IFSB Regulator’s Forum : Islamic Finance in 2016 and Beyond: Challenges, Opportunities and Evolving Regulatory Focus

The IFSB will be organising the IFSB Regulator’s Forum, on 10 May 2016, in conjunction with the Global Islamic Finance Forum (GIFF 5.0) on which will be held on 10 – 12 May 2016, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the theme “Islamic Finance in 2016 and Beyond: Challenges, Opportunities and Evolving Regulatory Focus“, the IFSB Regulator’s Forum is designed to encourage broad interaction among the delegates to explore the implications on the Islamic financial services industry (IFSI) from the evolving global regulatory reform agenda. In the light of the current global macroeconomic conditions, the Forum seeks to raise awareness on the emerging challenges in the resilience and stability of the IFSI while discussing the regulators’ role in mitigating such vulnerabilities. The Forum welcomes participants from regulatory and supervisory authorities, international organisations, multilateral development banks, institutions offering Islamic financial services (IIFS), academics and any other interested parties. For participation and queries, please register online or email Mr. Ahmed Barakat at [email protected]. Programme – Event Session(s)

Date	Time	Topics
Day 1 10/05/2016	08:30 – 09:30	Registration & Networking
	09:30 – 09:50	Welcoming Remarks
	09:50 – 10:00	Special Presentation
	10:00 – 11:15	Session 1: Panel Discussion on the Outlook and Opportunities of the Islamic Financial Services Industry (IFSI) in 2016 and Beyond: Sustaining IFSI Growth and Resilience Amid Challenges This session aims to highlight: Emerging risks to the global economy and knock-on effects on Islamic finance Macroprudential framework and policy tools for the enhanced supervision of Islamic financial institutions. Appropriate stress testing frameworks for Islamic finance Emerging issues in Islamic finance regulation i.e. anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer protection
	11:15 – 12:30	Session 2 : Global Regulatory Reforms: The Islamic Finance Response This session aims to highlight: The global surveillance framework and Islamic finance Enhanced liquidity and capital buffer requirements and implications for Islamic finance National regulators’ experiences in developing prudential frameworks for the Islamic financial services industy (IFSI) Market players’ response to the evolving regulatory reforms Progress on developing Sharī`ah-compliant financial safety-nets
	12:30 – 14:00	Networking Lunch End of Forum

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