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IFSB Roundtable Discussion on Standard on Solvency Requirements for Takāful (Islamic Insurance) Undertakings

Kings Court Room, Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel Colombo

Since the IFSB-11: Standard on Solvency Requirements for Takāful (Islamic Insurance) Undertakings was published in December 2010, the Standard has received various feedback from the public with regards to its applicability to the existing Takāful operators (TO). Many TOs have the impression that the IFSB did not address the pertinent issues with regards to the fungibility of the Shareholders’ Fund and the Participants’ Funds. The Global Takāful Group (GTG) has expressed its wish to be heard. This IFSB Roundtable Discussion is hoped to assist the GTG understand better the true intention of the document. This Roundtable Discussion is supported by Prudential HK Limited and Amana Takaful and participation is by Invitation Only. For more information, please email to Ms. Yazmin Aziz at [email protected]. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 23/11/2011 13:30 - 15:00 Session 1 Overview of the 7 Key Features of IFSB-11 Issues to be discussed: -Takāful versus Insurance -Earmarked Qarḍ -Solvency by Funds 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break & Networking 15:30 - 17:30 Session 2 IFSB’s Viewpoint on Solvency Requirements for Takāful Issues to be discussed: -Imposition of Qarḍ -Artificial Deficit of Funds  Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format

IFSB-FIS Workshop on IFSB Standards for Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities of the IFSB Member Countries

Training Room 2.1 & 2.2, Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Participation in the Workshop is by INVITATION only. This workshop will address the following IFSB Standards and Guidance Notes: -IFSB-1 : Risk Management -IFSB-2 : Capital Adequacy -IFSB-3: Corporate Governance -IFSB-4: Transparency and Market Discipline -IFSB-5: Supervisory Review Process -IFSB-7: Capital Adequacy Requirements for Sukûk & Securitisations and Real Estate Investments -IFSB-10: Sharîah Governance Systems -GN-1: Guidance Note In Connection with the Capital Adequacy Standard: Recognition of Ratings by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) on Shari`ah-Compliant Financial Instruments -GN-2: Guidance Note in Connection with the Risk Management and Capital Adequacy Standards: Commodity Murâbahah Transactions -GN-3: Guidance Note on the Practice of Smoothing the Profits Payout to Investment Account Holders -GN-4: Guidance Note In Connection with the Capital Adequacy Standard: The Determination of Alpha in the Capital Adequacy Ratio For more information on the Workshop, please email to Ms. Yazmin Aziz at [email protected] Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 21/11/2011 ISLAMIC FINANCE : CONCEPT & CONTRACTS AND RISKS IMPLICATION FOR IIFS IFSB-1 : GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF RISK MANAGEMENT FOR INSTITUTIONS (OTHER THAN INSURANCE INSTITUTIONS) OFFERING ONLY ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES 09:00 - 09:30 Registration 09:30 - 09:50 Opening Session 09:50 - 11:15 Session 1 Islamic Finance : Concept & Contracts and Risks Implication for IIFS 11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 2 IFSB-1 : Guiding Principles of Risk Management for Institutions (Other than Insurance Institutions) Offering only Islamic Financial Services • Focus on Credit Risk & Supervisory Perspective • Focus on Equity Risk & Supervisory Perspective • Focus on Operational Risk & Supervisory Perspective 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & Prayer 14:00 - 15:00 Session 3 IFSB-1 : Guiding Principles of Risk Management for Institutions (Other than Insurance Institutions) Offering only Islamic Financial Services (cont.) • Focus on Market Risk & Supervisory Perspective • Focus on Liquidity Risk & Supervisory Perspective • Focus on Rate of Return Risk & Supervisory Perspective 15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break 15:30 - 17:00 Session 4 Intensive Case Study 1 and Discussions : Managing Shari’ah Non-Compliance and Legal Risk in IIFS Intensive Case Study 2 and Discussions : Failure of an IIFS :A Risk Management Perspective Sharing experiences on Risk Management Practices in the IFSB member Countries Day 2 22/11/2011 IFSB-2 : CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARD FOR INSTITUTIONS (OTHER THAN INSURANCE INSTITUTIONS) OFFERING ONLY ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES (IIFS) GN-2: GUIDANCE NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH THE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARDS: COMMODITY MURÂBAHAH TRANSACTIONS 09:30 - 11:00 Session 5 Why do we need for capital regulations? Why international framework such as of BCBS (Basel) on Capital adequacy is not applicable to IIFS? How does IFSB Capital Adequacy framework differ with Basel framework in terms of Numerator (i.e. eligible capital) and Denominator (i.e. Credit risk, Market risk, and Operational risk)? IFSB-2 : Capital Adequacy Standard for Institutions (other than Insurance Institutions) Offering only Islamic Financial Services (IIFS) • Overview of Capital Adequacy Standard • Capital Adequacy Formulas 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 6 Measurement of Capital Adequacy Requirements for Credit Risk • Credit Risk Mitigation • Examples • Group Exercise 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & Prayer 14:00 - 15:30 Session 7 Measurement of Capital Adequacy Requirements for Market Risk • Examples • Group Exercise • Group Discussion on Regulatory Approaches for Applying Risk Weights on Profit Sharing Modes 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:00 Session 8 Measurement of Capital Adequacy Requirements for Operational Risk • Individual Exercise Capital Requirements for Islamic Financing Contracts GN-2 : Guidance Note in Connection with the Risk Management and Capital Adequacy Standards: Commodity Murâbahah Transactions Day 3 23/11/2011 GN-4 : GUIDANCE NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARD: THE DETERMINATION OF ALPHA IN THE CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO GN-1 : GUIDANCE NOTE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARD: RECOGNITION OF RATINGS BY EXTERNAL CREDIT ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONS (ECAIS) ON SHARÎ'AH-COMPLIANT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS IFSB-7 : CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUKÛK & SECURITISATIONS AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS 09:30 - 11:00 Session 9 GN-4: Guidance Note In Connection with the Capital Adequacy Standard: The Determination of Alpha in the Capital Adequacy Ratio • Case Study & Discussion : The Determination of Alpha and Displaced Commercial Risk 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 10 Comprehensive Case Study & Discussion on IFSB-2 : Capital Adequacy for IIFS GN-1: Guidance Note in Connection with the Capital Adequacy Standard: Recognition of Ratings by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) on Sharî'ah-Compliant Financial Instruments Sharing Experiences on Capital Adequacy Requirements in the IFSB Member Countries 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & Prayer 14:00 - 15:30 Session 11 IFSB-7 : Capital Adequacy Requirements for Sukûk & Securitisations and Real Estate Investments 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 - 17:00 Session 12 IFSB-7 : Capital Adequacy Requirements for Sukûk & Securitisations and Real Estate (cont.) Case Study & Discussion Day 4 24/11/2011 IFSB-3 : GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ONLY ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES (EXCLUDING ISLAMIC INSURANCE (TAKAFUL) INSTITUTIONS AND ISLAMIC MUTUAL FUNDS IFSB-10 : GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON SHARIAH GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS FOR INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES GN-3 : GUIDANCE NOTE ON THE PRACTICE OF SMOOTHING THE PROFITS PAYOUT TO INVESTMENT ACCOUNT HOLDERS 09:30 - 11:00 Session 13 IFSB-3 : Guiding Principles on Corporate Governance for Institutions Offering Only Islamic Financial Services (Excluding Islamic Insurance (Takaful) Institutions and Islamic Mutual Funds • Overview of Corporate Governance • Recommended Best Practices on Corporate Governance for the IIFS 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 13:00 Session 14 Recommended Best Practices on Corporate Governance for the IIFS (cont.) GN-3 : Guidance Note on the Practice of Smoothing the Profits Payout to Investment Account Holders Case Studies on IFSB-3 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch & Prayer 14:00 - 16:00 Session 15 IFSB-10 : Guiding Principles On Shariah Governance Systems For Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Services • Overview of Shari’ah Governance Systems • General Approach to Shari’ah Governance Systems Criteria for Sound Shari’ah Governance Systems Case Studies Sharing Experiences on Corporate Governance & Shari’ah Governance for IIFS in the IFSB Member Countries 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break Day 5 25/11/2011 IFSB-4 : DISCLOSURES TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND MARKET DISCIPLINE FOR

4th Islamic Financial Stability Forum : Strengthening Financial Safety Nets: Sharī`ah Compliant Lender of last Resort (LOLR) Facilities and Emergency Financing Mechanisms and Deposit Insurance

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The IFSB organised its 4th Islamic Financial Stability Forum (4th IFSF) on 17 November 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 4th IFSF was held in conjunction with the 19th Council Meeting of the IFSB. Programme - Event Session(s) Date Time Topics Day 1 17/11/2011 14:30 - 14:40 Opening Remarks H.E. Mohammed Said Shahin, Governor, Central Bank of Jordan 14:40 - 15:20 Session 1: The role of central banks and monetary authorities in the development of adequate infrastructure and instruments for Sharī`ah-compliant Lender of Last Resort (LOLR) facilities and emergency financing mechanisms Main impediments to the development of infrastructure and instruments for Sharī`ah-compliant LOLR facilities and emergency financing mechanisms; Required characteristics of instruments for use in Sharī`ah-compliant LOLR facilities; Cross-border Sharī`ah-compliant LOLR facilities and the need for coordination among regulatory and supervisory authorities. Speaker: H.E. Dr Halim Alamsyah, Deputy Governor, Bank Indonesia Discussant: Ms Claire Louis McGuire, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Financial and Private Sector Development Unit, The World Bank 15:20 - 16:00 Session 2: The implementation of Sharī`ah compliant deposit insurance schemes for Islamic financial services industry Appropriate models for Sharī`ah-compliant Deposit Insurance Schemes; Governance issues in Sharī`ah-compliant Deposit Insurance Schemes; Regulatory, legal and Sharī`ah issues related to Sharī`ah-compliant Deposit Insurance Schemes. Speaker: Mr Md Khairuddin Bin Hj Arshad, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation Discussant: Dr. Abdel Gadir Mohammed Salih, General Manager, Bank Deposit Security Fund Sudan Downloadable Document(s) 1.) Event Session(s) - PDF Format