AmInvestment Bank Group
AmInvestment Bank Group was incorporated as AmInvestment Group Berhad on 23 June 2004 as a public limited company. AmInvestment Bank Group is the investment holding company of the AmBank Group‘s investment banking business.

The listing of AmInvestment Group in May 2005 marked the culmination of the AmBank Group’s efforts in reorganising its investment banking, broking and funds management operations into a well-defined, client-focused banking group. In December 2006, as part of a streamlining exercise to provide more competitive investment banking expertise and service excellence to the financial markets, AmMerchant Bank Berhad was renamed AmInvestment Bank Berhad. Concurrently, its parent, AmInvestment Group was renamed AmInvestment Bank Group.
Today, AmInvestment Bank Group is the largest investment banking group in Malaysia with total assets of RM18.53 billion and shareholders' funds of RM2.18 billion as at 30 September 2006.
"The AmInvestment Bank Group aspires to be a pre-eminent provider of investment banking services."

CIMB Islamic was established as the Islamic financial boutique of CIMB during its inception but after the merger with Commerce Tijari on 6^th June 2005, it is today an Islamic universal bank providing both Islamic commercial and investment banking services through its 233 branches nationwide. 

As the Islamic banking arm of the CIMB Banking Group, Malaysia’s 2^nd largest financial services group and South East Asia’s largest investment banking franchise, CIMB Islamic has over 100 Islamic investment bankers and specialists to attend to your financial needs and our business coverage spans from South East Asia to major financial markets in the world like Hong Kong, London, New York and the Middle East.

Fully equipped with relevant insights into all aspects of Islamic finance, CIMB Islamic offers a wide range of products and services covering Investment Banking, Consumer Banking and Asset Management.

Global Brief
Global Investment House “Global” is a full-fledged investment company incorporated in 1998, and falls under the regulation of the Central Bank of Kuwait. Its underlying foundation is to meet the high expectations of local and international clients, and to enhance the investment service industry and the capital market in Kuwait and the region. Today, Global stock lists on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, Bahrain Stock Exchange, and Dubai Financial Market.

Global plays an important role in promoting investment opportunities in the Arabian Gulf Peninsula to investors through expert financial engineering. It provides investors with a diverse scope of international and national investment opportunities, and facilitates those investments by providing clients with services that target their individual needs, and exceed their expectations.

With close support from various business sectors, Global is confident that its clients can always acquire the greatest viable performance from the expertise of a well-established team of professionals. The firm’s business sectors stretch through a wide spectrum of financial services ranging from asset management, portfolio management, brokerage services, corporate finance and investment funds.

Global has accomplished much since the company’s inception, and has been vigorous in developing the capital markets. Global’s Assets Under Management reached KD2.085 billion (USD7.2 billion) as of December 2006. Global has acted as a lead manager for Bonds & Islamic Finance deals, in addition to acting as a listing advisor for various companies. The company is also very active in managing an array of investment funds, accommodating to the different needs of our divergent client base.

Thus, Global’s achievements have been recognized on local, regional, and international levels and have been recently awarded:

As a further means of extending its services to the community, Global produces on a regular basis in-depth research reports. Global targets equity research, market reports, country reports, economic reports, market indices, and weekly updates, all of which span throughout the Gulf region and which are available on our website, www.globalinv.net.

Global always trusts that it will meet its clients’ financial demands and inquisitions, if not go beyond them. Whether it is financial instruments or just mere information, Global continuously offers products and services that will cater to the expectations of its clients.

Nur Advisors, LLC
We believe that successful emerging market investments rely upon both opportunity and process.  Finding an investment opportunity is only part of the equation for success.  In a politically and economically dynamic world, a successful investment strategy requires an equally dynamic product that delivers insight into local investment processes, frameworks and conditions.  Through our global network of local experts, Nur Advisors provides its clients with the necessary local framework to develop and execute a robust emerging market investment strategy.

By focusing on the key sectors driving emerging economies forward, we help our clients navigate the investment terrain towards improving their financial returns.  The key sectors in which we invest include the financial and energy sectors, with an increasing exposure to Islamic Finance institutions and the MENA region.  Through our unique stake-holder driven approach to developing yield enhancing emerging market investment strategies, Nur Advisors is guiding its clients towards higher returns in developing tomorrow’s leading markets today.  

HSBC Amanah
HSBC Amanah is the global Islamic banking division of the HSBC Group, and was established in 1998 with the aim of making HSBC the leading provider of Islamic banking worldwide. With more than a hundred professionals serving the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas, HSBC Amanah represents the largest Islamic banking team of any international bank.

The HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. With operations in twenty OIC member states, no international bank is more widely represented in the Muslim world than HSBC. Nor has any made a greater investment in Islamic banking. Headquartered in London, the Groups international network comprises about 10,000 offices with almost 110 million customers in 77 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. With a rich history of community banking and a commitment to meet the particular needs of our diverse customers, we are the world's local bank.

INCEIF
The International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) was set up by the central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia, to produce professionals for the global Islamic finance services industry. INCEIF’s main focus and objective is to produce high caliber professionals for the global Islamic financial services industry through CIFP, Masters and Ph.D. programmes. As the only university dedicated to Islamic finance, INCEIF is determined to develop graduates with a global outlook and well versed in modern corporate finance and Shariah principles. Through a holistic learning approach, INCEIF gives students the flexibility to work and study at the same time by providing online interaction facilities and an extensive compilation of resources from all over the world. Therefore, we provide a faculty comprising a balance of leading industry experts and renowned academicians to execute a holistic learning experience for our students. INCEIF’s esteemed board of academicians are divided into Senior Faculty, CIFP Faculty and visiting professors. Along with a reputable group of industry experts, INCEIF ensures educational and research excellence

Incorporated in the State of Kuwait 1977, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is one of the largest conglomerates in the world, with over 25 years of global experience and recognition.  Headquartered in Kuwait, KFH has business operations in Bahrain, Turkey and Malaysia with banking affiliates in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bangladesh.  Listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange, KFH is well supported by the Government of Kuwait with a shareholding of 49%. We have successfully diversified our product range which covers full-scale Corporate & Investment, Commercial and Retail banking, Asset Management and Direct Investments. As a full-fledged Islamic bank, all our products and services fully comply with Shariah principles.

For the first half of 2007, KFH has achieved a total profit of US$869.08 million with total assets of US$27.94 billion. Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFHMB) commenced operations on 8 August 2005, with the opening of the KL Main Branch, and subsequently the Shah Alam Branch on 1 December 2006. KFH was voted the second World’s Best Islamic Bank in the Islamic Finance News Awards – Best Islamic Banks Poll 2006.  In the same poll, KFHMB was simultaneously voted Best New Islamic Bank in the world, Best Islamic Bank in Malaysia and the second Most Innovative Islamic Bank in the world.

Lovells
With over 3,000 people operating from 26 offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States, Lovells is one of the world's leading international law firms.

Lovells' Pacific Rim capabilities include offices in Beijing, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.   

The firm offers a broad range of legal specialism backed by cross-disciplinary industry-sector expertise in markets such as life sciences, energy and corporate insurance.  We advise many of the world's largest corporations, financial institutions and governmental organisations.  We regularly act on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions many of which have either been precedent setting or have involved highly innovative structures.  We also advise on some of the most high profile commercial disputes.

Lovells is regularly praised by independent commentators for the strength of its practice areas, being ranked number one in the world across a number of them and regularly performing well on rankings by deal volume and value for its transaction advice.

Microlink Solutions Berhad
The specialist in end-to-end banking solutions
Incorporated in 1994, Microlink is an end-to-end banking solutions provider, focused on the development and promotion of core banking and Islamic banking globally.  We are recognized as the leading Malaysian Islamic Banking solutions provider in South East Asia, having installation sites in South East Asia, Middle East and North Africa.  Our flagship products, Microlink Banking Solutions (MiBS) is incorporated with the latest open technologies, web-enabled, highly flexible, scalable, parameter driven, reliable and is easy to use.

Microlink is a Capability Maturity Model Integration (“CMMI”) level 3 status company and public listed on MESDAQ Market Malaysia.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwc.com) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 140,000 people in 149 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

In Malaysia, our strong local presence of over 90 Directors and over 200 Managers, out of a staff strength of 1,700 individuals in nine locations complements our GLOBAL network. Collectively, we build long-term relationships by providing multi-competency, cross service offerings that are centred around our clients' issues and their industries. Because each client is unique, we commit our resources and tailor our services to complement our clients' needs and address their individual issues in today's ever challenging marketplace.

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