Awareness Programme

This IFSB-INCEIF Executive Forum on Sound Governance Practices: Promoting Stability in Islamic Finance offers a platform for high level deliberations and exchanges of views among participants – global leaders from among practitioners, regulators and academics – on a holistic overview on the key trends and momentum of corporate governance initiatives in the global and Islamic finance industry. Among others, the two-day Executive Forum will see the sharing of experiences and discussions of speci­fic issues facilitated by experienced speakers from among regulators, industry leaders and academics. The participants will bene­fit from delivering views of counterparts and peers of different backgrounds and geographical locations. To date, the following speakers are confirmed to speak at this Executive Forum: Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, Secretary of the Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Experts of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr. Ramesh Pillai, Chairman, Board of Governors, Institute of Enterprise Risk Practitioners, Malaysia Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin, Executive Director of International Sharī`ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) Dr. Hatim El Tahir, Director, Islamic Finance Group, Deloitte Middle East Ustaz Mohd Nazri Chik, General Manager, Sharī`ah Division, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad Prof. Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid Aljunid, Professor of Corporate Governance and Ethics, INCEIF Assoc. Prof. Dr. Younes Soualhi, Chairman, Sharī`ah Board, HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azman Mohd Noor, Deputy Chairman, Sharī`ah Board, Al-Rajhi Bank Malaysia Dr. Abdelgadir Warsama Ghalib, Senior Legal Adviser, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK), Bahrain For more information on the Executive Forum, please email Mr. Hamizi Hamzah at [email protected] Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 09/12/2014 08:30 - 09:30 Morning Coffee and Registration 09:30 - 09:45 Opening & Welcoming Address 09:45 - 11:00 Session 1: Building Momentum for Effective Corporate Governance Recent Key Developments in the Global and Islamic Finance Industry Recent Initiatives and Impact on the Behaviour of Market Participants and Industry Players Gap Analysis and Ongoing Challenges on Corporate Governance 11:00 - 11:30 Group Photo and Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 2: Risk Governance and Internal Controls: The Initiative from Within Top Management and BOD Functions as Providing Overall Direction over Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Initiatives Internal Control Structures, Tools and Mechanisms Exclusive for IIFS Challenges of Risk Governance 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Prayers 14:00 - 15:30 Session 3: Board Roles and Structure: Sound Governance Starts From the Top Present and Evolving Roles and Structure of the BOD and its Committees Recent Developments in Local and International Legislations as well as Supervisory Initiatives Tools and Mechanisms Available to the BOD in Discharging their Duties in Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Services (IIFS) 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:30 Session 4: Sharī`ah Governance Framework: Achieving Greater Credibility Across Borders Sharī`ah Governance Practices Across Different Jurisdictions Infrastructural and Other Factors Contributing to Differences in Sharī`ah Governance Practices Adoption of Best Practices by IIFS Operating Across Jurisdictions Day 2 10/12/2014 08:30 - 09:30 Morning Coffee 09:30 - 11:00 Session 5: Aligning Corporate and Sharī`ah Governance: Understanding the Common Objectives Alignment of Corporate and Sharī`ah Governance Objectives Identifying and Addressing Potential Overlap between Corporate and Sharī`ah Governance Can Maqāsid al-Sharī`ah Contribute to Formulating Rules, Policies and Procedures on Corporate Governance in IIFS? 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 6: Towards Greater Market Discipline: Enhancing Disclosure Requirements for Islamic Financial Institutions Cost-benefit Analysis on the Need for Greater Market Discipline and Enhanced Disclosure Existing Disclosure Practices Amongst IIFS The Role of Supervisors in Enforcing Market Discipline and Enhanced Disclosure 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch and Prayers 14:00 - 16:00 Session 7: Panel Discussion - Evolving Issues and Challenges in Corporate and Sharī`ah Governance Giving Voice to Investment Account Holders (and Takāful Participants) – The Role of Governance Committee and Trust Structures Board of Directors and Sharī`ah Board Accountability – Practices and Challenges Achieving the Right Balance Between Conformance and Performance – The Way Forward for the Islamic Financial Services Industry 16:00 - 16:30 Closing & Certificate Giving Ceremony 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format 2.) Brochure - EF6 3.) Lanai Kijang Reservation Form

The Shariah Roundtable is jointly organised by the IFSB and International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). The theme will be Financial Safety Nets: Striking a Balance between Shariah Requirements and the Soundness of the Islamic Financial System. The Roundtable will be held in Arabic languange with simultaneous translation. The Roundtable is by INVITATION only. For queries, please contact the IFSB Secretariat, Mrs. Ida Shafinaz Ab. Malek at [email protected] Event Snapshots The IFSB and International Sharī`ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) jointly organised the IFSB-ISRA Sharī`ah Roundtable on 5 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Themed “Financial Safety Nets: Striking a Balance between Sharī`ah Requirements and the Soundness of the Islamic Financial System”, the Roundtable aimed to provide an avenue for intellectual discourse between the Sharī`ah scholars and other stakeholders of the industry on devising solutions for various components of financial safety net that are both practical and Sharī`ah-compliant. The Roundtable began with opening speeches by Mr. Jaseem Ahmed, Secretary-General, IFSB and Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin, Executive Director, ISRA, followed by a presentation on An Overview of the IFSB by Dr. Sherif Ayoub, Assistant Secretary-General, IFSB. To set the tone for the Roundtable discussions, the IFSB presented two working papers on, i) Strengthening the Financial Safety Net: The Role of Sharī`ah-compliant Lender-of Last-Resort (SLOLR) Facilities as an Emergency Financing Mechanism and ii) Strengthening the Financial Safety Net: The Role and Mechanisms of Sharī`ah-compliant Deposit Insurance Schemes which corresponded to the two topics discussed. The presentations were delivered by Mr. Jamshaid Anwar Chattha, Chief Financial Analyst, Central Bank of Kuwait and Mr. Syed Faiq Najeeb, Member of the Secretariat, IFSB, respectively. The Roundtable saw participations from Sharī`ah scholars as session chairs and speakers as well as participants. Among the Sharī`ah scholars who participated in the Roundtable were Sheikh Dr. Ali Muhyi Aldin Ali Al Quradaghi, Sheikh Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgari, Sheikh Dr. Nizam Yaquby and Sheikh Dr. Oni Sahrani. Eleven chairpersons, speakers and discussants from among senior financial sector supervisors and Sharī`ah scholars discussed the following issues at the Roundtable:- Lender of Last Resort Facilities – Structuring Sharī`ah-Compliant Instruments and Mechanisms Sharī`ah-compliant Structures for a Deposit Insurance Scheme Over 90 delegates among the IFSB member and non-member organisations – representatives from regulatory bodies, market players, international agencies as well as academia and students attended the Roundtable. The papers presented at the Roundtable and ensuing discussions are planned to be published in a joint IFSB-ISRA publication in 2016. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 05/11/2015 08:00 - 09:00 Registration 09:00 - 09:15 Opening Addresses 09:15 - 09:30 Overview of the IFSB 09:30 - 09:45 Presentation on Strengthening the Financial Safety Net: The Role of Shari`ah-compliant Lender-of Last-Resort (SLOLR) Facilities as an Emergency Financing Mechanism 09:45 - 12:40 Session 1 - Lender of Last Resort Facilities - Structuring Sharī`ah-Compliant Instruments and Mechanisms This session will discuss the Sharī`ah-compliant instruments and mechanisms of the lender of last resort facilities that can allow the supervisory authorities to provide liquidity support to institutions offering Islamic financial services (IIFS) in normal and stressed times. The Session will also review the current Sharī`ah-compliant lender of last resort instruments that are being implemented in various jurisdictions, and discuss alternative mechanisms that can be introduced to increase the options available to the IIFS. 12:40 - 14:00 Lunch and Prayers 14:00 - 14:15 Presentation on Strengthening the Financial Safety Net: The Role and Mechanisms of Shari'ah-Compliant Deposit Insurance Schemes (SCDIS) 14:15 - 16:40 Session 2 - Sharī`ah-Compliant Structures for a Deposit Insurance Scheme This session will examine the concept of deposit insurance and its relevance to the objective of protecting the fund providers of IIFS. The speakers will investigate the current and potential structures for devising a Sharī`ah-compliant deposit insurance scheme and relevant issues from legal and Sharī`ah perspectives. 16:40 - 17:00 Coffee break 17:00 - 17:30 Chairmen's Summary Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format 2.) IFSB-ISRA Shariah Roundtable