In its IFSB 56th Technical Committee Meeting held on 24 March 2022, the Technical Committee of the Islamic Financial Services Board has approved the issuance of the following Exposure Drafts (ED) for public consultation; Guidance Note-8 on Deepening the Islamic Capital Markets (ED-GN-8)   The Public Consultation period will be from 25 March 2022 until 26 May 2022 In conjunction to the above, the IFSB will be organising a Webinar for the Public Hearing on the ED-GN-8 on Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 3.30 PM (GMT +8.00, Malaysia time). Therefore, the IFSB would like to invite all members, stakeholders and interested parties to attend the above programme.   Kindly register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bvHjbNObTNmxM6EjOCz3RQ An email confirmation containing about joining the webinar will be sent after registration.   Ms. Fadhila Izzati Mokhtar ([email protected]) is the person in charge of the Public Hearing and she would be pleased to respond to any enquiries relating to the Webinar.   We look forward to receiving your registration for Public Hearing session as well as feedback on ED-GN-8.   Event Snapshots

In its IFSB 56th Technical Committee Meeting held on 24 March 2022, the Technical Committee of the Islamic Financial Services Board has approved the issuance of the following Exposure Drafts (ED) for public consultation; Core Principles for Islamic Finance Regulation - (ED-27)   The Public Consultation period will be from 25 March 2022 until 23 June 2022 In conjunction to the above, the IFSB will be organising a Webinar for the Public Hearing on the ED-27 on Monday, 25 April 2022 at 3.30 PM (GMT +8.00, Malaysia time). Therefore, the IFSB would like to invite all members, stakeholders and interested parties to attend the above programme.   Kindly register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x89h6buGQW-zbZZ9qJyX4g An email confirmation containing about joining the webinar will be sent after registration.   Ms. Fadhila Izzati Mokhtar ([email protected]) is the person in charge of the Public Hearing and she would be pleased to respond to any enquiries relating to the Webinar.   We look forward to receiving your registration for Public Hearing session as well as feedback on ED-27.   Event Snapshots

The Roundtable is organised by the IFSB to discuss the Exposure Draft of Guidance Note-8 on Deepening the Islamic Capital Markets, in line with the IFSB due process for the development of Standards and Guidance/Technical Notes. The ED GN-8 seeks to promote financial stability through deep and liquid Islamic financial systems with diverse instruments that will help enhance countries’ resilience to shocks, and in turn, also support the resilience of other parts of the Islamic financial services industry by providing a wider range of investments with better price discovery. The Roundtable aims to invite selected experts to discuss the some of the issues highlighted in ED GN-8 with a view to soliciting constructive and practical feedback, particularly on specific issues facing the development of the Islamic capital market and practices that have been successful in particular jurisdictions as well as how technology might help in addressing these issues.   Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 26/04/2022 15:00 - 15:10 Opening Remarks 15:10 - 15:25 Overview of ED GN-8 by the Project Manager 15:25 - 16:10 Panel 1: Reducing the Barriers to Primary Issuances 16:10 - 16:55 Panel 2: Increasing Secondary Market Liquidity 16:55 - 17:00 Break 17:00 - 17:55 Panel 3: Sustainability-related Issues in the ICM 17:45 - 18:30 Panel 4: Developing the Islamic Funds Industry   Downloadable Document(s) Event Session(s) - PDF Format