Description
The Bar Council Islamic Finance Committee (“IFC”) is pleased to collaborate with the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (“INCEIF”) to provide Members and pupils with the opportunity to obtain an Executive Certificate in Islamic Finance. The programme aims to provide participants with skills to:
(1) Identify the Syariah principles that apply in Islamic finance practice;
(2) Describe the regulatory framework for Islamic finance industries; and
(3) Construct legal documents for basic Islamic finance facilities.
To complete the Executive Certificate in Islamic Finance programme, participants must complete two subjects. The details for the programme are as follows:
12 Oct 2022: Shariah Aspects for Islamic Finance (Introductory Level)
13 Oct 2022: Legal Documentation for Islamic Finance (Introductory Level)
Should you have any enquiries, please contact:
Vanimalar Money Selvam (03-2050 2100; vanimalar@malaysianbar.org.my); Saunthriah Nagarasu (03- 2050 2114; saunthriah@malaysianbar.org.my)
Speaker
Prof Dr Younes Soualhi
Deputy Director of Research Development and Innovations and Head of Islamic Banking Unit, International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (“ISRA”), Malaysia; Lecturer, INCEIF.
Prof Younes joined HSBC Amanah Malaysia’s Shariah Committee in 2009 and served as the Chairman of the Committee from 2009 until 6 Feb 2017. He is actively involved as a lecturer, researcher, trainer and consultant in Islamic Banking and Finance.
Prof Younes is the former Deputy Dean of the International Islamic University Malaysia (“IIUM”)’s Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (“IIiBF”) and was a former lecturer in the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, IIUM. He is currently a Senior Researcher and also the Head of Islamic Banking Unit at ISRA. He also serves as a member of the Shariah Committee of HSBC Amanah Malaysia, Chairman of the Shari’ah Board of Munich Re Takaful Malaysia, member of the Shariah Board of Bursa Malaysia, and a Shariah advisor at Addengreens Financial Services, Dubai.
Prof Younes obtained his BA in Shari’ah degree from Emir Abdulqadir University for Islamic Sciences in Algeria, and MA and PhD from IIUM and University of Malaya (“UM”), respectively. He also holds a Diploma in Human Sciences and is a registered financial planner (“RFP”) awarded by the Malaysian Financial Planning Council (“MFPC”). He has published many articles and books in pure Syariah-related issues and in Islamic banking and finance. He has also conducted research in collaboration with Amanie Business Solutions in Kuala Lumpur and ISRA.
Ahmad Lutfi Abdull Mutalip
Partner, Azmi & Associates
Ahmad Lutfi graduated from IIUM with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1995. He spent the term of his pupillage with Allen & Gledhill, and was admitted to the Malaysian Bar in 1996. Ahmad Lutfi obtained his professional qualification from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (“ICSA”), and graduated from ICSA in February 1996. He joined Hisham, Sobri & Kadir in April 1996, and has advised various clients in numerous exercises ranging from private debt securities, syndicated financing, structured and project financing, privatisation and build-operate-transfer / build-operate-own projects including water privatisation, mergers and acquisitions, energy and power-related transactions, oil and gas, joint ventures, telecommunication projects and building contracts. He became a partner of Hisham Sobri & Kadir in January 2000.
He is a founding partner of Azmi & Associates, and is responsible for the development of the Financial Services Practice Group, and the Mergers, Acquisitions and New Ventures Practice Group.
Terms and Conditions
Event Policy
Places are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For events with registration fees, all payments must be made in advance, including bank charges. Registration will be confirmed once proof of payment is provided by email or fax, and full payment is received.
For events that are not organised by Bar Council, please note that you are subject to the relevant terms and conditions specified by the external providers.
Cancellation
Cancellations must be made in writing.
If you have failed to inform the organiser on your cancellation for three consecutive times, you may be blacklisted for future events.
Refunds
Refunds will be processed after the event is completed. This may take up to 30 business days. The conditions for refunds are as follows:
- Full refunds will be issued if the event is cancelled or postponed by the organiser due to some circumstances.
- No refunds for this course. However substitution is allowed.
The organiser reserves the right to modify, cancel or postpone the event, should circumstances arise that make such action necessary, whereupon all registration fees paid will be refunded.
Transferral
You are allowed to transfer your place to another participant, but you must notify the organiser with the necessary details.
Attendance
CPD points will not be awarded to lawyers and pupils in chambers from Peninsular Malaysia who arrive more than 15 minutes late, are not present throughout the event, or leave before its scheduled end.
Privacy
The personal information that you provide to the Bar Council, whether now or in the future, may be used, recorded, stored, disclosed or otherwise processed by or on behalf of the Bar Council for the purposes of facilitation and organisation of this event, research and audit, maintenance of a participant database for the promotion of this event, and such ancillary services as may be relevant.
Disclaimer
- Materials will be emailed only. No printed notes will be provided.
- No recording of the event is permitted via any means at any time.
- No part of the event content may be used/reproduced in any form without the written and explicit consent of the Bar Council and speaker(s).
