IFN OnAir

Aminah Farid, IFN Journalist, interviews Oliver Agha, founder of Agha & Co law firm and IFN columnist on which Islamic finance markets globally have been making significant progress.

IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan speaks to Mohammed Parekh, the founder and CEO of London-based MRP Premier Group, on the opportunities Asia presents to Islamic investors in Europe.

Digital Takaful represents a potential new boost to Malaysia’s Islamic insurance sector, although not without its own challenges, Mazrul Shahir, Masryef Advisory’s director of Islamic finance, tells IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan.

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Max Freeman, Founder and CEO, Epicenter Labs, on frameworks for applying Shariah principles to digital assets and the role of screening in driving adoption

Aminah Farid, IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Wan Asnur, Head of Legal and Corporate Branch at Malaysia's Attorney General Chambers on the state of Islamic finance in Malaysia.

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Dr Mohamed Damak, Managing Director and Global Head of Islamic Finance, S&P Global Ratings, on the market alignment with AAOIFI’s Standard 62 and its potential impact on Sukuk structures and investor appetite.

Bilal Ilhan, a country advisor with the Turkish government’s Investment Office, explains to IFN Managing Editor Vineta Tan how Turkiye is increasingly capturing international Islamic investment flows.

Radhika Das, IFN Journalist, interviews Alisher Djumanov, Founder and Managing Partner, AD Wealth Family Office, on asset allocation in Sukuk and Islamic instruments, and the growth of Islamic finance in emerging markets.

What are the latest challenges facing the integration of sustainability into Shariah-compliant investments and projects? What initiatives – regulatory or otherwise – are encouraging the management of long-term climate-related risk and social impact in Shariah-compliant portfolios? How is Islamic sustainable investment leveraging innovative activities such as carbon trading? We ask an expert panel.

Moderator:

Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Finance Institute Asia

Panelists:

Mohamad Irwan Aman, General Manager, Sustainability, Sarawak Energy
Oliver Agha, Managing Partner, Agha & Co and Columnist, IFN (The Islamic Legal Opinion)
Ong Soon Chong, Executive Director, Head, ETF and ESG Investment, Eq8 Capital
Sedef Gunsur, Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation

Through a series of short, punchy presentations we examine the merits of various asset classes from an investor’s viewpoint. With each asset class presented by a recognized market practitioner, we offer a critical assessment of Islamic investment opportunities, from private capital, to carbon credits, to Sukuk, to equities, to real estate. Which asset class will prevail?

Facilitator: Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor and Director, Islamic Finance news
Jessica Tan, Principal, Fixed Income Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Max Freeman, Founder and CEO, Epicenter Labs
Zahid Siddique, Senior Investment Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Saturna Malaysia