The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will be organising a public lecture by prominent Islamic banker Iqbal Khan, recipient of the prestigious Royal Award for Islamic Finance 2012 (The Royal Award).
The lecture titled "Our Markets, Our Values - A principles-based approach to creating value in Muslim majority markets", will take place on Monday 3 December 2012 at the SC Building in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.
Iqbal Khan will elaborate on the developments and key issues in the Muslim-majority markets including values which had fundamentally driven the history and development of the Islamic finance industry. This will be a platform for intellectual discussion and learning that provides an opportunity for the business community, academics, students and the public to understand the developments in Islamic finance globally. The lecture will begin at 2.00 p.m. and will be followed with a 30-minute Q&A session.
The Royal Award, presented by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in September 2012, was in recognition of Iqbal Khan's prominent role in the course of facilitating, promoting and innovating Islamic finance on a global scale, being instrumental in establishing numerous institutions and initiatives in the Islamic finance industry. He also had an important role in innovating and promoting global sukuk as a mechanism to raise capital by sovereign governments.
Members of the public are invited to attend the public lecture. Attendance, while free, is by registration only. To register, please email sidc@sidc.com.my.
SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA
Members of the Media may contact the Corporate Affairs Department at 03-62048164 (Hamdan Mohamad) 03-62048305 (Lau Mei San), 03-62048401 (Tunku Faradiana Tunku Zainal Abidin) or fax no.: 03-62015078 or e-mail: cau@seccom.com.my.
Background information:The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), a statutory body reporting to the Minister of Finance, was established under the Securities Commission Act 1993. It is the sole regulatory agency for the regulation and development of capital markets. The SC has direct responsibility for supervising and monitoring the activities of market institutions, including the exchanges and clearing houses, and regulating all persons licensed under the Capital Markets & Services Act 2007. More information about the SC is available on its website at www.sc.com.my.
© Press Release 2012
