Developing a strategic framework and Center of Excellence (CoE) to create / promote the world's first Islamic Social Stock Exchange with the leadership of Sponsor(s)...
2. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION
Social Stock Exchanges (SSEs):
○ Trading platform listing “social development” businesses in
approved Main Stock Exchange
○ Allows investors to buy shares of Companies in : Education, Food &
Agriculture, Energy, Water, Sanitation, Healthcare, Green Tech &
Environment orientated
○ Key participants: Government, Financial Institutions, Community
Organizations, Social Development Agencies, Social Entrepreneurs,
Investors...
○ Some SSEs (differ in form and function):
* UK: Social Stock Exchange (SSE)
* Canada: Social Venture Connexion (SVX)
* Singapore: Impact Exchange (IX) @ Mauritius Stock Exchange
* South Africa: South Africa Social Impact Exchange (SASIX)
* U.S. : Mission Markets (MM)
Islamic Social Stock Exchange (ISSE):
A Syariah compliant trading platform listing social development &
impact investing businesses in approved Main Stock Exchange.
* None in the world yet! SPONSOR to champion ISSE!!
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3. ISLAM AND WEALTH
“Go you forth (whether
equipped) lightly or
heavily, and strive and
struggle with your
properties and your lives in
the cause of Allah, that is
best for you, if you knew.”
(Al-Tawbah 9 : 41)
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4. Background # 2
ISSE – ISLAMIC STOCK
EXCHANGE OF THE FUTURE!
-Lt Cdr John Moi (Ret) -
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5. Background#3
CURRENTPOSITION
New emerging concept with challenges:
○ Accretion & accreditation of key
participants
○ Social and / or spiritual mission of the
business
○ Target beneficiaries
○ How the business impact the companies
and stakeholders
○ Metrics or measurement tools of social and /
or environmental impact
○ Syariah compliance and limitations
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6. Background#4
CURRENTPOSITION–KEYAREAS
OFRESEARCH
○ Policy & regulation for a sustainable ISSE –
To develop
○ Education, training & awareness activities
– To develop
○ Research & Development activities – To
specify
○ Metric tools or methodologies to
measure the impact – To determine and
develop
○ Creating a sustainable framework for
localised / universal ISSE – To develop
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7. Background#5
ASSUMPTIONS
○ Will adopt & enhance existing policies & guidelines
in setting up as a stock exchange
○ Encourage new and existing members to migrate
as founding members of ISSE
○ Regulated by relevant authorities of Malaysia or
country-specific
○ Initial funding by SPONSOR under its CSR or other
funding program by co-sponsors
○ SPONSOR to spearhead the first Islamic Social Stock
Exchange Academy (Akamiyya) or Centre of
Excellence (CoE) to the world
○ SPONSOR proposed to be the Leading Islamic Social
Enterprise Incubator & Accelerator (Balwara) in
related activities & development
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8. ProjectObjective#.1
PROJECTOBJECTIVES
○ To develop the first Islamic Social Stock
Exchange for Malaysia
○ To enhance the positive image of
related government agencies and
social stakeholders of country specific
○ To assist other 3rd World nations &
Muslim countries in developing similar
ISSEs leveraging on related Networks
○ To be the pioneer CoE in Islamic Social
Stock Exchange education and
consultancy (Akamiyy)
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9. ProjectObjective#.2
BRIEFDESCRIPTIONOF
STRATEGY
○ The ISSE will be created with:
○ Latest ICT technologies (Block chain
technology?)
○ Competent people (guided by
Professional Team) / Social
Entrepreneurs / Government agencies
/ Muslim Scholars and Academia
○ ISSE will bring together the
government, social business entities
and social investors and perhaps the
Muslim community at large! 9
10. KEY STRATEGIC THRUSTS:
Strengthen “sponsor’s nation”
positioning as a global hub for
Islamic investments
Establish “sponsor’s nation as a
leading center for Shariah
compliant sustainable and
responsible investment
Develop or enhance “sponsor’s
nation” as an international provider
of Islamic wealth management
services
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11. STRATEGICBLUEPRINT:
Provide enabling frameworks to encourage innovation
in Islamic markets
Enhance market access and international market
connectivity
Develop a vibrant ecosystem to accelerate growth of
Shariah compliant sustainable and responsible
investment
Promote the growth of private equity
Facilitate new digital business models, products,
services for Islamic funds and wealth management
Advance “sponsor’s nation” as a hub for investment
support services
Encourage institutional participation in Islamic funds
Develop facilitative market infrastructures for Islamic
wealth management
Strengthen intermediation capabilities to support
widen internationalization
Strengthen the talent pipeline for Islamic wealth
management
Provide targeted incentives to strengthen international
competitiveness
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12. ProjectObjective#.3
STRATEGY:SUPPORTING
PLATFORMS:
○ Formation (Balwara) of ISSE – Framework & Guidelines
○ ISSE Advisory Board (Sura) – Policies & Direction
○ ISSE Partners Incorporated – Social Business Partnership / Alliance
(Shiraka)
○ ISSE Bonds (Dimma) and Sukuks – Raising capital: bonds and funds
○ ISSE Academy / CoE ( Akamiyy)– Promotion for the science and art
activities of Islamic Stock Exchange
○ ISSE Institute (Hay’a) – Promotion of educational activities
○ ISSE Advisory & Research (Dirasa) – Provision of advisory services,
identify investment opportunities, conduct due diligence and
manage transactional exchange
○ ISSE Growth Fund (Numuin, Rifi) – Issuance of growth funds: matured
market using Islamic funds and principles?
○ Accelerator Fund (Ajila) – To expedite growth of budding enterprises
using Islamic funds and principles?
○ Accessment Advisory (Mihak) – To measure and monitor social-
environment impact? To include spiritual impact?
○ ISSE Foundation (Insa) – Capital market enhancement activities that
scale up positive impact of the entity (SPONSOR)
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13. Project #.4
RURALDEVELOPMENTBOND(Rifi)
(EXAMPLE)
○ Mobilizing private capital for
development in rural areas
○ Ecosystem of people and
organizations in rural areas designated
○ Access to the financial markets
○ Using Shariah compliant financial
instruments / facilities or dimma &
sukuk and others?
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17. ProjectObjective#.8
MARKETINGSTRATEGY&
TARGETMARKETS
○ A Marketing Plan will be developed upon
approval that includes:
○ Above & below the line marketing activities
○ Supplemented by Social or Digital Media
○ Target markets include Social Investors,
Govt related agencies, Financial Institutions,
Community organizations, Green
Development Agencies, Social
Entrepreneurs, Philanthropic Bodies, Muslim
(Zakat) & Sedaqah entities?
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19. ExpectedOutcome#.2
POSITIONINGSTATEMENTS
○ Malaysia: “Malaysia’s First Islamic
Social Stock Exchange”
○ Rest of the World: “ISSE - Creating the
Stock Exchanges of the Future” (Under
the flagship of SPONSOR)
○ “Stock Exchange of The Future!
○ Catchword: Islamic Finance & Impact
Investing” Partnership (Shiraka)!
○ SPONSOR: The Leading Evangelist of
Islamic Social Stock Exchange!
○ SPONSOR: The Global Advocate of
Islamic Social Stock Exchange!
○ COE to be named after SPONSOR (or
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20. ExpectedOutcome#.3
BRANDINGSTRATEGY
○ Malaysia: “Malaysia’s No.1 “Islamic Social
Stock Exchange!”
○ Rest of the world: “Country-specific Islamic
Social Stock Exchange”
○ Tagline: Investing in People, Planet, Profits &
Preservation for the Future
○ Will use both traditional and digital media to
create branding to public and world at large
○ Syariah compliance Social Stock Exchange
○ Islamic Finance & Impact Investing
Partnership (Shiraka)!
○ SPONSOR: The Global Advocate of Islamic
Social Stock Exchange
○ COE to be named after SPONSOR (or entity) 20
21. ExpectedOutcome#.4
PRODUCT/SERVICESTRATEGY
○ Provides an investor-friendly & Shariah
trading platform listing social business
developed from Legal, Government, private
sector and related entities for all countries
particularly the Muslim community
○ SPONSOR CO will provide assistance and
end-to-end consultancy services to
countries intending to start their Islamic
Social Stock Exchanges
○ SPONSOR CO will be the Academy & Centre
of Excellence (CoE) on Islamic Social Stock
Exchange to the world
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22. ExpectedOutcome#.5
PROMOTIONSTRATEGY
○ Includes all activities in both traditional & digital
media to create awareness
○ Printed & digital info about entity and services
○ Alliances with other SSEs / World’s Social
Development bodies / UN agencies / Universities /
CSR bias entities / Social orientated foundations /
Impact Investing entities, Muslim business bodies
○ Website, Blog & other Social Media platforms to be
employed to increase visibility
○ Development & Implementation of ISSE Certification
programs & ISSE Summit or Conference, Gala Events
to be organised by SPONSOR
○ COE to be named after SPONSOR (or entity)
○ Formation of the world’s first ISSE Network Alliance?
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23. Project&CommercializationPlan#.1
RESOURCESREQUIREMENTS
○ Malaysia: ISSE will register with ROC as S/B &
regulated by existing authorities of the Main
Exchange of Malaysia (similar for world)
○ Listing of ISSE in other bourses may be considered
using capital mechanism like Alibaba, Grab...
○ Proposer will rent an interim office space with ICT
facilities to conduct research and develop
framework, SOPs of supporting platforms e.g.
Academy, Institute, Advisory Board....etc...
○ SPONSOR may allocate working space in its
premises for coordination or other related activities
○ Proposer will develop the business model and set
up for the self sustainable COE
○ Note: SSE (UK) took 18 months from idea to pre-IPO
maturity stage & has raised about US$ 1,000,000
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24. Project&CommercializationPlan#.2
FINANCIALCONSIDERATIONSAND
COMMERCIALIZATIONPLAN
○ Initial request of working grant of RM 15,000 per
month ( 1 year) to cover salary, living & incidental
expenses, visits to SSEs & key person(s) funds to be
requested, training programs (SSE & Impact
Investing, Islamic Finance, etc)...
○ SPONSOR to consider fund-raising thru “Certified
Islamic Social Stock Exchange Professional / Islamic
Investment Professional and other related
certification programs” (To be determined)
○ Fund –raising thru “World’s Summit /Conference and
Global Leadership Awards on ISSE Gala Event
hosted by SPONSOR (To be determined) (Separate
Event Organising proposals can be tabled)
○ Self generating revenues from set up, consultancy
services, talks, training programs on ISSE
○ ISSE Academy or CoE to be listed in less than 5 years
(Note: SSE (UK) took 18 months from idea to pre-IPO
maturity stage and has raised about US$ 1,000,000) 24
25. Project&CommercializationPlan#.3
PotentialCommercializationPlan
Certified Islamic Stock Exchange Professional
(CISEP) – 2 -3 day intensive program, 300 pax at
USD 1,500 per pax = USD 45,000.00 – Bi-annual ?
ISSE Inaugural Gala & Awards Night – 500 pax at
USD 100 per pax per table of 10 = USD 50,000.00
Platinum (1 @USD10 K), Gold (2 @USD 5K each),
Silver (4 @USD 3K each) & Copper (8@ USD 1.5K
each) Sponsors’ tables: projected revenues
@100% take up rate = USD 44,000.00
Corporate & CEOs’ write up on Inaugural ISSE
Handbook: Projected revenues of 30 X USD
5,000/Co = USD 150,000.00
Project revenues from above= USD 289,000.00 X 4.0
(RM 1,156,000.00)
Revenues from Consultancy and services
rendered by SPONSOR-ISSE Think tank (COE) –
From USD 1,000,000 onwards per country for ISSE
Note: Proposal Papers for ISSE Inaugural Gala &
Awards Night are ready!
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26. CONCLUSION
○ Recent emergence of SSEs that differ in form
and function with few examples
○ None from the Islamic community?
○ Necessitate extensive R & D activities,
development of strategic framework and
related documentation (SOPs)
○ SPONSOR proposed to be the Global
Advocate of Islamic Social Stock Exchange
by Islamic Finance & Impact Investing
Concepts Partnership (Shiraka)
○ SPONSOR proposed to spearhead the first
ISSE Academy / CoE (Akamiyy) for the world!
○ SPONSOR proposed to be the leading
pioneer Incubator & Accelerator of ISSE
(Ajila)
○ Approve the working grant of RM 15,000 /
month / year for originator of concept 26
27. MINORACCOMPLISHMENTS
International & local award-winning writer (Commonwealth
Navies & Anugerah Usman Awang)
Author: Servant Leadership 1.0 – Serve to Lead & Servant
Leadership 2.0 – Principles of SERVANTHOOD (with
precepts from major Holy Books) published in major dailies
and online portals
Author: Islamic & Christian Financial Concepts, other Wealth
Management /Thematic Concepts according to the Holy
Books. Also ’12 Strategic Initiatives for the Palm Oil &
Timber Industries (2 Papers / proposals)’
Chief Editor & Event Organizer, LEADERS publication
Former Columnist with the New StraitsTimes –Property
Column with published articles on Wealth Creation,
Investment and Property in general
Former HOD – Sales & Niche Publications (Halal, Oil & Gas,
Tourist, Agriculture publications & Internet Solutions.
Secured 10 Millions deal forTM Publications from Tourism
Ministry
Certified Master Financial Planner (MFP), USA
Certified Professional Landlord (CPL), USA
Certified Islamic Estate Planner (IEP), Malaysia 27
28. ALLAH’S OFFER OF BENEVOLENCE
O you who believe! Shall I lead you to a
transaction (bargain) that will save you
from a grievous penalty?... that you
believe in Allah and His Apostle, and
that you strive (your utmost) in the
cause of Allah, with your property…
-Surah Al- Saff: 10 – 11
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