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Asia Has Most Wealthy And Most Wealth

For the first time, Asia’s super-rich have surpassed their North American counterparts in both population and wealth. China and Japan, in particular, stood out as wealth powerhouses despite a volatile year for Asian equity markets. Asia Pacific’s 5.1 million high-net-worth ...

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Survey: Wealthy Refocus On Protecting Assets

U.S Trust’s 2016 Wealth and Worth survey of high net worth Americans (those with $3 million or more in assets) revealed a decidedly traditional bent among the country’s wealthiest individuals.

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Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)

QIB controls 43.5% of the Islamic banking market share in Qatar and 11.5% of the overall market and says that the long-term growth prospects remain promising.

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Innovators Q+A | Islamic Banking’s Pawn Shop

Mohamed Azmeer, CEO of Amãna Bank, describes how Islamic principles require creativity to design products that meet customer needs.

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Islamic Finance Awards 2016 | Table Of Contents

Still finding its way onto the broader global stage, Islamic finance is expanding its reach and rising to new heights in delivering added value to consumer and business markets alike.

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Islamic Finance Is Gaining Ground—And Sophistication

Still finding its way onto the broader global stage, Islamic finance is expanding its reach and rising to new heights in delivering added value to consumer and business markets alike.

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Q+A: Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham; CEO of Maybank Group Islamic Banking

Maybank Islamic is developing outside Malaysia, establishing a footprint in the region. With a return on equity of 16%, achieved despite a capital ratio of 17%, the trick will be to sustain the bank’s bullish approach to investing despite the country’s economic downturn.

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Asia Has Most Wealthy And Most Wealth

Survey: Wealthy Refocus On Protecting Assets

Q+A: Bassel Gamal; CEO, Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB Group)

Innovators Q+A | Islamic Banking’s Pawn Shop

Islamic Finance Awards 2016 | Table Of Contents

Islamic Finance Is Gaining Ground—And Sophistication

Q+A: Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham; CEO of Maybank Group Islamic Banking

Q+A: Hussain Al Qemzi; CEO, Noor Bank

Q+A: Majed Al-Saif; General Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, Samba Financial Group

Top Innovators In Islamic Finance | 2016

Winner Profiles | The Best In Islamic Finance | 2016

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Securities Services Providers 2016