The Malta Institute of Management is organising the “Malta Islamic Finance Conference: A New Beginning 2010” which will be addressing the latest challenges for Islamic Finance operations in a European jurisdiction. For this landmark event various Scholars and Islamic Finance experts from different parts of the World are being invited as speakers, offering a unique opportunity for participants to keep adjourned with latest developments and guidelines. The highlight of the conference will be the determination and awarding of the first Mediterranean Islamic Finance Awards. These awards whose aim is to reward the efforts of Islamic Finance operators in the following main fields:

Islamic Banking Award: Commitment to Principle, Innovation & Quality

Islamic Advisory Award: Leading Mediterranean Advisory Group

Mortgage Finance: Commitment to Principle, Innovation & Quality

Major Contribution to Islamic Finance Award

Most Developed Zakat/Charity Program Award

The conference will be held on the 27 and 28 October in Malta and the fee is €160 if registration is done before 15 September 2010. The conference is accredited by:

Day 1: with 6 hours of structured CPE and qualify for the attainment of Professional Competencies in terms of the MIA CPE Regulations.

Day 2: with 4 hours of structured CPE and qualify for the attainment of Professional Competencies in terms of the MIA CPE Regulations.

Sponsors of the conference include: Al Huda Cibe, Atlas Insurance, Country Profiler, Custom House, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Islamic Bank, Erremme Business Advisors, Eureka Hedge, Fenech and Fenech Advocates, FinanceMalta, Grand Hotel Excelsior, James Caterers and The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment

For a copy of the conference programme and further information refer to www.maltamanagement.com (News and Events Section), or contact us on [email protected] or 21453097.