Latest Takaful Podcast Episodes
The chicken-and-egg problem of a debut VC fund
IFN OnAir - May 17, 2023 02:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFicus Capital is targeting to close its inaugural Islamic Southeast Asian Tech Fund in the third quarter of this year. ISFI speaks to Rina Neoh, the managing partner of Ficus Capital, to learn about some of the challenges of managing an inaugural fund as well as how the venture capital firm has ...
2023 Islamic finance observations and projections
IFN OnAir - May 03, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith escalating geopolitical tension weighing on the global economy, the banking and finance system is under immense pressure. Vineeta Tan speaks to Moody’s Investors Service’s analysts – Alexander Perjessy, Ashraf Madani and Mohammed Ali Londe to understand the implications on the Islamic finan...
Halal metaverse – what is it about?
IFN OnAir - April 19, 2023 03:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, Vineeta Tan speaks to Mohammed Alim, CEO of IBF Net, which built the first Halal metaverse, to understand what the Halal virtual world is all about.
Kayseri Seker's innovative agricultural Sukuk: a sweet deal
IFN OnAir - April 03, 2023 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTurkiye’s largest beet growers cooperative brand Kayseri Seker issued a TRY85 million (US$4.44 million) Sukuk in February 2022. The facility was the first Sukuk to use a quota of crystal sugar as an underlying asset and was also the first Sukuk issued by a cooperative in Turkiye. ISFI speaks t...
Shifting away from debt-based financial paradigm
IFN OnAir - March 20, 2023 02:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn a conversation with IFN Managing Editor Vineeta Tan, global finance pundit Andrew Sheng expounds on the ways we could move toward a more equitable and sustainable future including by investing in social enterprises and exploring Shariah compliant equity-based financial models as the current d...
The challenges of issuing Sukuk in the Maldives
IFN OnAir - March 07, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDr Aishath Muneeza, who was personally involved in structuring all the corporate Sukuk offered in the Maldives as well as the private sukuk and Islamic treasury instruments for the government of Maldives, talks to IFN's Emir Zainul about the challenges of issuing Sukuk in the Maldives, as she hi...
Re-building trust in Canada's Islamic finance industry
IFN OnAir - February 28, 2023 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsS Zuhair Naqvi, the founder and CEO of Halal mortgage business EQRAZ, talks to IFN's Nessreen Tamano about what he would like to see more of in the Canadian Islamic finance industry in the near future, including more awareness and knowledge on Shariah products by both industry players and custom...
Climate risk management for financial institutions
IFN OnAir - February 22, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThere is increasing pressure on banks to adopt effective climate risk management practices. Vineeta Tan speaks with Madelena Mohamed, the director of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s Sustainability Unit, to understand how financial institutions in Malaysia are to approach climate risks, within the c...
Allen & Overy discusses legal challenges in Islamic sustainable finance
IFN OnAir - February 16, 2023 01:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith the upcoming COP28 to be held in a Muslim jurisdiction for the second year in a row, the spotlight is very much on the Islamic finance industry on how it can contribute to the global decarbonization efforts. ISFI speaks to Joe Clinton and Afsha Karim from Allen & Overy about some of the leg...
Germany: A changing Islamic finance narrative
IFN OnAir - February 02, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, Vineeta Tan speaks to the co-founders of German Islamic fintech start-up INAIA, Bilgehan Akbiyik and Emre Akyel, to understand how COVID-19 has altered the fledgling Shariah finance landscape in Germany, and how digitalization is playing a vital role in tapping this market.
Labuan prepares for Islamic digital offerings
IFN OnAir - January 30, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsShahruladeri Mohamad Adnan, CEO of CIB Capital and formerly the director of business development at the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, shares insights on Labuan’s Islamic finance industry, particularly the Sukuk market, in this episode of IFN Podcast, with news editor Nessre...
Salaam Takaful talks upcoming partnerships and launch of digital life Takaful company
IFN OnAir - January 20, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsISFI speaks to Rizwan Hussein, CEO and managing director of Salaam Takaful, about the challenges of offering crop Takaful coverage as well as its plans for 2023.
Dialogue 2: Islamic Sustainable and Responsible Investing
IFN OnAir - January 11, 2023 08:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsOpportunity knocks: the dazzling global prospects for Islamic sustainable finance and investment. Important considerations in the development of efficacious Islamic sustainable investment products. Understanding the structure and benefits of transition, sustainable and sustainability-linked i...
Session 3: Digital Assets, Digitalization and the Evolution of Islamic Financial Services
IFN OnAir - January 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe digitalization of Islamic financial services: what is working, what is viable and what is not? What do the answers to these questions mean for the evolution of Islamic financial services in Saudi Arabia? Does digitalization allow us to better address issues such as product authenticity and...
Session 1: Global Shariah Compliant Asset Management and Islamic Capital-Raising
IFN OnAir - January 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsInflation, a rising interest rate environment and the implications for potential issuers of Islamic capital market products. What do these factors also mean for the outlook of the global Shariah compliant investment community? Evolving Shariah compliant fund and collective investment schemes;...
Islamic investing in Australia
IFN OnAir - January 11, 2023 03:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNick Heuzenroeder, CEO of Haven Wealth, talks about the Australian Islamic investment landscape and Takaful market, as well as his company’s plan to launch a Sukuk fund and an Islamic insurance product this year, in this episode of IFN Podcast with news editor Nessreen Tamano.
Session 1: Islamic Finance and Investment in Singapore: A Golden Opportunity
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith the emergence of the first Shariah compliant balanced fund in Singapore to use quant investing technology and ESG screening in Singapore, what is the potential for the development of further such collective investment products in the republic? What opportunities does MAS’s Green & Sustainab...
Session 2: IFN Singapore OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsZhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, Member of Parliament, Singapore
Doing the Right Thing: Successfully Positioning Islamic ESG and Sustainable Finance and Investment in Indonesia
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhy is a united regulatory response to climate risk so important for the financial services industry, and how do we evaluate initiatives that encourage investors to channel capital into sustainable economic activity, and guide government and quasi-government resource allocation towards climate t...
Technology Roundtable: Digitalization and the Evolution of Indonesian Islamic Financial Services
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe digitalization of Islamic financial services: what is working, what is viable, and what is not? What do the answers to these questions mean for the evolution of Islamic financial services in Indonesia? How do we evaluate key initiatives designed to modernize and digitally transform the natio...
Building Momentum: Indonesian Islamic Financial Services, the Halal Economy and Social Finance
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe offer a critical analysis of the applicability of Islamic financial services to two vital, burgeoning sectors in Indonesia: The Halal economy, and social finance. How large is the Halal economy both domestically and internationally? What are the opportunities for servicing, supplying, financi...
Indonesian Islamic Capital Markets: Fit for Purpose
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat represents innovation in the Indonesian Sukuk market: pioneering structures, sourcing underliers, and the transition from ESG to Impact? What options do hybrid or combination Sukuk offer local issuers, particularly in asset heavy industries such as oil and gas, and aviation? How do Tier-1 a...
IFN Indonesia 2022 - Keynote Address
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 03:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAstera Primanto Bhakti, Director General of Fiscal Balance, Ministry of Finance, the Republic of Indonesia, Secretary General of the Indonesian Association of Islamic Economists (IAEI)
IFN Pakistan OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 02:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGhulam Muhammad Abbasi, Director, Islamic Banking Department, State Bank of Pakistan
IFN Bangladesh OnAir Roadshow 2022 - Keynote Address
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 02:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDr Mizanur Rahman, Commissioner, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)
Session One - Enlarging the Footprint of Islamic Financial Services in Pakistan: Digitalization and Conversion
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn conjunction with the State Bank of Pakistan’s Licensing and Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks, and with five digital banking licenses available in 2022, how will the development, provision and distribution of digital Islamic financial services evolve in Pakistan? How can Islamic finance ...
Building Momentum: Islamic Finance in Bangladesh
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWith the Bangladesh Sukuk market achieving several firsts in 2021, what is next for this burgeoning sector, and what effects will tax and regulatory changes have? Will we see further incentives and how can corporate issuers be encouraged to embrace Sukuk as a form of mainstream financing? How sh...
Session Two - Islamic Green & Sustainable Finance Solutions in Pakistan
IFN OnAir - January 09, 2023 02:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHow should Pakistan further employ Shariah-based green and responsible financing solutions in response to important challenges such as limiting climate change, alleviating poverty, and driving financial inclusion? What does the evolution of green Sukuk mean for potential issuers in Pakistan? How...
Contemporary Islamic Capital Markets: Fit for Purpose
IFN OnAir - January 06, 2023 02:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat represents innovation in the contemporary Sukuk market: pioneering structures, sourcing underliers, and the transition from ESG to Impact? What options do hybrid or combination Sukuk offer issuers, particularly in asset heavy industries such as oil and gas, and aviation, and why have such s...
Islamic Social Finance: Offering Relief, Creating Opportunities and Improving Lives
IFN OnAir - January 06, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat is social finance, why is it important and how can Islamic financial institutions play a significant role in its growth and development? In a post-pandemic world, what does social finance offer in terms of relief and renewal, and what real-life examples are there of this in practice? How ca...