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June 2010 COVER STORY An Unreal Demand? FEATURE Risky Business Bai Bithaman Ajil, the Misconception Gaining the Upper Hand Expanding Horizons INTERVIEW Takaful Trailblazer CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Baitulmal and the Islamic Capital Market SUPPLEMENTS New Kid on the Block Enter the Dragon Beyond Oil REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful Rating Retail On The Move Events	May 2010 COVER STORY Coming to America FEATURE Mortgage Matters Setting the standards? Whose say? Banking on Trade Finance INTERVIEW Making Its Mark CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Dar Al-Arkan High Yield Sukuk: First of its Kind SUPPLEMENTS A new frontier Yearn for Yen Remains Strong The Rise and Rise of Islamic Finance in Pakistan REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful Rating Retail On The Move Events	April 2010 COVER STORY Consolidation of Islamic Banks: Is the time nigh? FEATURE Sovereign Sukuk Reigns Supreme Trading matters Nurturing Skill and Harnesing Talent Convertible Sukuk: Here to stay? INTERVIEW Shifting sands CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Labuan takes the lead with the first all-in-one Islamic finance legislation Islamic Finance Post Crisis SUPPLEMENTS Chocks Away! It’s Only Natural Sussing out Saigon REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful Fund & Asset Management Rating On The Move Events	Mac 2010 COVER STORY Tackling the Taxman FEATURE Islamic ETFs: The real deal? Offshore Appeal Capitalizing on Women Technology Takeover INTERVIEW The People’s Banker CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Debt-Based Sukuk SUPPLEMENTS Clearing a Minefield Singapore’s Mood Turns Upbeat It’s only natural REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful Fund & Asset Management Rating Retail On The Move Events

Feb 2010 COVER STORY Islamic Finance Asia Groundbreakers: Top 10 deal of the year FEATURE Optimistic All Around Commodity Murabahah: Concerns, Challenges and Market Appetite Paving the Path to Security The Way Ahead INTERVIEW Dear Prudence Past Challenges in Future Improvements CASE STUDY Paradigm Shift CO-PUBLISHED REPORT The Four Cs Call for Renewal SUPPLEMENTS Awaiting Executive Action A Giant Stirs Little Island State, Big Plans REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful On The Move Events	Dec 2009 - Jan 2010 COVER STORY The Trade-Off ROUNDTABLE Why Look East? FEATURE To List or Not to List Heart of the Matter Heathens no more Sukuk on their lips INTERVIEW Man on a Mission Fast and Furious CASE STUDY Once bitten CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Lessons from the Crisis Call for Renewal SUPPLEMENTS Coming Up Roses Embattled but Unbowed Jostling to be the Pioneer REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful and Re-Takaful On The Move Events	Oct/Nov 2009 COVER STORY Trading Matters FEATURE A false dawn? Running on Empty Still in the closet Ahoy, matey! Semantics, semantics… Risk and Prejudice INTERVIEW Telling It Like It Is Keeping it real SPONSORED STATEMENT AmHigh Flies High CO-PUBLISHED REPORT Short Selling the Islamic Way SUPPLEMENTS What say you, Mr President? One Hand Clapping Eastern Twist REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Funds and Asset Management Takaful and Re-Takaful Retail On The Move Events	Aug/Sept 2009 COVER STORY Another One Bites the Dar-st FEATURE Unsponsored ADRs Take Off The Good Host One Size Doesn’t Fit All Laughing All the Way to the Bank Governance, By Any Other Name … Tethering Your Camel INTERVIEW The ICM Cometh More Tea, Alderman? SPONSORED STATEMENT Islamic Market Experts Forum Finding Fortune in Islamic Equities SUPPLEMENTS Penetrating the Heart of Borneo Rebels with a Cause REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Retail Funds On The Move Events

June/July 2009 COVER STORY Resourceful Maneuvers FEATURE Asia and the GCC downturn The importance of creativity The name game Preferred Choice or No Choice? Going a-begging Rare Breed INTERVIEW Seoul is Sold on Islamic Finance For a Good Cause ROUNDTABLE Making the Silk Road a Reality Iron glove or velvet fist? CASE STUDY A Strike for Indonesia SPONSORED STATEMENT Takaful: New Heights Beckon iREITs: The Real Deal SUPPLEMENTS Islamic finance on the African radar The Appeal of Islamic Finance REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Retail Takaful Ratings Funds On The Move Events Data	April//May 2009 COVER STORY Regional Goliaths the Next Chapter? FEATURE I-REITs Stay Resilient Staying Buoyant Double the halal, double the taste? Wanted: Islamic Finance Recruits Challenging Year Ahead Keys to Islamic Retail Success INTERVIEW Plenty of Promise in Pakistan ROUNDTABLE Captive Power CASE STUDY Retail Sukuk: Issuance Proof of Need SPONSORED STATEMENT Islamic Fund Management: The Next Phase Malaysian I-REITs: Long Term Value SUPPLEMENTS Ethical Finance: Boon or Bane? Stakeholders Aiming for Greater Synergy Faith-Based Finance Accelerates REGULAR SECTION Columns Asia Watch Global Review Retail Takaful Ratings Funds On The Move Events Data	Feb/Mac 2009 COVER STORY Top 10 Deals of 2008 FEATURE Private Equity Pioneers New Ventures Can Equilibrium be Reached? Finding a Middle Ground ‘IFIs Deserve Different Ratings’ INTERVIEW Singapore Gets Serious Flourishing in a Fertile Field CASE STUDY CCM Opts for Islamic Financing Structure Ijarah-Based Sukuk Boosts Singapore’s Ambition MALAYSIAN SPONSORED SECTIONS Islamic Venture Capital in Malaysia Skills Shortage Hampers Growth SPONSORED STATEMENT Financing and Deposit Based on Tawarruq Opportunities Abound in Islamic Insurance Sector SUPPLEMENTS On the Right Track Can Islamic Finance Help Ease US Woes? REGULAR SECTIONS Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful Ratings Funds Moves Events Data	Dec 2008/Jan 2009 COVER STORY Our Fearless 15 FEATURES Untapped Potential of Islamic Wealth Management Microfinancing: New Door of Innovation? Takaful on the Right Course Better Understanding of Risk Management Essential Integrating Technology into Islamic Finance Pact Drafted for Islamic Standards on Derivatives INTERVIEW CIMB Islamic Seeking New Conquests CASE STUDY Aluminum Plant’s US$98 million Facility MALAYSIAN SPONSORED SECTIONS Enhancing the Resilience and Stability of the Islamic Financial System ROUNDTABLE Labuan in the Driver’s Seat SUPPLEMENTS The Emerging Force in Islamic Finance Thais Also Want a Piece of the Pie REGULAR SECTIONS Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful Ratings Funds Moves Events Data

Oct/Nov 2008 COVER STORY Finding The Best Investment Route FEATURES Infusing Shariah into Derivatives What Makes a Company Shariah? Pinning Down the Real Islamic Hedge Fund Asian Regulators Making Headway Are Islamic Indices the Way to Go? Keeping Up to Standard Why the secondary markets are not performing INTERVIEW Daiwa Bids Big in Japan Hong Kong Harbors Halal Ambition CASE STUDY Indonesia’s Maiden Government Sukuk MALAYSIAN SPONSORED SECTIONS Offshore Options at Labuan IBFC Pioneering an Islamic Equity-Based Investment Industry SUPPLEMENTS Jostling for a Piece of the Pie A Force to be Reckoned With REGULAR SECTIONS Columns Asia Watch Global Review Takaful Retail Ratings Funds Moves Events Data	July/ Aug 2008 COVER STORY Sukuk Strikes the Right Chord FEATURES Basel II Enhances Islamic Banks Standardization the Password to Progress More Islamic ETFs in the Works Paying the Price: Conventional versus Islamic Ratings: What’s the Point? Ratings: How do they do it? INTERVIEW Chairman of Securities Commision of Malaysia, Zarina Anwar President Director of Bank Syariah Mandiri Indonesia, Yuslam Fauzi SUPPLEMENTS Malaysia Brunei MALAYSIAN SPONSORED SECTION Asian Islamic Capital Markets REGULAR SECTIONS Columns Asia Watch Global review Takaful & retakaful Funds & asset management Ratings Eurekahedge Data Dealogic Data Moves Events