EPICENTRE: Islamic Real Estate And Investment Trusts - A Promising Asset Class For Wealth Management

	December 2013 / Safar 1435H
Since Malaysia's innovative launch of the world's first Islamic REIT in July 2006, the asset class has registered encouraging growth and presents strong prospects to augment the Islamic wealth management practices globally.
Other Highlights:
First Meeting of the Malaysia - Hong Kong Private Sector Dialogue on Offshore Renminbi Business This Dialogue was established following the agreement by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in August 2013 to strengthen the collaboration between Malaysia and Hong Kong in the area of renminbi (RMB) business. READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
First Meeting of the Joint Forum on Islamic Finance between Hong Kong and Malaysia The first meeting of the private sector led Joint Forum on Islamic Finance (Forum) was held in Hong Kong on 3rd December. The Forum was set up pursuant to an agreement between the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in August 2013 to strengthen collaboration between Hong Kong and Malaysia in the area of Islamic finance. READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
FAA Strengthens Its Accreditation Initiatives in MENA Region FAA signed the Cooperation Agreement with University College of Bahrain (UCB). The agreement is set to encourage the development and delivery of quality learning of academic programmes for the Islamic Finance and Finance related programmes in Bahrain. READ THE PRESS RELEASE HERE
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