UK - EDUCATION - Need for Standardisation in Islamic Finance | Mr Habib Motani, Partner, Clifford Chance

Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance (IIBI) is a non-profit organisation that exists to create a wider base of knowledge and understanding of the Islamic financial system and to help the exchange of information between the Islamic and other financial systems through education, workshops, discussions, research and publications directed also towards raising public awareness of the consequences of financial dealings devoid of moral and ethical principles. To find out more about IIBI, visit our website.

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REGULATIONS - The IFSB issues two Exposure Drafts for public consultation

Kuala Lumpur, November 4, 2010 - In its 22nd meeting held today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Technical Committee of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) approved the issuance of the following two Exposure Drafts (EDs):

1. Guidance Note In Connection with the IFSB Capital Adequacy Standard: The Determination of Alpha in the Capital Adequacy Ratio
2. Guidance Note on the Recognition of Ratings by External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) on Takāful and ReTakāful Undertakings