Middle East Conference on Derivitives-How Shariah Is being marketed to dominate the world economy.

Derivatives and structured products in the Middle East are on the verge of an explosion. After a fall in Middle Eastern stock markets early last year, closely followed by the ongoing global credit crisis, investors are now showing a huge appetite for derivative-based investments such as principal protected and constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) products.
 
Euromoney Seminars’ Derivatives Middle East Conference will be your chance to hear firsthand from the leading industry practitioners about the latest derivatives trades being executed, the structures emerging, and the trends in both conventional and Islamic products.

• Dr. Mohamad Nedal Al-Chaar, Secretary General, AAOIFI
• Afaq Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Banking, Standard Chartered
• Chandan Ghatakb, Chief Finance Officer, Taghleef Industries
• Tushar Patel, Assistant Group Treasurer, DP World
• Hassan Chehime, Head of Risk Management, Investcorp
• Eyad Mashal, Executive Director, Julis Baer
• Aalaeddine Chahbi, Head of Convertibles and Equity Derivatives, Evolvence Capital
• Haissam Arabi, Managing Director, Shuaa Asset Management
• Lauremt Dambly, Executive Director, Capital Markets, Arqaam Capital
• Sulaiman T. Al-Abduljader, Vice President, Corporate Finance and Investment Services Group, Coast Investment and Development Company
• Irfan Dhankot, Finance & Accounts Manager, ABB Industries
• Gilles Rollet, Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, Mirabaud

• Comparing the liquidity of local derivatives markets with offshore markets
• How are derivatives used by local banks and corporations to manage asset and liability risk exposure?
• What derivatives trades are being approved by local regulators?
• What derivative structures are permissible under shari’ah
• How are asset managers and hedge funds employing derivatives to manage shari’ah compliant assets?
• What are the challenges local derivatives exchanges need to overcome to boost liquidity?
• What is the appetite for structured products and derivative-based investments amongst private bankers and high net-worth (HNW) individuals?
• Assessing recent innovations in structured and derivative-based investments in the Middle East – how sophisticated are markets?
• Generating alpha with Islamic indices – how can benchmarking enhance investment portfolios?

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Kind regards

Anna Govett
Euromoney Seminars
UK +44 (0) 20 7779 8999

P.S. Remember, book your place before 19th September 2008 and receive a £200 discount.