Thursday 5 February 2015

Upcoming Islamic finance masterclasses in Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia

RHT Academy, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, Taylor Wessing, and Azmi & Associates are co-organising masterclasses across two days on Islamic finance in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in March and April 2015. 

Titled Islamic Finance: Contemporary Challenges 2015 & Masterclass, the Singapore event will be held on 26 and 27 March 2015 at the Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre while the Kuala Lumpur event is planned for 6 and 7 April at the JW Marriott, Kuala Lumpur. The Jakarta event is to be on 30 and 31 March, with the venue yet to be confirmed; 

The events are ideal for C-suites and business leaders as well as legal and compliance leaders, and will cover questions such as:

  • How will shari’ah structures be affected by the vision of ASEAN Economic Community? 
  • With the newly elected Indonesian President, what are the possible regulatory developments for Islamic finance in Indonesia? 
  • How will the advancement of technology enforce shari’ah compliance?


Speakers include Nizam Ismail, Partner in Banking & Finance and Corporate, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing and Director, RHT Compliance Solutions; Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz, Director, RHT Compliance Solutions; Sherroy Ong, Associate Director, RHT Compliance Solutions; Vernon Loh, Partner. Banking & Finance, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing; Hamid Yunis, Partner, Head of Global Islamic Finance Practice (UK), Taylor Wessing; Habib Ullah, Partner, Head of Banking & Finance (Middle East), Taylor Wessing; Nada Jarnaz, Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing; Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip, Partner, Azmi & Associates; Erwin Winenda, Partner, Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners; and Dr Emir Hrnjic, Director of Education and Outreach - CAMRI, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore.
For more details, please contact Ms Raihan Roslan at +65 6381 6987 or email raihan.roslan@rhtlawtaylorwessing.com. Registrations before February 28 in Singapore enjoy a discounted rate. Group discounts are available.