As principal consultant with Amanie which provides advisory, research and training services to the Islamic financial industry, Dr Syed has been involved in financial product design and development, professional module design and development as well as spearheading research for the Islamic Financial Services Industry. In addition he has also conducted training in the area of Accounting for Islamic Financial Institutions, Islamic Finance and Banking in both public seminars and in house training programs for various financial, audit, supervisory and rating institutions in London, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. In setting the direction for the industry he had been appointed as a technical consultant with Centennial Group International he was involved in developing Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Prudential Standards. He had also served as a member of Accounting, Auditing and Governance Standards Board of Accounting Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). In Malaysia he is currently a member of Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) Working Committee of Islamic Financial Reporting Standards. As an academic Dr. Syed Musa Alhabshi was an Associate Professor and Dean of Faculty of Business Administration, Tun Abdul Razak University (UNITAR) till February 2007. In postgraduate education he designed and developed doctoral and masters degree curriculum as well as graduate programs in both UNITAR and International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM). His teaching experience spans from undergraduate to postgraduate programs in the areas of accounting and finance with special focus in Islamic finance and accounting. He supervised doctoral students and has presented papers in both local and International Conferences as well as published papers in academic journals and related academic literature which includes areas on Performance and Efficiency of Islamic Financial Institutions and Foreign Investments, Accounting, Auditing, Governance, Risk Management, Performance Measurement and Zakat particularly for Islamic Financial Institutions. His early education was from Singapore where he obtained a Diploma in Business Studies from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He then obtained first class honors degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (1989) from International Islamic University (IIUM), and conferred Bank Islam Malaysia Overall Best Student Award. He then proceeded to obtain Doctor of Business Administration (1994) (Accounting and Finance) from Strathclyde University, UK.

Baiza is a consultant with 9 years experience in various fields within the Islamic Banking industry. Baiza started as a research associate with Islamic Financial Data Services Ltd. (U.K) specializing in Islamic finance and banking data research before joining IslamiQ Ltd. At IslamiQ, Baiza was part of the team that developed the ScreenIslamiQ, the online service that allowed users to access information on Shariah compliant stocks in the major global stock markets. Baiza was also involved in the IslamiQ advisory team that completed the Shariah structuring of a US$150 million Islamic private equity fund focusing on dynamic and undervalued Asian companies. Baiza’s last posting before joining Amanie was with Guidance Financial Group LLC, an international Islamic financial services company based in Washington D.C. At Guidance Financial, Baiza was part of the investment team that structured a Musharakah Mutanaqisah based Islamic home financing program for consumers in the U.S market, an innovative mortgage based Islamic Fixed Income security with Freddie Mac and a Pan European Islamic Real Estate fund with ING International. During his tenure with Guidance Financial, he was also seconded to Navis Capital Partners to assist in the day to day running of their Islamic private equity funds with an aggregate value of USD 300 million. Baiza graduated from Monash University, Australia with a degree in Business Studies double majoring in Accounting and Economics.

Effendy is a consultant for business, product and research. His expertise lies in the field economic research and he has previously held several research assignments from Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) and International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF). Effendy began his career as a financial consultant at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore, where he developed an extensive knowledge of banking instruments. He then moved on to WAREES Investments, a subsidiary of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) which specializes in managing and developing trust property. At WAREES Investments, he fulfilled the role of an investment analyst and gain significant experience in the field of Islamic Finance and Economics. Effendy brings forth an integral knowledge of the banking and finance industry and its regulatory environment. Effendy holds a degree in Business Management from the University of London, an MSc in International Economics (with Distinction) from Cardiff University and is currently pursuing his PhD in Economics from Universiti Malaya, specializing in Monetary and Islamic Economics.

Maya Marissa graduated with an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom and has 9 years experience mainly in corporate legal matters. She started her career with Edaran Digital Systems Berhad, a player in the ICT industry as an in-house legal counsel for the holding company and its subsidiaries. At Edaran, she was responsible for the legal matters mainly in project management as well as compliance. She was also involved in the Group’s exercise for issuance of RM100 million Al-Murabahah Commercial Paper/Medium Term Note and was appointed as Administrator for the Group’s Employee Share Trust Scheme and member of the Risk Management Working Committee. She then joined Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Berhad (PUNB), a national entrepreneur development corporation, which provides integrated support to various sectors through a variety of Islamic financial products and equity investments. At PUNB, she received wide exposure in legal and Shari’ah aspects of PUNB’s financing and investments, litigation and general corporate matters including risk management exercise, KPI exercise and implementation of PUNB’s SOP. She was also a member of PUNB’s Main Shari’ah Committee and Shari’ah Working Committee. Maya Marissa is currently pursuing her Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) Programme at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF).

Razi is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountant (MIA). He was previously involved in product and business development activities of IslamiQ Ltd. He was one of the Shari’ah secretariats in IslamiQ, responsible for the development and management of Shari’ah compliance products as well as communication between the management and Shari’ah scholars. IslamiQ is the first online company dedicated to meeting the Islamic investment and financial needs of the global Muslim community. Prior to that, Razi was a product development consultant for Islamic Capital Technology. He participated in the Islamic Financial advisory and assisted in the structuring of private equity funds, Islamic business-to-business financial marketplace and Takaful products. Razi has significant expereince in Islamic Economy and Finance research. He was a researcher in Islamic Financial Data Services Ltd. (UK), with the main responsibility of conducting market research, providing reports and updates on the new Islamic Finance products in both concept and application. He was once an independent researcher based in the Middle East. Razi graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting.

Suhaida Mahpot graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with a Bachelor of Economics (Islamic Economics & Finance). Her career in banking & financial industry starts as a Trainee under Capital Market Graduated Trainee Scheme organized by Securities Commission. Prior joining Amanie Business Solutions Sdn Bhd, she was working with Affin Investment Bank Bhd since 2006 as an Executive for Debt & Capital Market Department. She has completed various project financing deals using Private Debt Securities instruments ranging from infrastructure & utilities, real estate, plantation and many others sectors.

Mohd Shahrail Mohd Tahir started his career as Investment Analyst specializing in Technical Analysis and Programmed Strategy Trading at local Fund Management Company. He also responsible for developing the Investment Framework for the Global Fund Program under Metro Global Asset Management (Brunei) Ltd. Due to his interest in enhancing his trading skill, Shahrail spend nearly 5 years of research on Programmed Strategy Trading which covers various aspects of trading, from Market Timing to Money and Risk Management, and from Fixed Income to Forex, using various Programmed Trading Platform. Apart from his interest in programming trading strategy, Shahrail also involve in other type of programming such as Database, VBA and web programming. Shahrail’s last post before joining Amanie was Equity Central Dealer at Etiqa Insurance & Takaful, an insurance arm of Maybank Fortis Berhad. He was responsible for handling all equity trades for all funds under Mayban General, Maybanlife Assurance, Mayban Takaful, MNI Insurance and Takaful Nasional. Shahrail also involved in developing and maintaining the Central Dealing operation for the group before moving into Fund Performance Division. At Amanie, Shahrail’s main task is to develop and maintain Amanie Market Screening framework using various shariah methodology globally. Shahrail graduated from University Teknologi MARA (UiTM) majoring in Investment Analysis.