MFPC exports homegrown syariah RFP to GCC market

KUALA LUMPUR: MFPC’s syariah RFP programme is bound to provide more individuals the opportunity to master the concepts of Islamic financial planning as the programme is now available in the GCC countries through the Council’s collaboration with Addengreen.

The collaboration signing ceremony was witnessed by En Kamarudin Hashim, executive director of the Securities Commission Malaysia held during MFPC’s 5th International Conference on Islamic Wealth Management.

“The collaboration between MFPC and Addengreen is certainly laudable”, he said.

The conference was delivered by speakers from Algeria, Dubai, England, Indonesia, and Sudan including Malaysia’s very own household names in syariah education with the theme of ‘ Islamic Wealth Management and the Challenges in Digital Economy’.

Mohamad Sani Ayob, who is the organising chairman and also the Chairman, Shariah Financial Planning Development Committee for the MFPC stated that this year conference focuses on the upcoming challenges for the financial industries with the current technology especially the digitalization of economy all around the world.

MFPC’s president, Michael Kok Fook On said this collaboration will be meaningful as both parties can tap into their respective expertise.

The internationalisation of syariah financial planning education is lacking in the GCC countries as the focus is often limited to Islamic finance, hence he is optimistic that this would be a positive development and advancement of the Shariah Financial Planning education in the GCC countries.

He also said this is in line with the Council’s involvement on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the World Bank. The Council is a signatory of the SDGs and particularly focuses on two SDGs, Goal 4: Quality Education and Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals.

In our mind, achieving this goal of a solid Shariah syllabus could be facilitated and made possible through partnership and would contribute to Malaysia’s aim of a leading Islamic financial education centre.

By featuring well know names who have good background in financial industry, the key objectives of the 5th MFPC International Conference serve as a thought-provoking discussion and honest reflection of digital economy and its ability to alter the financialmarketplacehasattracted 250 participants from financial planners, wealth advisors, Shariah advisers and others to join this conference. — Bernama