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Growth of the Islamic Takaful Market in Malaysia
Kevin Willis, Standard & Poor's  | June 13, 2008

Malaysia's well established regulatory and legal environments give its takaful market the edge over those being developed throughout the Gulf countries. However, this article argues that competition will hit Malaysian firms earlier than their neighbours.

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Chinese Banks and the Impact of Basel II
Violaine Cousin, Freelance Consultant | March 20, 2008

Less than three years ago, talk about the impact of the New Capital Accord (Basel II) was on the agenda for just about every large bank around the world, apart from in China. The world of Basel II and risk management was deemed as a low priority - the banks had more pressing issues to resolve: bad quality loan portfolios and poor governance standards to name just a few

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Returning to Rationality? Interview with Milken Institute Senior Finance Fellow James Barth
Christopher Bjorke, AFP | 

After climbing to new peaks in 2007, China equities began the new year with a decline. Milken Institute Senior Finance Fellow James R. Barth discussed how the recent market movement could be seen as a reaction to the steady rise in prices and other changes in China’s financial landscape.

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Crystal Ball Unclear
AFP Writers | October 5, 2007

Callout: ChinaForum recently communicated with Daniel Tubbs, director of BlackRock’s portfolio management group, on the latest capital market issues in China. Unpredictable describes the state of the market.

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