NOVEMBER 2015 | VOLUME 13

MEET THE FIRST BATCH OF CHARTERED BANKERS IN MALAYSIA

NEWS FEATURE

The inaugural Chartered Banker Joint Conferment Ceremony was held on the 6 November 2015 at Sasana Kijang, Bank Negara Malaysia.

The Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) and the Chartered Banker Institute United Kingdom jointly organised the Executive Conversion Programme, which saw 45 industry leaders being conferred the prestige Chartered Banker award. Among them were 15 senior bankers whom were conferred the Fellow, Chartered Banker and 30 senior bankers whom were conferred Chartered Banker.

6 November 2015, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

This is the committment of AICB in championing the vision of professionalising bankers. It is also in line with the institution’s long term strategy of becoming a professional body of choice for bankers. The professional designation of Chartered Banker brings with it a strong commitment towards highest ethical, professional and technical standards necessary to sustain a growing industry. Membership of the Institute is

aimed at ensuring individuals working with the banking and financial services sector achieve the desired and highest standards of professionalism. The Institute also conferred Life Membership to the Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar Aziz, for her contributions to the banking industry, including the modernisation and enactment of ten major pieces of legislation for the financial sector.

CHARTERED BANKER CONFERMENT CEREMONY

NEWS FEATURE

INTRODUCING THE FIRST 45CHARTERED BANKERS IN MALAYSIA

FELLOW, CHARTERED BANKERTan Sri Azman HashimChairmanAmBank Group

Dato’ Muhammad IbrahimDeputy GovernorBank Negara Malaysia

Datuk Abdul Farid AliasGroup President & Chief Executive OfficerMaybank Group

Dato’ Adissadikin AliChief Executive OfficerAlkhair International Islamic Bank Berhad

Datuk Ahmad Hizzad BaharuddinDirector GeneralLabuan Financial Services Authority

Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir Group Head, Global Banking Maybank Group

Mr Badlisyah Abdul GhaniChairmanYasaar Group Limited

Mr Alan Chang Kong ChongChief Internal AuditorHong Leong Bank Berhad

Mr John Chong Eng ChuanChief Executive Officer Maybank Kim Eng Group & Maybank Investment Bank Berhad

Tan Sri Azlan Mohd ZainolChairmanRHB Bank Berhad

Dato’ Charon Wardini MokhzaniExecutive DirectorKhazanah Research Institute

Mr Cheah Tek Kuang Former Deputy Chairman AmBank (M) Berhad

Mr Eqhwan Mokhzanee MuhammadChief Executive OfficerAmBank Islamic Berhad

Ms Foziakhatoon Amanulla KhanChief Executive Officer & Executive DirectorAlliance Islamic Bank Berhad

Mr Lodewijk GovaertsChief Executive OfficerThe Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad

Mr Kasinathan T Kasipillai Former Group Chief Risk Officer Affin Banking Group

Dato’ Khairussaleh RamliGroup Managing DirectorRHB Banking Group

Ms Khatimah Mahadi Group Chief Internal Auditor Affin Banking Group

Mr Jeffrey Chew Sun Teong Group Chief Executive Officer Paramount Corporation Berhad

Datuk Yvonne ChiaCo-Founder & Executive DirectorAsian Healthcare Group Berhad

Dato’ Howard Choo Kah Hoe Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer IBH Investment Bank Limited

Dr John Lee Hin Hock Group Chief Risk Officer Maybank Group

Ms Lee Jim LengGroup Managing Director &Chief Executive OfficerHong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

Ms Leong Sow Yoke Group Chief Internal Auditor Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lodin Wok KamaruddinDeputy ChairmanAFFIN Holdings Berhad

Datuk Mohamed Azahari KamilChief Executive OfficerAsian Finance Bank Berhad

Dato’ Mohammed Hj Che HusseinChairmanDanajamin Nasional Berhad

CHARTERED BANKER

Mr Donald Joshua JaganathanAssistant GovernorBank Negara Malaysia

Datuk Mohamed Azmi Mahmood Acting Group Managing Director AmBank Group

Datuk Mohd Najib Hj AbdullahGroup Managing Director Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad

Dato’ Hj Mohd Redza ShahAbdul WahidChief Executive OfficerBank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad

Mr Mukhtar Malik HussainDeputy Chairman & Chief Executive OfficerHSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

Datuk Mustafha Hj Abd RazakManaging Director/PresidentBank Rakyat

Dato’ Muzaffar Hisham Group Head Islamic Banking & Chief Executive Officer Maybank Islamic Berhad

Mr Ong Eng BinChief Executive OfficerOCBC Bank Malaysia Berhad

Mr Pang Choon Han Group Chief Risk Officer Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Tay Ah Lek Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Public Bank Berhad

Mr Wong Kim ChoongChief Executive OfficerUnited Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

YM Tengku Dato’ Sri ZafrulTengku Abdul AzizGroup Chief Executive OfficerCIMB Group

Mr Alex Por Peng Seong Executive Director & Country Head,Risk ManagementUnited Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Berhad

Dato’ Tajuddin Atan Chief Executive Officer Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Mr Tan Kong Khoon Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer Hong Leong Bank Berhad

Mr Thein Kim Mon Group Chief Internal Auditor AmBank Group

Mr V. MaslamaniChief Compliance OfficerAl Rajhi Bank

Dato’ Wan Mohd Fadzmi Che Wan Othman Fadzilah President/Chief Executive OfficerAgrobank (Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad)

photos from the ceremony

ANNOUNCEMENT

Chartered Banker (Level 3) The gold standard in banking qualification.

Chartered Banker Study Plan 2016 Timeline

13 Nov 2 Sep 11 Jul

Jan 16-19 May

Enrolment starts

Master classes

1st draft of assignment to be submitted

final draft of assignment to be

submitted

exam

13 May

Enrolment closes

For more information on Chartered Banker Study Plan 2016, click here

OUR FLAGSHIP QUALIFICATION IS NOW COMPLETE

After successfully launching the first and second level namely Executive Banker and Professional Banker, AICB is proud to announce the third and final level of the Chartered Banker Qualification. Chartered Banker is jointly awarded by the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers and Chartered Banker Institute, United Kingdom, the only professional banking institute in the world able to confer the award and is a badge that stands for a high standard in competency and integrity, worn with great pride. Obtaining this award is a testament to your committment to excellence as a banker. Below is the Syllabus structure and study timeline for year 2016.

Syllabus Structure

Compulsory Module Elective Modules (choose 2 modules)

Professionalism, Ethics & Regulations 1. Contemporary Issues in Banking2. Credit & Lending3. Applied Business & Corporate Banking4. Risk Management in Banking5. Retail Banking6. Banking for High Net Worth Individuals

Jan

Enrolmentstarts

Opens forEnrolment

JANUARY 2016

HAPPENINGS

The Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) organised the Global Banking Conference 2015, themed “The New Banking Paradigm – Disruptions, Risks and Opportunities” on 3-4 November 2015 at InterContinental Kuala Lumpur.

The conference was attended by more than 400 professional bankers from around the globe. There were 19 speakers present including Professor Nassim Taleb, author of Black Swan, who is also the Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at the New York University.

The conference started with a half day workshop on Stress Testing, comprising a keynote address and a panel session with 4 international speakers who were from India, China and Germany. The 2nd day of the conference started with a special address on Global Volatility and Risks. This was followed by 3 plenary sessions, a

luncheon talk and a keynote address and dialogue session with Nassim Taleb. Topics on the plenary sessions included Balancing Regulations and Innovations, Risk Culture and Conduct, Standards of Professionalism in Banking and the Risk of a ‘Black Swan’ from Cyberspace.

One of the highlights of the conference was also the launch of the Bank Risk Management Qualification, which is the only qualification of its kind in the world. Enrolment opens on February 2016.

19 Speakers

Over 400DelegatesAttended

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International & Local

15 countries

GLOBAL BANKING CONFERENCE2015 3-4 NOVEMBER 2015, INTERCONTINENTAL, KUALA LUMPUR

HAPPENINGS

AICB BRINGS THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO EAST MALAYSIAAICB Breakfast Series - Financial Service Act 2013: Should Bankers Lose Sleep Over It ?

The third and fourth installation of the AICB Breakfast Series were held at Kuching, Sarawak on 26 October and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 18 November 2015 respectively at the Auditorium, Bank Negara Malaysia’s regional offices. Featuring Mrs Humairah Sukiman, Senior Legal Counsel of Bank Negara Malaysia on the Financial Services Act 2013.

The Chief Executive of AICB, Mr Tay Kay Luan, began the session with his welcome remarks where he welcomed the guests and highlighted the Institute’s progress and achievements throughout the year. He emphasized the need for professionalism amongst bankers and how this vision was becoming a reality with the Chartered Banker Joint Conferment Ceremony and the introduction of new qualifications, namely, Bank Risk Management, the third level of Chartered Banker and the Advance Certification in Regulatory Compliance. Mr Tay also reiterated that the next few years was going to be challenging for the banking industry and there would be an increased need for credibility and transparency amongst bankers. He pledged AICB’s commitment to continuously provide members with valuable knowledge and skills through industry focused qualifications.

Guest speaker Puan Humairah Sukiman, the Senior Legal Counsel of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Legal Department, provided an in-depth overview of the Financial Services Act 2013 (FSA) and Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 (IFSA) which came into force on 30 June 2013. She shared how these Acts continue to be relevant and effective to maintain financial stability and support inclusive growth in the financial system and the economy, as well as to provide adequate protection for consumers.

Penang

10 July 2015Auditorium,

Bank Negara Malaysia,Penang Regional Office,

Penang

116 Attended

Johor

29 July 2015Auditorium,

Bank Negara Malaysia, Johor Bahru Regional Office,

Johor

98 Attended

Sarawak

26 October 2015Auditorium,

Bank Negara Malaysia,Kuching Regional Office,

Sarawak

93 Attended

Sabah

18 November 2015Auditorium,

Bank Negara Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu Regional Office,

Sabah

54 Attended