2-Days Specialized Training Workshop on ISLAMIC BANKING & FINANCE 6th - 7th October, 2014 at University of New Orleans, New Orleans - USA. Jointly Organized by In Association with Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) The University of New Orleans
AlHuda CIBE AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) is a well established name in Islamic Banking and Finance with state-of-the-ar t advisory, consultancy, capacity building, and research and product development services. AlHuda CIBE has organized hundreds of international training workshops/conferences on Islamic Banking and Finance in order to build the capacity of Islamic finance professionals around the globe. As there is tremendous potential for Islamic finance in the United States of America (USA), AlHuda CIBE plans to organize a Two Day Specialized Training Workshop on Islamic Banking and Finance in conjunction with FAAIF. FAAIF The Franco American Alliance of Islamic Finance (FAAIF) is a legal and management consultancy firm with the aim of assisting institutional clients develop Islamic windows including Shariah compliance, segregation of funds, accounting standards, and constructs comprehensive and fully functional Islamic finance departments in law firms. The FAAIF team also provides training and consultation regarding all aspects of ethical and Islamic finance to the wider professional arena. About the Training: AlHuda CIBE and FAAIF, realizing the immense need of training on Islamic Banking and Finance in New Orleans and the USA, plan to organize a Two Days Training Workshop on Islamic Banking and Finance in conjunction with the University of New Orleans in order to address the needs of the American banking, legal, and professional community and help the USA remain competitive in international financial markets. The training course will be conducted by Islamic Banking and Finance experts and scholars through strategically designed and delivered content.
CONTENTS The contents for the Two Days Specialized Training Workshop on Islamic Banking and Finance are: Understanding Riba (Interest) and Gharar (Uncertainty) in Islamic Finance Introduction to Islamic Banking and Finance Asset and Liability Side Products (Trade, Partnership and Rental based products) Islamic Banking and Finance in the USA Holy Book Banking Explanation of the Different Modes of Islamic Finance, Takaful (Islamic Insurance), and Sukuk (Islamic Bonds) Documentation Required to Conduct each Mode of Islamic Banking and Finance/Transaction, Sukuk, and Takaful Sukuk Case Studies Structuring, Operation, and Performance of Sukuk Advantages of Sukuk for Issuer and Investors Sukuk Trends Legal Aspects of Takaful How to Introduce Sukuk and Takaful in the USA Islamic Funds Shari ah in Islamic Banking and Finance Shari ah and Dispute Resolution in Islamic Banking and Finance Dispute Resolution in Islamic Banking and Finance Financial Reporting in Islamic Banks Risk Management in Islamic Banking and Finance: Introduction of Risk and Its Management o Concept of Risk and Its Type o Use of Derivative, Future, Hedging & Swaps Instruments. o Islamic Perspective for Risk Management o Fundamentals of risk Management in Islam. o Risk Management of Islamic Banking o Type of Risk in Islamic Banking and Financial Instruments (other than insurance) i.e. Credit Risk, Equity Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk, Rate of Return Risk, Operational Risk, Political Risk, Internal Risk, External Risk etc. Islamic Microfinance Products, Features & Mechanism Microfinance for the Inner Cities of America The Importance for America to get Involved in the Global Islamic Finance Industry Training Methodology The segregation of methods to be used for training is following: 70% of total time for lectures/slide Show/Multimedia Presentations 20% of total time for Class discussions and experience sharing (Q&A Session) 10% of total time for Individual and group work presentation 70% Lectures/Slide 20% Class discussions and 10% Individual and group show/multimedia experience sharing (Q & work presentation 10% Presentations A Session) of total time
SPEAKERS Mr. M. Kabir Hassan, Head of the Finance Department at University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA. M. Kabir Hassan is Professor of Finance and Hibernia Professor of Economics and Finance in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of New Orleans. Dr. Hassan received his BA in Economics and Mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA, and an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA respectively. Dr. Hassan is a financial economist with consulting, research, and teaching experience in development finance, money and capital markets, Islamic finance, corporate finance, investments, monetary economics, macroeconomics, and international trade and finance. Dr. Hassan has supervised 34 doctoral theses and many of his students are now well placed in academia, government, and the private sector. He is the editor of The Global Journal of Finance and Economics and the Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, and co-editor of the Journal of Economic Cooperation and Development. Dr. Hassan is the co-editor (with M.K. Lewis) of Handbook of Islamic Banking and Islamic Finance, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics (Edward Elgar, 2007), and co-editor (with Michael Mahlknecht) of Islamic Capital Market: Products and Strategies (John Wiley and Sons, 2011). In addition, he is the co-author of Islamic Entrepreneurship (Routledge UK, 2010). Dr. Hassan has also written the first textbook (co-authored with Dr Kayed and Dr. Oseni) on Islamic Finance published by Pearson in 2013. Mr. Muhammad Zubair Mughal Managing Director, AlHuda CIBE FZ LLE UAE, Islamic Banking Expert Muhammad Zubair Mughal is the Managing Director and CEO of AlHuda CIBE UAE and Pakistan and CEO of Islamic Microfinance Network (IMFN) and Halal Research Council in Pakistan. He has been serving the Islamic Banking and Finance industry for ten years in the areas of Islamic Financial Engineering, Modeling, Product Development, Market, and Gap Analysis. Mr. Mughal also actively promotes Islamic Finance through Education, Research, Trainings, and Conferences on the global canvas and landscape. Mr. Mughal is the Chief Editor of a magazine on Islamic Banking and Finance True Banking, which depicts his strategic vision in Islamic Finance as well as the author of hundreds of articles and op-eds regarding Islamic finance. Muhammad Zubair Mughal is a truly international, passionate and hardworking individual with a strategic vision in Islamic Finance. He has served with a number of public and private sector organizations in the capacity of Islamic finance advisor and consultant around the globe and remains a prominent leader in the global Islamic finance industry. Ms. Camille Paldi, Country Manager, AlHuda CIBE FZ LLE, Dubai UAE, CEO, FAAIF Camille Paldi has a BA with Honors from Colgate University in New York and a Masters Degree in Islamic Finance from Durham University in the UK. Being a qualified Islamic finance specialist, Camille is also a lawyer in four countries and nine jurisdictions around the world and has received legal training in common, civil, and Shari'ah law in six countries spanning five continents of the earth in Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the Middle East. She is a US citizen born in the state of Hawaii and spent half of her life abroad in various countries of the world. Ms. Paldi founded FAAIF Limited, FAAIF Events JLT, and ilovetheuae.com FZ LLE (UAE Laws and Islamic Finance). She has over 10 years of global diversified work experience in the private and public sector and brings with her a wealth of practical knowledge acquired around the globe from the worlds' leading educational institutions. Ms. Paldi is widely published in Islamic finance in various journals, newspapers, and magazines. Ms. Paldi, with her unique international experience, brings a fresh and vibrant perspective to Islamic finance.
Who should attend this Training? Banks Law Firms Financial Institutions Capital & Investment Market Leasing, Insurance, & Bond Market Islamic Banks & Islamic Financial Institutions Mortgage Houses/Companies Stock Markets Asset Management Companies Trade Associations/ Chamber of Commerce Universities, Research, and Training Centers Regulators Students and Faculty from the University of New Orleans and Surrounding Universities US Government Officials
2-Days Specialized Training Workshop on Islamic Banking & Finance 6th - 7th October, 2014 at University of New Orleans, New Orleans - USA. The Training fee shall include admission to the Two days specialized Training, Tea/Coffee, Lunch, Training Material and Certificates. Training 2-Days Specialized Training Workshop on Islamic Banking & Finance Fee Detail USD 950 You can proceed your fee by Cheque or Demand Draft in favour of AlHuda CIBE or you can also transfer your fee Online/Wire Transfer. Bank account detail is below: For Participants Beneficiary Name: Al Huda Beneficiary A/C#: 0204-0100430195 Bank Name: Meezan Bank Ltd, Lahore - Pakistan. Branch Address: Garden Town Branch, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan Bank Swift Code MEZNPKKA Corresponding Bank: Swift Address: IBAN: Standard Chartered Bank, New York U.S.A SCBLUS33 PK56MEZN0002040100430195 160-B, 1st Floor, Ahmed Block, New Garden Town, Lahore-Pakistan. Tel: (+92-42) 35913096-98, Fax: (+92-42) 35913056 E-mail: info@alhudacibe.com, Web: www.alhudacibe.com
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