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The Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI)The AAOIFI is an Islamic international autonomous non-profit making corporate body that prepares accounting, auditing, governance, ethics and Shari'a standards for Islamic financial institutions. AETINS (Pentasoft)Formerly known as Pentasoft, AETINS (an acronym for Assured ETernal INsurance Solutions) have developed a comprehensive IT system for the insurance industry making it possible for organisations to launch new products in a matter of hours, so for products like hajj/umrah packages this products can now be launched in hours by companies. Pentasoft is currently working on integrating an islamic wealth management and hedge fund application that will be integrated with the comprehensive package. Bahrain Monetary AgencyThe Agency is the country’s central bank and regulator of the financial sector. In the discharge of these responsibilities it pursues a long-term objective of ensuring that the Kingdom of Bahrain not only retains its position as the Middle East’s pre-eminent financial centre, but continues to strengthen this position by its commitment to intellectual excellence in financial and economic matters. One of its current consultation papers is Building a new insurance regulatory framework—Consultation Paper 7 : Takaful and Retakaful Business. BIMB Trust Limited (BTL)BIMB Trust Ltd (BTL) provides the service of incorporating Takaful and/or Retakaful companies from Labuan Offshore, which will allow those entities to enjoy the Labuan tax advantages. Currently BTL, is the corporate secreatary for ASEAN Retakul International Ltd. BIMB Trust also provides a comprehensive list of Islamic Trust Services especially for Muslims (private trust arrangement) for all type of assets anywhere around the world, thus allowing an organised planning of asset management/distribution to the benefits of family members and the Settlor. This include modern assets such as takaful coverage and mutual funds distributions. CERTCERT is a research, training and consulting provider that concentrates on various research and training services. CERT offers three main services of Islamic financial and management training, corporate and business consulting . The programmes and services are delivered by expert advisors and consultants skilled in both their chosen field and in coaching and providing constructive feedback. The programmes and services are designed to empower both the employers and employees to perform to their best, exploring business best practice, innovative management thinking and product development. Euromoney International Investor PLCAn online store that provides a leading range of financial books, events, magazines, maps, newsletters, self-help guides and directories that cover many areas of finance (including Islamic Insurance). FOIITCThe International Federation of Insurance Takaful Companies started in 1969 when the first Takaful company was established in accordance with juristic opinion (Fatwa) given by the avowed Sharia jurists. That company was the "Islamic Insurance Company" established in Khartoum - the Sudanese capital - by Faisal Islamic Bank. Several other Islamic insurance companies followed suit. To foster the idea of Takaful insurance more institutions and organizations are needed to solidify the movement. The most important body needed is a universal unified organization capable of unifying all the Takaful insurance groups in a federation to be entrusted with the job of developing the ideas through relentless efforts to settle all the problem facing the industry with keen efforts to share the skills and expertise and enhance the know-how skills of the personnel within the industry. Global Takaful Group (GTG)
The Global Takaful Group (GTG) was legally incorporated on 21st May 2007. Prior to this, this group was an informal grouping of takaful and retakaful operators under the name of ASEAN Takaful Group (ATG). Today it has expanded its membership to thirty-five (35) comprising takaful and retakaful operators from various countries, and continues to receive enquiries from many players around the world. Islamic Conferences GroupThe Islamic Conferences Group focuses on delivering specialised services designed to promote the development of Islamic banking and finance. The Group provides complete turnkey solutions to those organisations wishing to; promote their services, expand their product range, launch new products, organise academic and industry related events, such as conferences, workshops, seminars, forums, product launches, and training programmes. Islamic Finance Information ServiceAn information service designed to meet the unique requirements of Sharia-compliant finance industry participants. IFIS is a single-stop resource for investigating market opportunities in the world of Islamic finance and includes the following: top news, company information, financial markets data, research reports, legal and current affairs, deal details, and league tables and Sharia rulings. Islamic Finance NewsIslamic Finance News, the bi-weekly (25 issues per year), electronic newsletter brings you unrivalled editorial coverage of the global Islamic capital markets. Regular sections include: News Briefs providing a comprehensive library of deals and newsworthy stories from around the globe; Country and Sector Reports, many of which are authored by the industry's leading practioners; exclusive Interviews, Case Studies, the Forum where we pose topical questions to our expert board; Takaful News entirely devoted to Islamic Insurance including further case studies, interviews, reports, and much more; Industry performance League Tables; Moves & Promotions; events and training courses; plus much much more. Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB)The IFSB serves as an international standard setting body of regulatory and supervisory agencies that have vested interest in ensuring the soundness and stability of the Islamic financial services industry, which is defined broadly to include banking, capital market and insurance. In advancing this mission, the IFSB will promote the development of a prudent and transparent Islamic financial services industry through introducing new, or adapting existing international standards consistent with Islamic Shari’a principles, and recommend them for adoption. Islamic-finance.comIslamic-finance.com provides a database of several hundred PhDs and other researchers in over thirty countries, an institutions database comprising academic commercial and public institutions in the field of Islamic economics and finance, a books list, details of forthcoming events, occasional job opportunities, and a dedicated consulting and training service. MiddleEast Insurance Review (MIR)MIR is a comprehensive regional magazine which aims to meet the information needs of insurance practiioners in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region and the global takaful industry. MIR covers the following markets: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and global takaful developments in member states of the Organisation of Islamic Conferences (OIC). Takaful-Islamic Insurance - MalaysiaTakaful Islamic Insurance Malaysia is a website that provides articles and videos of Takaful in Malaysia and around the world. Takaful: Real Alternative to Conventional InsuranceWeb site for the proposed first Takaful company in Russia, currently contains articles on Takaful and information on to the Russian insurance industry and Muslim community. The World Fatwa Management & Research InstituteFormed by Islamic University College of Malaysia, the institute was officiated on 26 May 2003. So far the institute had categorized the fatawa into 11 topics/ categories - contemporary fatawa; fatawa al-ahwal al-syakhsiah; fatawa aqeedah; diet specific fatawa; general fatawa; fatawa ibadah; fatawa jinayat; medical fatawa; fatawa muamalat; fatawa siyasah al-syar'iyyah, and fatawa turath. They also have link to the Malaysian National Fatwa Council, Majma' al-Fiqh, and Jurist & Scholars Fatwa; e-fatwa Malaysia; Fatwa Online and Islam Q&A. |