ISLAMIC BUSINESS
Throughout the world, Muslims are becoming increasingly active as investors and suppliers, and consumers and becoming real partners in the global economic system. Muslims comprise one of the fastest growing consumer markets and represent a major growth opportunity for businesses.
Benefit Point welcomes you to the Islamic Business section. Here you will find:
- Thought Leadership articles from experts in Islamic Finance, Business Strategy, Business Operations, Brand Marketing,PR and Multi-Cultural Marketing.
- References, research and analysis on industry trends and happenings accross Islamic Finance, Halal and the global Muslim ummah.
- Category knowledge across other industries that are helpful to you.
All this is provided in order for you to have a sustainable business serving the Global Muslim Consumer Market.
The Islamic Business section has 3 key sections:
1.Islamic Finance Industry– Focussing on providing industry trends, requirements in terms of knowledge and human resource, and product structure. All beneficial knowledge to practitioners and consumers across the globe irrespective of faith.
2. Islamic Business Management– This section covers thought leadership in incorporating Islamic ethics and Shari’ah compliant governance with cross-industry best practices in day-to-day business management. Focus is on:
- Strategic & Sustainable Business Planning
- Identifying and implementing Sustainable Business Practices
- Importance of Brand Marketing
- Public Relations and its importance in Islamic Business Management.
3. Halal Industry– This section focuses on the key categories that are upcoming in the halal category and is led by a team of contributors from across the globe. The aim of this section is to highlight the business and marketing opportunities, provide category and country specific information (by providing access to experts located around the globe) as well as help sharing best practices covering regulations, governance and financing of halal business ventures.
with experience in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2002 he has focused exclusively on Islamic Finance.
Daud started his career with Lloyds Bank, followed by Chemical Bank and Midland Bank. He spent 7 years as a Partner/Director with Deloitte
Consulting where he was responsible for setting up the Firm’s Global Centre of Excellence for Islamic Finance based in Malaysia. Daud was
the first Managing Director of Hong Leong Islamic Bank – under his guidance, the Group successfully transformed an Islamic Banking Window
into a full-fledged Islamic Banking subsidiary. At Hong Leong, he was also closely involved in the planning for and launch of Hong Leong Tokio
Marine Takaful, where he was a Board member. Subsequently, he became the Chief Operating Officer at Asian Finance Bank, a new Islamic
Bank, where he was responsible for establishing the infrastructure to support the business lines, as well as opening new branches and
establishing a representative office in Jakarta.
Daud holds an Economic and Social History Honours degree from the University of Bristol, England. He also holds a Chartered Islamic
Finance Professional (CIFP). Is a distinguished fellow of the Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Malaysia (IBFIM) and a former Board
member (2003 to 2007) of the Accounting & Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions. He is also the co-author of the book
“Islamic Finance: Why It Makes Sense”, published by Marshall Cavendish
Publications
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