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Institute of Financial Consultants
Islamic Finance has become one of the world’s fastest their investment needs, in view of the more developed
growing financial sectors as investors show an increasing financial markets and the range of assets classes.
desire for a variety of Islamic financial instruments. From Increasingly, however, there is a growing interest and
Kuala Lumpur to Dubai, from Los Angeles to London, search for proven returns on investment in other parts of
some 300 Islamic banks and other financial instituations the world. This has been a global phenomenon for some
are operating in some 50 countries, with total assets that years now, characterized by excess liquidity and low
top USD400 billion. yields in the traditional markets.
Besides the institutional pool of wealth the rapidly The Institute of Financial Consultants hopes to build on
expanding middle class in both Asia and the Middle East the success of Islamic Banking in mostly Muslim
is fuelling the appetite for more sophisticated financial countries, as well as European and North American
products and services, including consumer finance and countries that have sizable Muslim populations. By
wealth management. Asia alone is home to more than completing this course a financial advisor will be in a very
2.4 million high net worth individuals controlling an good position to offer consulting services to Muslims and
estimated amount of USD7.2 trillion in financial assets. Islamic Financial Institutions.
This group is growing at seven per cent per year, second
only to those in the Middle East, which number about The certificate in Islamic Finance will provide a basis of
300,000 and are growing at nine per cent per year. sound theoretical knowledge and combined with
'Traditionally, investors in Asia and the Middle East have professional experience will provide an excellent basis for
looked to the developed Western markets to meet planning opportunities.
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