On Demand (Podcasts)

David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, speaks with Fabio Natalucci, deputy director of the monetary and capital markets department at the International Monetary Fund, and Mark Sobel, OMFIF’s US chairman. They discuss the impact of quantitative easing in the light of the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate rise and policy normalisation strategy. They also speak about The […]

Islamic finance series: ‘Islamic private equity industry: Part 2’. Emilio Escartin, former vice-president and head of investments at the Bahrain Development Bank, joins Julia Demidova from OMFIF to discuss the Islamic private equity industry. This podcast provides an overview of Islamic private equity funds and their distinction from conventional funds. Escartin assesses global investor trends and

Islamic finance series: ‘Islamic private equity industry: part 1’. Emilio Escartin, former vice-president and head of investments at the Bahrain Development Bank, joins Julia Demidova, OMFIF business development manager, to discuss the growth of the Islamic private equity industry. This podcast provides an overview of Islamic private equity funds and their distinction from conventional funds.

Islamic finance series: ‘SRI and green sukuk’. Michael Grifferty, president of the Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association, and Maya Malek, managing director of Amanie Advisors Global Office, join OMFIF Economist Kat Usita to discuss socially responsible investing and green sukuk. This episode draws attention to the intersection between green finance and Islamic banking. Green sukuk

Islamic finance series: ‘Islamic fintech: part 2’. Abdul Haseeb Basit, co-founder and principal of Elipses, and Umer Suleman, head of governance and Islamic finance at Yielders, speak to Oliver Thew of OMFIF. They examine the global Islamic fintech market, including the factors driving growth and competition to become the global Islamic fintech hub, as well as

Islamic finance series: ‘Islamic fintech: part 1’. Abdul Haseeb Basit, co-founder and principal of Elipses, and Umer Suleman, head of governance and Islamic finance at Yielders, speak to Oliver Thew of OMFIF. They provide an overview of Islamic fintech, including some of the key definitions and the ethical principles that underpin different products and services.

Islamic finance series: ‘Introduction to Islamic finance’. Faizal Karbani, founder and chief executive of Simply Ethical, a financial services firm focusing on the provision of sharia-compliant products, speaks to Marcin Stepan from OMFIF. This episode gives an overview of the Islamic finance market, taking into account its growth and development across the globe in recent

In Conversation: Daniel Glaser, a principal with the Financial Integrity Network and former assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the US Treasury, talks to Mark Sobel, OMFIF’s US chairman. They discuss the development of the international community’s approach to money laundering and terrorist financing, the use of US financial sanctions for strategic

Financial stability series: ‘Winners and losers from the global bull market: A focus on inequality’. Greg Medcraft, director of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s directorate for financial and enterprise affairs, speaks to Sofia Melis from OMFIF. They discuss the difference between income and wealth inequality, their impact on financial stability, and how financial

Rein de Loor, programmes manager, Americas at OMFIF, speaks with Ricardo Reis, the AW Phillips professor of economics at the London School of Economics and academic consultant at the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve. They discuss the Fed’s recent rate decisions, macroeconomic developments in the US, and the use of quantitative easing over