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Events IFN 2013, the two-day Islamic Finance Conference organised by RedMoney Events, will take place on Tuesday 28 May and Wednesday 29 May at The Guildhall in London. The first day will focus on the needs and interests of issues of Islamic financial instruments, and will include sessions on capital markets, sukuk, and factors governing the issuance of Islamic instruments in Europe. The second day will focus on investors, and will include sessions on real estate products, Islamic investment funds and Islamic financial centres in Europe. Speakers will include practitioners from Islamic banks and investment funds, financial regulators, lawyers, accountants and others. More information on the conference can be found through the following link: http:/...

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London Business School to Hold Annual Middle East Conference on 17 May

Events The London Business School will hold its annual Middle East conference at the Landmark Hotel in central London on Friday 17 May. The theme for the conference is, “A forecast for the Middle East: the re-emergence of a sustainable economy.” Keynote speakers at the conference will be Ayman Asfari, the Chief Executive of oil services firm Petrofac, and Ousama Fansa, the Chief Executive of the Roots Group, the Middle East focused building group. Panel sessions will focus on investment and economic development, and on entrepreneurship. The Middle East conference is the flagship event of the Middle East Club at the London Business School. Registration will start at 9.30am and the final session will finish at 14.45, followed by lunch. Members of the Ar...

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Thu March 7 2013
“The Middle East in turmoil: What can Britain Do?”

Events The ABA is joining with the Conservative Middle East Association to present a seminar entitled, “The Middle East in Turmoil: What can Britain Do?”. The seminar include presentations by Lord Lamont of Lerwick, the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer and a noted commentator on the Middle East, and Patrick Seale, the journalist and author, who is known in particular for his biography of Hafiz al-Asad and other works on Syria and Lebanon. The event will be held on 7 March at the ABA’s offices in London’s West End. Doors will open at 5.30pm, ...

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14/02/13 Richard Andrews briefs ABA Corporate Members on bank regulation

Events KPMG Hosts Banking Seminar for ABA Corporate Members ABA Member KPMG hosted a seminar for the Association’s Corporate Members on 6 December during which five senior KPMG staff gave presentations on current challenges in the U.K.’s banking industry. The topics addressed included the new regulatory agenda for banks, the changing role of internal audit, IFRS and the future of UK GAAP, recent developments in the fight against money-laundering and hot topics relating to taxation. The evening was opened by Jeremy Fern, the Head of City Affairs at the Ci...

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14/02/13 100 ABA members and friends attend briefing on U.K. property

Events Over one hundred people attended the ABA’s first event of 2013 – a briefing on the new tax regime affecting residential property in the United Kingdom. The event was held on 24 January a the ABA’s offices in London’s West End. It was sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins and by Knight Frank. The tax regime for high-value U.K. property is changing as a result of measures introduced by the U.K. government in 2012. The government is targeting the use of companies as a way to reduce the tax burden on residential properties worth more than £2 mil...

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31/01/13 Islamic Finance and the Turkish Model

Events Members of the Arab Bankers Association were invited to attend a seminar entitled, “The Benefits and Challenges of Islamic Finance: Developing a Turkish Model.” It was held on 5 February. Click here for more details

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30/01/13 ABA Event to Focus on Taxation of Financial Institutions and Their Clients

Events On 14 February, leading tax experts spoke to ABA members about the efforts of British and international tax authorities to increase the amount of tax paid by financial institutions. The event was sponsored by law firms King & Spalding and Smith & Williamson and by BNY Mellon. All three sent senior staff to speak at the event. The event was moderated by Jawad Ali, the Managing Partner of King & Spalding’s Middle East offices. Subjects covered during the seminar included, the UK/Swiss tax agreement and how it compares to the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facilit...

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ABA Members Invited to Attend IFN Islamic Finance Conference in London on 28-29 May.

London Business School to Hold Annual Middle East Conference on 17 May

Thu March 7 2013 “The Middle East in turmoil: What can Britain Do?”

14/02/13 Richard Andrews briefs ABA Corporate Members on bank regulation

14/02/13 100 ABA members and friends attend briefing on U.K. property

31/01/13 Islamic Finance and the Turkish Model

30/01/13 ABA Event to Focus on Taxation of Financial Institutions and Their Clients

Thu March 7 2013
“The Middle East in turmoil: What can Britain Do?”