Why Study Islamic Banking and Finance?

Islamic banking is now one of the fastest growing sectors of the financial market
place, largely driven by the new wealth of the Middle East and by the need for
Muslims, representing one-fifth of the world’s population, to find islamically
acceptable financial products.

At the centre of the demand for expertise in Islamic financing lies the long
term wealth represented by the future oil and gas earnings of the Middle East.
The oil and gas reserves for several of the large Middle East countries are
conservatively estimated to last for well over 100 years, a figure which is being
continuously revised upwards. The wealth of the region is increasingly being
channelled into Islamically structured financing.

Islamic financial institutions currently operate in more than 75 countries with

assets exceeding US$ 400 billion. This represents a 45 fold growth rate since 1982.
However Islamic finance, based as it is on the fact that financial activities have to be
interest free, poses many challenges for anyone seeking to unravel its workings.

However the pace at which Islamic banking and finance training courses are
being developed, to match this growth in demand, is slow, very slow, with the
availability of world class quality training in the subject area lagging far
behind that of demand.

The training courses listed below are designed to break through the mysteries and
complexities of what, to an outsider, can sometimes be seen as a myriad of puzzling
banking principles.

BRIAN KETTELL, the Course Director

Course Director,
worked at the BRIAN KETTELL has recently returned from working in Bahrain as an Adviser to
Bahrain Monetary the Bahrain Monetary Agency (the Central Bank of Bahrain). His work involved
Agency for several him in pioneering many of Bahrain’s recent innovations in Islamic banking. Bahrain
years and has
extensive prides itself on having the world’s largest concentration of Islamic banks and
experience in financial institutions.
Islamic banking. While working at the BMA Brian wrote Islamic Banking and Finance in the
Kingdom of Bahrain which received very favourable reviews.
He has published
13 books on Where and when are the courses taught?
banking and
financial markets The courses are taught IN-HOUSE, world wide at the convenience of the client.
and over 20 case They can be tailor-made to the clients requirements.
studies on Islamic
banking and How are the courses delivered?
finance. His books
are all available Participants can choose between two possible Training Routes for the course
from Amazon. delivery.

Training Route One

Training Route One consists of a series of courses ranging from 1 to 5 days in

duration. The course contents are listed below. You simply let the Course Director
know which course you require.

 One-Day Course
 Two-Day Course
 Three-Day Course
 Four-Day Course
 Five-Day Course

Training Route Two

Training Route Two provides a more flexible system of choice where the
participants can choose from the variety of modules listed below and create their
own training programme, based on their own requirements. The participants simply
choose the modules they are most interested in and the Course Director puts them
together to make up the programme.

For both Training Route One and Training Route Two, the emphasis is on case
studies, practical exercises and real world applications.

Both training routes are taught at your own institution enabling any preferences you
have to be built into the course programme.
What is an Islamic Banking Module?

These are 90 minute modules. There is a short test at the end of each module. The
modules are designed as stand alone, although each one can also be seen as
prerequisite for the succeeding one. No prior knowledge of the subject area is
assumed on the part of participants. Full documentation comes with each module.

Module Contents

 Module 1. Islam and Islamic Banking

 Module 2. Islamic Banking principles
 Module 3. Balance sheet analysis of Islamic banks
 Module 4. Murabaha-cost plus financing
 Module 5. Mudaraba-Tier One and Tier Two *
 Module 6. Musharaka
 Module 7. Ijara and Ijara-Wa- Iktina
 Module 8. Istisna and Parallel Istisna
 Module 9. Salam
 Module 10. Survey of the Islamic instruments
 Module 11. Strategic issues faced by Islamic banks *
 Module 12. Risk analysis for Islamic banks *
 Module 13. Liquidity management issues for Islamic banks
 Module 14. Liability management issues for Islamic banks
 Module 15. Asset management issues for Islamic banks
 Module 16. Asset-Liability management issues for Islamic banks
 Module 17. Islamic Capital Markets *
 Module 18. Islamic Securitisation *
 Module 19. Innovation in Islamic banking
 Module 20. Capital Adequacy for Islamic banks *
 Module 21. Comparative Islamic Banking
  Module 22. Sukuk: Structures, Risks and Case Studies *
 Module 23. Islamic Investment Principles
 Module 24. Islamic Corporate Governance
 Module 25. Regulatory Framework for Islamic Banking
 Module 26. Takaful - Islamic Insurance
 Module 27. Accountancy Issues for Islamic Banks
 Module 28. The Sharia and Islamic Banking
 Module 29. Overview of the Industry

* Double Modules

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