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Allianz Eyes Indonesian Takaful

Allianz Eyes Indonesian Takaful

<p>Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia plans to double its takaful, market share in five years as it joins insurer Sun Life Financial Indonesia in forming partnerships with banks to tap rising Muslim wealth. Asuransi Allianz made an agreement with HSBC Holdings this year to offer its services. Sun Life will seek to boost business in rural areas via telemarketing campaigns and bank alliances. The takaful market share may climb to 7.9 percent in five years, from 3.9 percent currently. Islamic insurance assets in Indonesia, which has the world&rsquo;s biggest Muslim population at 216 million, increased an average 53 percent in the last five years to Rp 11.4 trillion ($1.1 billion).</p>
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Bank Muamalat Postpones Up to $177m IPO

Bank Muamalat Postpones Up to $177m IPO

<p>Bank Muamalat Indonesia delayed an up to $177 million initial public offering because of recent stock market declines. The sharia lender hasn&rsquo;t decided on a new timetable for the IPO. Muamalat had already lowered the indicative price range on the deal to Rp 575-675 from the original Rp 625-975, to try and drum up demand. CIMB and Bahana Securities were hired to underwrite the IPO.</p>
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Indonesia Raises Rp 760 Billion from Sukuk Auction

Indonesia Raises Rp 760 Billion from Sukuk Auction

Indonesia’s finance ministry raised Rp 760 billion ($78.30 million) at its March 5 sukuk auction, well below the target of Rp 1.5 trillion. The Finance Ministry sold 6-month, 9- and 14-year sukuk to help finance its budget deficit. Incoming bids were Rp 3.4 trillion. The G20 economy plans to raise Rp 57.5 trillion in the first quarter of the year.

Kiddie-Pool Loan Ends Indonesian Invisibility in Islamic Banking

Kiddie-Pool Loan Ends Indonesian Invisibility in Islamic Banking

Indonesia, the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, is developing its Islamic finance industry. It’s speeding up government approvals and fixing a fragmented regulatory system as part of an effort to reach more unbanked Muslims and increase the portion of Islamic assets in the banking system to 15 percent by 2017, from 4.3 percent. Currently, Indonesia ranks fifth in the amount of outstanding Islamic bonds, the number of Indonesians using Islamic financial products increased 36 percent over the past year. However, that’s still only 13.4 million people in a country of 208 million Muslims, which shows Indonesia’s growth potential regarding Islamic finance.

Fifth Govt Sukuk Sale Expected to Bring in Rp 15t

Fifth Govt Sukuk Sale Expected to Bring in Rp 15t

Indonesia’s Finance Ministry is targeting Rp 15 trillion ($1.55 billion) from issuing rupiah-denominated sukuk to its citizens as part of the country’s effort to plug the budget deficit. Dahlan Siamat, director of Islamic financing at the Finance Ministry’s debt management office, said that the sukuk would use government infrastructure projects such as toll roads and bridges as the underlying assets. The government set the annual coupon rate of the rupiah sukuk at 6.0 percent with a tenor of three years.

Bank Syariah Mandiri Preparing to Be First Listed Islamic Lender

Bank Syariah Mandiri Preparing to Be First Listed Islamic Lender

Bank Syariah Mandiri is set to sell shares in an initial public offering next year, aiming to raise more than Rp 1 trillion ($103 million) as the first Islamic lender at the Stock Exchange. Having the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia lags behind its neighbor Malaysia in terms of the development of Islamic finance. The total assets of Islamic compliant lenders in Indonesia accounts for around 4.7 percent of the total banking assets in the country. Moreover, it is home to 120 commercial lenders with combined total assets of Rp 4,000 trillion.
Bank Syariah Mandiri is one of a few units of Bank Mandiri, the country’s largest lender by assets. Other units include Bank Sinar Harapan Bali and Mandiri Sekuritas.

Minimum Down Payment Set for Islamic Financing

Minimum Down Payment Set for Islamic Financing

The Finance Ministry has set stricter down payment requirements on Islamic financing concerning automotive purchases in order to to help curb consumer financing growth. According to the new regulation, a down payment of 20% for two-wheeled vehicle purc…