The UK Securities and Investment Institute (SII) and Lebanon's Ecole Superieure des Affaires (ESA) are jointly developing a new specialist qualification which has been initiated by the Central Bank of Lebanon (Banque du Liban). It is an important step in the establishment of Islamic finance as a mainstream alternative in corporate and consumer finance, insurance and savings.

The press conference will take place at Centurion House, 24 Monument Street, London EC3R 8AQ (nearest Underground station: Monument). If you would like to attend please e-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or telephone 07801 521034.

Further details about The Securities & Investment Institute are available from our website www.sii.org.uk.