Tom Theobald, Hani Ibrahim, Dr Ataf Ahmed and Alexander Armstrong
Luxembourg for Finance and QInvest are hosting an Islamic Finance Workshop on Tuesday 24th November 2015. Luxembourg for Finance is the agency for the development of the Luxembourg financial centre. QInvest is Qatar’s leading investment group and one of the most prominent Islamic finance institutions globally.
The event, which will be held in Luxembourg, will bring together investment fund professionals, bankers corporates and industry practitioners to discuss Sukuk issuance and ways of promoting the Sukuk market as well as the emergence of Islamic high yield financing as an alternative. It will also examine the salient trends and challenges facing the fast-growing Islamic asset management industry.
The workshop will have presentations from a number of senior figures at QInvest, namely, Hani Ibrahim, Head of Debt Capital Markets; Alexander Armstrong, Head of Financial Institutions & Structured Finance and Dr Ataf Ahmed, Head of Asset Management. They will be joined by Luxembourg and international panelists from the industry, including the CEO of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Commenting on the event Hani Ibrahim, Head of Debt
Capital Markets at QInvest, said:
“QInvest is very pleased to be working with Luxembourg for
Finance for this event. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has
been a significant contributor to the growth of the
Islamic finance sector with its €200 million five-year
Sukuk last year. This workshop will provide the
opportunity to debate some of the pressing themes in the
Islamic finance industry, at a critical moment in its
development. At QInvest we continue to see growing
interest in Islamic finance, across Sukuk and Islamic
asset management, as investors look for new means to
diversify their portfolios and generate returns. “
Tom Theobald, Deputy CEO of Luxembourg for Finance
said:
“This workshop is an opportunity for Luxembourg
practitioners to deepen their knowledge of Islamic finance
products and discuss current and future trends. As the
second largest fund centre in the world and home to the
world’s leading stock exchange for international
securities listings, Luxembourg is today a key centre for
the development of Islamic finance in Europe. As in other
areas, such as the internationalisation of the Renminbi,
Luxembourg has been successful by building on its openness
and innovation, as well as its unique expertise in
cross-border financial services. The Grand Duchy has
played a pioneering role in Islamic finance in Europe for
more than 35 years, as it was not only the first country
in Europe to host an Islamic finance institution and a
European Shariah compliant insurance firm, but also the
first to list a Sukuk in Europe and to issue a sovereign
Sukuk in Euro.”