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Islamic Finance in Europe

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Publié le 18 mai 2011

 

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Issuers Day 7th July 2011
08:00 – 09:00 Registration & Refreshments
09:00 – 09:15 Keynote Address  
09:15 – 09:30 Chairperson's Introduction  
09:30 – 10:30 Session 1  
  CEOs Session – Islamic Finance and Capital Markets Developments in Europe  
 
• Where is Europe today in terms of market size and demand, regulatory environment and market players?
• The role and importance of governments and their Islamic finance initiatives
• Opportunities for potential issuers in the coming year
• Regulatory change in Europe and the likely implications for Islamic finance
• European specific challenges for Islamic finance
 
10:30 – 10:45 Country Presentation - Germany
Islamic Finance Experience and Development in Germany 		 
10:45 – 11:15 Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:00 Session 2 11:15 - 12:45
Breakout Session One
  Islamic Capital & Sukuk Markets – Opportunities and Challenges in Europe
 
• The need for benchmark and milestone issues: European Sovereign Sukuk
• What issuers are looking for from Islamic finance
• Assessing options for the European issuer: Sukuk, conventional, syndication
• The rise and importance of cross-border deal making
• What investors want: credit quality; clarity in cases of default; yield
• Lessons from the GCC and Malaysia: the world’s biggest Islamic capital market
• What issuers and investors want - do they differ?
  (12:11 - Zohor prayers)
12:00 - 12:45 Session 3: Power presentations
Presentation One : Hybrid Sukuk Structures
Presentation Two : Sukuk Restructuring
Presentation Three : Asset Classes
12:45 - 14:00 Luncheon
12:45 - 13:45 Luncheon Address
14:00 - 14:45 Session 4 14:00 - 15:30
Breakout Session Two
  Key Issues with Sukuk Products & Structures in Europe: What can be done
 
• Asset quality and structure: successfully structuring investment grade Sukuk for international investors
• Sukuk structures that have worked in European markets: Ijarah, Musharakah, Istisnah
• Listed Sukuk: what the Tabreed LSE-listed issue meant for the UK Sukuk market
• Asset based, asset backed or hybrid structures? What does it really mean for the issuer?
• Managing advisory teams: legal, tax, arrangers and Shariah advisors
14:45 - 15:30 Session 5
  Examining Regulatory, Risk, Ratings and Taxation in Today’s European Islamic Capital Markets
 
• Regulation in the UK, US and major European markets post crisis: evolution, change, and where Islamic finance fits
• Can the Islamic finance industry go beyond regulatory precedents set by conventional finance?
• Key taxation issues in the UK and European Islamic markets: assessing equalization and exemption possibilities
• Key legal and governance issues: documentation, guarantees, transparency
• Understanding the risks and transparency in Islamic capital markets and investment products
• Effectively employing and managing Shariah boards
15:30 - 16:00 Break & Networking
  (16:01 - Asar Prayers)  
16:00 - 16:45 Session 6 16:00 - 17:30
Breakout Session Three
  Restructuring and the Role of Refinancing in Islamic Finance Today
 
• Restructuring Sukuk: the reality
• What effect oil price movements will have on outstanding Islamic issues
• Lessons from the Gulf: bringing players back to the market
• Regulatory and legal implications of restructurings
• Managing Shariah risk from the outset
16:45 - 17:30 Session 7
  Shariah Scholar's Roundtable
17:30 - 17:45 Chairperson's Closing
  (17:55 - Magrib Prayers)