Halal Universe, or www.halal-u.com, an online news portal focused on Shariah-compliant investments, will hold its inaugural regional conference on real estate investments in June.
Asia Real Estate Investment & Financing Conference
"Opportunities in the Shariah-Compliant Space"
Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Why ATTEND?
Get actionable market information to help formulate your views and decisions on your real estate investments!
1. Find out if real estate is the preferred investment in the eyes of Islam.
2. Find out how much longer will the low interest rate environment keep Asian real estate prices buoyant?
3. Find out if there are investment opportunities in Singapore’s real estate market following the spate of the government’s cooling measures. Or should you wait?
4. Find out if you should invest in real estate in Asia, or the U.S? Should you wait until the US economy turn around?
5. Find out if Shariah-compliant Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITS, is the way to go instead of investing in solid brick and mortar.
6. Find out how non-interest based real estate financing works and what opportunities it can offer.
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
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Keynote: Real Estate Investments from the Islamic Perspective
by Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Saad Ash-Shafi’ie Al-Azhari Al-Hasani, Islamic Scholar and Founder of Ihsan Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, United Kingdom. |
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Key Topic - The impact of loose monetary policies of the US, Japan and the EU on Asian economies and the implications for the region's real estate
by Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Economist & Founding Director & CEO of Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore. |
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U.S. mega domestic trends post-2007 subprime crisis offer unprecedented opportunities to international investors
by Ms Suriyana Safie and Mr Tim Alden, Walton International, Singapore. |
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Investment Opportunities in Singapore’s real estate post-cooling measures
by Mr Nicholas Mak, Executive Director, SLP International, Singapore. |
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Beyond the brick and mortar: The case for Shariah-compliant REITs in Asia-Focus on Bursa-listed Shariah-compliant Axis Real Estate Investment Trust
by Ms Stephanie Ping, Head of Investor Relations, Axis Reit, Malaysia. |
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Real Estate Investment Trust Fund - What opportunities do they offer to investors?
By Mr Ariff Sultan, Regional Director (Asia,) Ideal Ratings, Singapore. |
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Is Middle Eastern funds long standing interest in Asian real estate keeping prices buoyed?
By Mr Raj Mohamed, Secretary to Gulf-Asia Shariah-Compliant Investment Association (GASCIA) |
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Shariah-Compliant Home Financing - The success story of Australia
by Mr Ibrahim Hassan, MCCA Ltd., Australia. |
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Shariah-Compliant Real Estate Financing In Asia - Developments and Challenges
by International Shariah Research Academy (ISRA), Malaysia. |
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
1) Both Muslim and non-Muslim investors and professionals in Singapore and elsewhere in the region;
2) Managers of retail, private equity and property funds;
3) Asset managers and developers;
4) Industry professionals such as property marketing agencies, property agents and research houses;
5) Banking and financial institutions and;
6) Muslim organisations |
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