The debate, hosted by International Fund Investment magazine, will discuss the convergence of Islamic and conventional alternative investing, and will cover topics including:
• Overall analysis of developments in Islamic alternative investment
• Developments in Shariah compliant hedge funds
• Prospects for conventional Middle Eastern based hedge funds
• Prospects for Shariah compliant real estate, private equity, structured products and commodity funds
Jeremy Beswick, Head of Asset Management, EIIB, will be participating in the debate, along with:
Zeeshan Ali, Portfolio Manager, Argent Financial Group International Simon Osborn, Editor, International Fund Investment Saad Al Shamlan, Chief Executive, Capital Management House
Bindesh Shah, Founding Partner, Amiri Capital
The debate starts at 10.00 am, Tuesday 12 December at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Manama, Bahrain, and will be followed by a buffet lunch at 12.00 noon.
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European Islamic Investment Bank Plc ('EIIB'), the first independent, Sharia'a compliant Islamic investment bank to be authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK, is sponsoring a roundtable debate on Islamic investing, to be held on 12 December in Manama, Bahrain.
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About EIIB:EIIB was incorporated in January 2005 and received its authorisation by the FSA on 9 March 2006. On 3 April, it opened for business, and on 17 May completed its IPO and was admitted to London's AIM market.
Headquartered in London, EIIB's range of products and services will include the following Sharia'a compliant investment banking activities:
- Islamic Treasury and Capital Markets
- Asset Management, including Private Banking
- Structured Trade Finance
- Corporate Finance and Advisory
EIIB aims to deliver a full choice of alternative investment opportunities, enabling Islamic investors to construct balanced and sophisticated portfolios which can access a full range of asset classes internationally.
EIIB will seek to service a market for Sharia'a compliant investment banking services in Europe, the Middle East and Asia that it believes has been under-exploited by conventional and Islamic banks, and by non-banking institutions. EIIB intends to become a major participant in the market for Islamic securities, treasury and investment products, which is currently experiencing rapid growth.
The founding shareholders of EIIB include Gulf based individuals and institutions, including a number of Islamic banks, as well as individuals and companies based in Europe.
Issued on behalf of European Islamic Investment Bank by Hill & Knowlton.
For more information contact
Sami Amin on
Tel: +973 17 533532,
Fax: +973 17 533370
EIIB plc
Jeremy Beswick Tel: +44 20 7847 9970
Fishburn Hedges
Mark Tierney/Michelle James
Tel: +44 20 7839 4321
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorMonday, December 11 - 2006 at 12:46 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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