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Opportunities abound in booming markets

Rising costs have been forcing many banks and other financial institutions in Hong Kong to move back-office operations from Central to less expensive parts of town, writes Michael Taylor. ...

Faith and profit

Career opportunities in shariah-compliant finance are growing as companies meet rising demand, reports Jolene Otremba. ...

A share of shariah, a handful of takaful

Most commonly referred to as Islamic law, it covers all areas of spiritual and moral obligations, as well as duties in Islam, writes Jolene Otremba. ...

Scholars or specialists

Hong Kong is not really a hub for Islamic finance, with more of this type of business in the Far East run out of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, says John Mullally. ...

Nigeria’s Islamic finance sector starts to stir

Nigeria, with a largely untapped market of over 80m Muslims, is expected to see increasing use of Islamic banking windows as much of the regulatory framework has been established. The first sukuk Islamic bond may come soon, followed by short-term liquidity management products – all pointing to potential jobs in the banking sector ...

Indonesian 'takaful' market beckons

Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia plans to double its share of the takaful, or Islamic insurance, market in five years as it joins insurer Sun Life Financial Indonesia in forming partnerships to tap Muslim wealth. ...

Islamic banking gains footing in Hong Kong

By adhering to its principles, Islamic banking and finance has grown in recent decades from a peripheral financial network to a sizeable complementary system within ... ...

National Bank of Pakistan's general manager in Hong Kong sees solid career prospects in Shariah finance

Mumtaz Rafi, general manager of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in Hong Kong, offers a case study in successful ... ...

Focus on China, Islamic banking

Professor Leslie Young, programme director of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's postgraduate diploma in global finance (PDGF), says the course's content follows current issues in finance and focuses on ... ...

Banks should eye Middle East

Developing Islamic finance could create jobs for accountants and investment analysts... ...