Islamic finance qualification launched

The qualification – developed by the SII and the Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) in the Middle East – will be the first global benchmark examination covering Islamic finance from both a technical product knowledge and a Sharia’a aspect. The exam will be available to candidates via computer based testing with the first public sitting to be held in November 2006 in London and Beirut. It will be a two hour, 100 multiple choice question exam, which tests candidates’ knowledge of the general principles of Islamic finance, contracts, banking activities, financial statements, governance,...