Path Solutions is a worldwide provider of Islamic and investment software solutions to the global finance industry and in specific the Islamic finance industry. It is the 1st and only banking software firm to be recognized and certified by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions. The AAOIFI Certification covers all iMAL modules, business processes, contracts, Islamic accounting treatments, implications and behavior.

Path Solutions’ iMAL Islamic Banking and Investment System is a tailor-made solution to the complex financial industry, based on a modular approach with full integration with other modules. It has been designed from scratch to enable a powerful, flexible, service-oriented banking infrastructure without restrictions and with minimum disruption to banking operations.

iMAL is a user-friendly, integrated, modularized suite reflecting an extensive range of Islamic business practices. It is based on the Sharia guidelines for the purposes of trade related to Morabaha, Modaraba, Ijara, Istisnah, Salam, project financing, real estate and others.

Path offers a wide range of Islamic, AAOIFI-certified and IAS-compliant integrated software covering Core Banking, Customer Universal Services, Investment and Private Equity, Treasury, Funds Management, and Securities Trading system in GCC and Global Capital Markets.

Path Solutions witnessed recently a considerable client base increase and this growth can be attributed to its valuable contribution to the Islamic banking industry by developing products to meet the newly identified market demands.

Path Solutions retains its commitment in contributing to the empowerment of the Islamic banking and finance industry in the New Economy, through its Headquarters in Kuwait City, its Research and Development centre in Beirut, its support offices in Manama, Karachi, London and Kuala Lumpur, while maintaining a presence through partner companies in other locations around the globe.

The Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ArabCham) was established in Hong Kong 2006 as a leading organization at promoting commercial ties between Hong Kong/Greater China and the Arab World. ArabCham is dedicated to opening enormous trade opportunities by providing extensive information and professional services to our members. Economic cooperation between the Arab World and Hong Kong/Greater China is the main focus of our vital platform at providing more than trade links to develop business and promoting essential cultural understanding.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body with 122,000 members and 325,000 students in 170 countries. We aim to offer the first choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. ACCA works to achieve and promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and advance the public interest.
ACCA was founded in London more than 100 years ago. ACCA first founded its office in Hong Kong in 1950. Today, ACCA has 18,000 members and 12,000 students in Hong Kong and Macau

Incorporated in September 2002, CHKLC is a non-profit organization serving listed companies and other industry bodies in Hong Kong. The Chamber strives to promote sound corporate governance; function as an effective communication channel between listed companies and regulatory authorities; strengthen the commercial linkage and foster cooperation among listed companies from Hong Kong and China and uphold Hong Kong’s position as an international trade, commercial and financial centre. Since 2007, the Chamber organises the annual “Hong Kong Corporate Governance Excellence Awards” jointly with the Hong Kong Baptist University to advocate best practices of corporate governance and recognize excellence, and from 2008 organises the annual “Listed Companies Conference” to provide a forum of discussion of stock market issues.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with 171,000 members and students operating in 165 countries.

Islamic finance is a dynamic multi-disciplinary financial service with ample room for growth. To meet the shortage of skilled professionals in this growth market CIMA has worked with the International Institute of Islamic Finance Inc. to develop a relevant and highly applicable qualification – CIMA Certificate in Islamic Finance.

In Hong Kong CIMA and HKU SPACE have collaboratively turned this Certificate into two co-branded, taught version programmes.

The Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (“HKIFA”) is a professional body that represents the asset management industry in Hong Kong. We have two major roles, namely the promotion of Hong Kong managed investment products and consultation with the authorities to relay the views of our members on issues that have implications for the asset management industry. Our objective is to enable Hong Kong people to understand more about the characteristics of mutual funds; and to use them effectively for retirement investment and other financial planning purposes. We have 44 fund management companies as full/overseas members. They manage about 1,250 SFC-authorized funds as at the end of April 2009, involving total assets of close to US$440 billion. We also have about 50 affiliate and associate members. (www.hkifa.org.hk).

The HK Islamic Index was introduced in 2007 in response to increasing trends towards Islamic investment, as the first Hong Kong benchmark to feature an Islamic compliant portfolio of index-eligible companies. The Index is intended to represent the performance of Shariah-compliant companies from both the Hong Kong and China market.

The HK Islamic Index enables you to:

• Use a relevant benchmark that reflect Shariah investment principles
  
• Obtain insights for stock screening related to Shariah investment principles
  
• Help evaluate, select and monitor managers and their performance
  
• Provide effective research and asset allocation tools

Being one of the leading training specialists in the Asia Pacific region, KORNERSTONE excels in developing and nurturing leaders. Potential high flyers can benefit from our full range of training programs to make an immediate impact on their career as well as their organizations. We are committed to developing highly competitive future business leaders in the region and marking learning an enjoyable experience for all.

We provides global certification training programs in different expertise areas, ranging from business management, finance, information technology, soft skills to languages. Some of the hot certification training includes, Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA®, Financial Risk Manager, FRM®, Chartered Wealth Manager, CWMTM, Project Management Professional, PMP®, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, CISSP®, Certified Practitioner of NLP on Business Management, etc. For corporate members, we specialize in customized training programs to fulfill the unique needs of different companies.