'Islamic Investment Certificates' (held in London)

By: Ruggiero Omar Lomonaco Head of Middle East and Islamic Private Investor Products ABN AMRO Markets.

Date: Friday, 03rd August 2007

Venue: British Bankers' Association London

Organised by: Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance London (IIBI)

About the Speaker:

Mr Ruggiero Omar Lomonaco is Head of Islamic Investors Products at ABN AMRO, where he is responsible for structuring and sales of Shari'ah-compliant private investors' products. Prior to this position, he was Director of Wealth Management Group at HSBC Amanah, where he spent 9 years structuring and developing a wide range of Islamic investment products; he has an accounting qualification from the Italian Public Accountant Association and has a first class honours degree in Finance.

About the Lecture:

'Islamic Investment Certificates' the latest innovation in Islamic Wealth Management. Against a backdrop of continuous growth in Islamic Banking, the need for Islamic compliant wealth management is increasing, and continuous product innovation is essential. Mr Lomonaco will give an overview of Shari'ah-compliant Investment Certificates and how important these are for Shari'ah-compliant investment landscape; he will explain how Islamic Certificates are rapidly filling a huge gap in Islamic investment portfolios, by providing access to asset classes and payoff profiles which were currently unavailable to Shari'ah compliant investor.