Mapping Malaysia's Resource Centres

130 MAPPING MALAYSIA’S RESOURCE CENTRES AMANIE ADVISORS SDN. BHD. (AMANIE) Introduction Amanie Advisors Sdn. Bhd. (Amanie) is an independent Shariah global advisory firm founded on the core values of integrity, transparency, commitment and accountability. Established in 2005, it was founded by Datuk Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar, a globally renowned Shariah scholar. Amanie was established with the aim of addressing the global needs for experts’ and Shariah scholars’ pro-active input. It was envisioned that this would ultimately allow the players in the industry to manage and achieve their business and financial goals in accordance with Shariah Principles. Besides this, Amanie also focuses on the organisational aspect of the development of human capital in Islamic finance worldwide. This is undertaken by providing updated quality learning that embraces both local and global issues of Islamic financial products and services. Currently, Amanie comprises a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds such as Shariah, investment banking, legal, accounting and auditing,economics, capital market and fund management. To date, its presence spans across offices in Astana, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. Amanie’s uniqueness is its independence and relationship-driven business focus. Amanie currently serves government agencies, large corporations as well as financial and non-financial institutions. Area of Expertise Being a full-service Shariah advisory firm, Amanie’s key areas of expertise and practice include: 1. Islamic Banking & Finance; 2. Islamic Capital Market; 3. Islamic Asset Management; 4. Islamic Real Estate Investment Trusts (i-REITs); 5. Islamic Structured Products; 6. Takaful (Islamic Insurance); 7. Shariah Audit and Review; 8. IT & Web Solution Advisory; 9. Shariah-Compliant Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Big Data and AI; 10. Research & Feasibility Study; and 11. Training and Human Capital Development. Strengths and Achievements Guided by its international Shariah Supervisory Board, Amanie provides end- to-end Shariah solutions to its clients. Their solutions are measured against high-level fiduciary standards. Islamic capital markets, retail/wholesale banking, project finance and asset management are the key areas of Amanie’s strength. As an advisory firm, it continually breaks new ground in advising clients on strategic transactions, and in pioneering the global expansion of Islamic finance. I S L A M I C F I N A N C E A N D A D V I S O R Y