The 6th Annual World Islamic Funds & Capital Markets Conference (WIFCMC 2010
The 6th Annual World Islamic Funds & Capital Markets Conference (WIFCMC 2010) could not come at a more opportune time.
In fact, WIFCMC 2010 will be the most crucial meeting in its 6 years of history as more than 400 leaders in the global Islamic investments industry gather in force to plot new growth horizons and forge winning business models fully in tune with the new economic realities of the Shari'ah-compliant investments market.
Despite the setback of the global economic crisis, the fundamentals of the Islamic investments industry remain strong. With almost USD50 billion in fund assets under management and a large, expanding and untapped Muslim population, there are likely to be considerable opportunities in the future.
However, notwithstanding this potential, the current recessionary environment has forced the leaders of international & regional financial institutions to fundamentally re-think and adapt their business models and realign them to the new economic realities.
The 6th Annual World Islamic Funds & Capital Markets Conference (WIFCMC 2010), held under the theme mapping the road to recovery for Islamic Investments: Regenerating Islamic Capital Markets, will feature exceptional speaker line-up comprising industry leaders from across the world.
Ernst & Young IFIR 2010 Report will be exclusively launched at the 6th Annual WIFCMC. The report will offer meaningful insights into the leading-edge trends that are shaping the future of the Islamic investments landscape, given recent developments in the international financial markets
Last year's Report provided an in-depth analysis of the impact of the global economic crisis on the Islamic funds landscape, with key recommendations for industry leaders on surviving and adapting in a downturn. The Report concluded with insights into key investor segments, asset classes, and products as well as competition and business model shifts.
The Islamic Funds & Investments Report (IFIR 2010), now entering its 4th annual edition will revisit these findings as well as offer new insights that will kick-start new business strategies in the Shari'ah-compliant investments industry as crisis begins to give way to recovery.