Islamic investment window launched in Brunei

Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar Haji Apong; Standard Chartered Bank CEO and Standard Chartered Securities Chairman Pengiran Aki Ismasufian bin Pengiran Haji Ibrahim; and Standard Chartered Bank Head of Wealth Management and Standard Chartered Securities CEO Brenda Low launch Standard Chartered Securities’ Islamic investment service. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 13 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Standard Chartered Securities, a subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank, marked a milestone as the first capital market service licence holder in the country to be granted approval to conduct Islamic investment business through an Islamic window.

Minister of Home Affairs Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong as the Deputy Chairman of Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) attended the launch event yesterday.