) is the 1st and only banking software firm to be recognized and certified by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions. The AAOIFI Certification covers all iMAL modules, business processes, contracts, Islamic accounting principles, implications and behavior.

Path also offers a wide range of IAS compliant integrated solutions covering Core Banking, Customer Universal Services, Investment and Private Equity, Treasury, Funds Management, and Securities Trading system in GCC and Global Capital Markets.

Offerings include Project Management and Business Consulting addressing the whole spectrum of the global finance industry and in specific the Islamic finance industry.

Founded in 1992, Path Solutions is headquartered in Kuwait, with a Research & Development centre in Lebanon and support offices in Bahrain, London and Kuala Lumpur.

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