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The Banker Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions ranking
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The Banker Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions ranking
- With over 600 institutions registered from nearly 50 countries, this authoritative ranking sets the industry benchmark
- With nearly 300 institutions reporting sharia-compliant assets of $650 billion, this ranking is a must-have for anyone interested in this fast-growing sector
- This interactive tool enables users to rank key players based on assets,
profits, return on assets or growth by country or region
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Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) was established in 1959, under the Central Bank of Malaysia Act 1958 (Revised in 2009). The central bank is principally entrusted to uphold monetary and financial stability and maintain oversight over the payments system in the country.
Over the years, BNM has significantly contributed to the development of a comprehensive, efficient and resilient financial sector that has been able to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of consumers and businesses. Malaysia’s financial sector now distinctively encompasses both the conventional and Islamic financial services.
Focusing in Islamic finance where Malaysia has a comparative advantage, BNM has taken the lead in promoting Malaysia as an Islamic finance marketplace that is open to the world. Within the MIFC initiative, BNM approves licences for the establishment of International Islamic Banks and International Takaful Operators as well as focusing on institutional building, including the establishment of the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) and International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) in promoting training, education and research to advance the talent development for the Islamic financial services industry. Meanwhile, the BNM Shariah Advisory Council ascertains applications of Shariah principles on Islamic financial services by providers under the purview of BNM and acts as an advisor to BNM on Shariah matters on such services. BNM’s most recent effort is the introduction of the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013.
www.bnm.gov.my
Since its introduction more than 30 years ago, Islamic finance in Malaysia has developed into a comprehensive and sophisticated Islamic finance marketplace. Our marketplace is characterised by a robust regulatory, supervisory, Shariah and legal framework, a deep primary market and active secondary sukuk market, a diverse players and talent base with global capabilities and connectivity for business deals anywhere in the world, product innovation, breadth and depth and an efficient system for multi-currency clearing and settlement.
Malaysia's Islamic finance marketplace is open to global industry players and market participants to collaborate with and mutually benefit from a highly conducive business environment of innovation, expertise and deal flow. Malaysia's Islamic finance marketplace is served by the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) Community, founded on the launch of the MIFC initiative in 2006. The MIFC Community is a network of the country’s financial sector regulators, including Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia), Securities Commission Malaysia, Labuan Financial Services Authority and Bursa Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange), Government ministries and agencies, industry players from the Islamic banking, takaful, re-takaful and Islamic capital market industries, human capital development institutions as well as professional ancillary services companies ranging from legal firms and Shariah advisories to tax and audit firms and research companies.
www.mifc.com
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CIMB Islamic is CIMB Group’s global Islamic banking and finance franchise, anchored by CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad, a licensed bank under Malaysia’s Islamic Banking Act 1983.
CIMB Islamic provides innovative and comprehensive Shariah-compliant financial solutions in investment banking, consumer banking, asset management, takaful, private banking and wealth management. CIMB Islamic products and operations are managed in strict compliance with Shariah principles under the guidance of the CIMB Islamic Shariah Committee, which comprises some of the world's leading Islamic scholars.
CIMB Islamic is recognised as a pioneer in Islamic financial markets, having advised on the world’s first Shariah-compliant exchangeable sukuk and the largest sovereign sukuk issue.
Some notable awards that CIMB Islamic received recently: The Banker Global and Asia-Pacific Islamic Bank of the Year 2013, The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2012 for Most Innovative Investment Bank for Islamic Finance, The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award 2012 for Islamic Bank of the Year, Asiamoney Best Islamic Banks Awards 2012 for Best Islamic Bank in Asia, Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2012 for Best Islamic Bank in Asia, and Global Finance Best Islamic Institutions Awards 2011 for Best Islamic Institution in Asia.
CIMB Islamic provides innovative and comprehensive Shariah-compliant financial solutions in investment banking, consumer banking, asset management, takaful, private banking and wealth management. CIMB Islamic products and operations are managed in strict compliance with Shariah principles under the guidance of the CIMB Islamic Shariah Committee, which comprises some of the world's leading Islamic scholars.
CIMB Islamic is recognised as a pioneer in Islamic financial markets, having advised on the world’s first Shariah-compliant exchangeable sukuk and the largest sovereign sukuk issue.
Some notable awards that CIMB Islamic received recently: The Banker Global and Asia-Pacific Islamic Bank of the Year 2013, The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2012 for Most Innovative Investment Bank for Islamic Finance, The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Award 2012 for Islamic Bank of the Year, Asiamoney Best Islamic Banks Awards 2012 for Best Islamic Bank in Asia, Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2012 for Best Islamic Bank in Asia, and Global Finance Best Islamic Institutions Awards 2011 for Best Islamic Institution in Asia.
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Highlights on Ahli United Bank K.S.C. (AUBK)
Shari’ah & Pleasant Treatment
First bank to be established in Kuwait since 1941
Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2013 - The Banker Magazine 2013
Highest Average return on Equity 16.4% - H1’2013
Highest Average return on Assets 1.7% - H1’2013
The long-term deposit rating upgraded by one notch to “A2” - Moody’s (April 2013)
Foreign Currency Long-Term ratings upgraded to “A” - Capital Intelligence (November 2012)
Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) affirmed at “A-“ – Fitch Ratings (September 2013)
www.ahliunited.com
Bank Islam
Established in 1983, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (“Bank Islam”) is the first Shariahbased banking institution in Malaysia. Operating through an expanding network of 131 branches and more than 1,000 self-service terminals across the country, Bank Islam caters to the growing Islamic financial needs of its customers, with offerings ranging from financing, savings and investment types of consumer products to micro financing, wealth management, capital market, treasury and structured products. As the pioneer in the industry, the Bank plays a leading role in promoting the expansion of Malaysia’s brand of Islamic finance into other markets, especially within the Asian region. With a stake in Amana Bank, the first Islamic commercial bank in Sri Lanka, Bank Islam is well on its way to become a ‘Global Leader in the Islamic Banking Industry’.
www.bankislam.com.my
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Highlights on Ahli United Bank K.S.C. (AUBK)
Shari’ah & Pleasant Treatment
First bank to be established in Kuwait since 1941
Islamic Bank of the Year Awards 2013 - The Banker Magazine 2013
Highest Average return on Equity 16.4% - H1’2013
Highest Average return on Assets 1.7% - H1’2013
The long-term deposit rating upgraded by one notch to “A2” - Moody’s (April 2013)
Foreign Currency Long-Term ratings upgraded to “A” - Capital Intelligence (November 2012)
Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) affirmed at “A-“ – Fitch Ratings (September 2013)
www.ahliunited.com
Bank Islam
Established in 1983, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (“Bank Islam”) is the first Shariahbased banking institution in Malaysia. Operating through an expanding network of 131 branches and more than 1,000 self-service terminals across the country, Bank Islam caters to the growing Islamic financial needs of its customers, with offerings ranging from financing, savings and investment types of consumer products to micro financing, wealth management, capital market, treasury and structured products. As the pioneer in the industry, the Bank plays a leading role in promoting the expansion of Malaysia’s brand of Islamic finance into other markets, especially within the Asian region. With a stake in Amana Bank, the first Islamic commercial bank in Sri Lanka, Bank Islam is well on its way to become a ‘Global Leader in the Islamic Banking Industry’.
www.bankislam.com.my
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