The Inland Revenue and Stamp Duty Legislation (Alternative Bond Schemes) (Amendment) Ordinance is a new piece of legislation, introduced in Hong Kong. This law, which puts the taxation of sukuk on a level footing with conventional bonds in Hong Kong, m…
The Seminar on Strategies for the Development of Islamic Capital Markets was held on June 27 in Hong Kong to promote discussions, understanding and experience-sharing in the area of Islamic capital markets. The event was organised by the Islamic Financ…
– To ensure the day to day processing of Vanilla and Complex Islamic transactions are performed in accordance with written procedures.
– To process Treasury Securities business and to rotate functions on a regular basis in order to ensure continued pro…
According to a report by Kuwait Finance House (KFH), over a period of five years Hong Kong managed to establish Islamic Shariah compliant organizations, authorities, products and services. There is high potential for Islamic banking in Hong Kong due to…
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The government of Hong Kong released the conclusions of a consultation which ended in May 2012. Thus, a taxation framework for Islamic bonds is provided on a par with that for conventional bonds. The promotion of Islamic finance development in Hong Ko…
Mr. John Robertson Wright was appointed Non-Executive Director of EIIB by the Board of EIIB.
Mr. Wright is a career Banker with important experience in UK and international markets including assignments in India, Sri Lanka, West Africa, Canada, Hong Ko…
It seems that Hong Kong’s government plans to go ahead with moves to transform the city into a “vibrant” centre for Islamic finance.
The government was currently working on legislation to make a level playing field for Sukuk and conventional bond…
In late 2012, Bursa Malaysia will advocate the launch of an ESG Index. Similarly, Hong Kong and Singapore stock exchanges have taken on their own action to guarantee that both government and corporations step up in their social responsibility to build …
It seems that HSBC Middle East is going to meet investors in Asia and Europe for a potential sukuk issue. The meetings will take place in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and London.
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