Securities Commission Malaysia: Sukuk outstanding at US$165.2bil, which was 2/3 of the total Sukuk outstanding globally

 KUALA LUMPUR: The total amount of bonds outstanding stood at RM941bil as at end-June 2012, reflecting the continued growth of the Malaysian bond market, the Securities Commission said.

It said on Thursday the amount included US$165.2bil in Sukuk outstanding, which was two-thirds of the total Sukuk outstanding globally of US$243.4bil.

In its scorecard, it said fund raising activities in Q2 of 2012 continued to be robust. The SC received 56 applications for equity related proposals and issuances of private debt securities (PDS) in Q2, three times the applications received in Q1 2012.

"A total of 42 or 75% were PDS applications, while the remaining 14 or 25% were for equity related proposals. Six applications for Main Market IPOs were received compared to two in Q1 2012. Two IPOs were approved in this quarter, namely Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhdand IHH Healthcare Bhd," it said.

The SC said the number of approved PDS applications in Q2, 2012 rose to 24 from 16 in Q1 2012.

"The total amount of funds approved to be raised from ringgit-denominated PDS issues also increased by 4.9% to RM23.01bil in Q2, 2012 compared to RM21.94bil in Q1, 2012," it said.

The SC also said total corporate bond issuances reached RM66bil in H1 of 2012 compared with RM70bil for the whole of 2011. Included in the RM66bil was PLUS Bhd's issuance of RM30bil Sukuk, which was the single largest corporate Sukuk in the world.

"Given this trend, the SC expects to see two consecutive years of record level issuances which augurs well for the Malaysian bond market," it said.

(The Star Online / 02 August 2012)

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Securities Commission Malaysia names new Shari'ah Advisory Council members

The 11 SAC members, appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under section 316C of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA), are:

Tun Abdul Hamid Haji Mohamad, Former Chief Justice of the Federal Court, Malaysia

Tan Sri Sheikh Ghazali Haji Abdul Rahman, Shari’ah Legal Advisor, Attorney General's Chambers

Dato' Dr. Abdul Halim Ismail, Pro-Chancellor Insaniah University College and Chairman, Shari’ah Committee of Shari’ah-Compliant Funds of Amanah Mutual Bhd

Dr. Mohd. Daud Bakar, Chairman, Shari’ah Advisory Council of Bank Negara Malaysia and CEO of Amanie Advisors Sdn. Bhd.

Dr. Muhammad Syafii Antonio, Rector of TAZKIA University College of Islamic Economics, Bogor, Indonesia

Professor Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Founding Chairman and CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia

Professor Dr. Ashraf bin Md Hashim, Head of Consultancy Department, International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)

Associate Professor Dr. Azman bin Mohd Noor, Department of Fiqh and Usul al Fiqh, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia

Assistant Professor Dr. Aznan Hasan, Department of Islamic Law, Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr. Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIBF), International Islamic University Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr. Shamsiah Mohamad, Lecturer, Department of Fiqh and Usul, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya

The SAC is a key pillar in the development of the Islamic capital market in Malaysia especially in facilitating innovation and ensuring a robust Shari’ah governance process. The function of the SAC provides greater consistency and clarity to issuers, intermediaries and investors in the Malaysian Islamic capital market. The SAC also plays an instrumental role in strengthening the country's position as a leading international Islamic financial centre.

Under the CMSA, the SAC is empowered to ascertain the application of Shari’ah principles on any matter pertaining to Islamic capital market business or transaction, and to advise the SC on any Shari’ah issue relating to Islamic capital market business or transactions.

The SAC is also empowered to provide advice to any person on Shari’ah issues relating to Islamic capital market business or transaction.

(C.P.I Financial / 19 July 2012)

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