financial products

Brunei’s takaful sector grows

Jan 16, 2014

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Assets held by the Islamic insurance (takaful) sector in Brunei recently have grown significantly while those of conventional types of insurance have been declining,...

Islamic finance goes West: How Brunei can participate

Nov 4, 2013

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The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held in London on October 29 to 31 was the first ever such event in the non-Muslim...

Takaful markets in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia thrive

Oct 29, 2013

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The Malaysian and Saudi Arabian cooperative and Islamic insurance (takaful) markets are the only two that are seeing growth especially in new policies and...

Financial expertise at work

Sep 5, 2013

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Primeiro Partners' Stephen Sieh sheds light on the advisory business in SE Asia

Malaysia overhauls Islamic finance regulations

Jul 13, 2013

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Malaysia has issued a new Islamic Financial Services Act (IFSA) for its $124 billion Islamic finance market - the largest globally - aimed at...

Brunei: Much catching up to do in Islamic banking

Apr 8, 2013

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Brunei has still to fully develop its Islamic finance sector. There are great opportunities for foreign Islamic banking institutions to forge ties with the Brunei government and its banking institutions in pushing the business.