Congratulations New Graduates

It was indeed a very happy occassion today, .celebrating the success of our new PhD and Masters graduates who received their scroll today from the king himself. It is UiTM's 72nd convocation since its inception in 1956. Our three PhD graduates: ) Dr Zaini Ahmad (Thesis on Auditing), Dr Sharifah Khadijah Syed Agil (Professional Ethics)and Dr Siti Noor Hayati Mohd Zawawi (Forensic Accountingare examplary of sheer hard work, great work ethics and committment to "finish what they started" and our twenty Master in Forensic Accounting & Financial Criminology - Congratulations Putri, Rosdi, Shahrul, suhaini, Nisha, Ezadee, Khairul, Nurahim, Huda, Ain, Amiruddin, Fazlysham, Syah, Ismayanti, Juhana, Salihuddin, Mariani and others we are so proud of all of you....

New Graduate Enhancement Program

The university has agreed in principle to allow the Faculty of Accountancy to commence two new graduate enhancement programs for our Bachelor of Accountancy students. These enhancement programs are namely the post graduate certificate Anti-Money Laundering Specialist by ACAMS (USA) and the Post-Graduate Certificate in Islamic Finance (CIMA). Both are part of the faculty's initiatives to enhance the marketability/employability of our graduates. The programs are expected to commence in December 2010...

Visit to MINDA

Today a group of researchers from ARI paid a return visit to MINDA, the Malaysian Directors Academy. ARI has been identified by MINDA to write case studies on government-linked companies (GLC) for the purpose of directors training materials. MINDA office is one of those "state-of-the-art", modern office located strategically in the heart of the Kuala Lumpur city. Very impressive indeed.
MINDA aims to address Board performance by equipping Directors of GLCs with world class knowledge, skills and mindset to perform to a consistently high standard. To be an effective Director, performance is critical. This includes understanding the boundaries between Board and management, active problem solving with both the Board and key management on strategic issues, whilst leveraging networks and managing multiple stakeholders in a proactive manner.

Research Workshop on Islamic Finance & Criminology

Today, ARI organised a one-day workshop on Islamic Finance and Criminology. We invited Associate Prof Dr Asyraf Wajdi, the Head of Research Affairs from the International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance or more commonly known by its acronym, ISRA to give a keynote address to the participants.
The aim of the workshop was to discuss contemporary issues in Islamic Finance and criminology and to identify viable research topics to be further elaborated on during ARI forthcoming research retreat in June 2010. The workshop was attended by fifty researchers.
Among the topics identified were: The development of shariah audit framework; Role of Shariah Advisory Council in mitigating fraud; Patriot Act and the Birth of Islamic Finance Worldwide; Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance; The Polemics of Shariah-Compliant - form vs substance; Understanding Maqasid al-shariah and an Appraisal of Islamic Finance Instrument.

CSSR 2010 will be Indexed by IEEE/Scopus

The university's annual Conference on Science and Social Science Research (CSSR) will be going international this year. The International CSSR 2010 will be held in KUala Lumpur on 5-8 November 2010. This year, the conference will be co-organized by RMI & IEEE and the conference proceeding will be indexed by SCOPUS. It is a great opportunity for all ARI members to participate in this event. Each paid participant can submit and present up to two papers during the conference. ARI is targeting between 30-40 papers to be submitted by its members this year....

ARI Winners at ITEX 2010

Congratulations all ARI members who had successfully showcased their research products in the recent ITEX 2010 in Kuala at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The following members have received awards: Associate Prof Dr Rohaya Mohd Nor (Bronze); Amirul (silver); Izzah (Bronze); Syuhada (Bronze); Intan Salwani (Bronze); Assoc Prof Dr Roshayani (Silver) and Assoc Prof Dr Zuraidah (Bronze).

Seminar on Islamic Finance for Government Officers.

ARI wishes to thank the Malaysian Islamic Progession Department (JAKIM) for inviting our members to attend a half-day Islamic Finance seminar for government officers in Putrajaya today. It was indeed an eye-opener to see the potential of Islamic Finance and Islamic Banking in today's economy.
We were informed that currently, the Islamic banking is only capturing about 20% of the existing financial market. Graduates with qualifications in Islamic Banking and Islamic Finance are very marketable. Some 6,000 Malaysian professionals in Islamic Finance are being employed globally.

Anti Money Laundering and Financial Criminology - Class of 2010

It was our last day of class today. The Master of Forensic Accounting and Financial Criminology students were all excited. It was quite an accomplishment.
Apart from the normal class, we had two very interesting guest lectures given by two prominent practitioners and twelve written real Malaysian cases on financial criminology and money laundering. ARI plans to publish these cases either in the form of book chapters or in applied research journals. Congratulations everyone....

Professional Enhancement Program in AML

In todays' competitive environment, it is important that graduates equipped themselves with relevant skills and competencies. For our graduates, one of the options available is for them to embark on professional programs as an "add-on" to their basic qualification. One such professional program is the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS), a US-based qualification. Recognized worldwide by employers in both private industry and government and acknowledged by regulators and examiners, the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist® (CAMS) credential denotes proven knowledge in the detection and prevention of money laundering. AML professionals who earn the CAMS designation position themselves to be leaders in the industry and experience professional growth.

Possible Collaboration with AG Chambers....

Today, ARI was visited by a group of deputy public prosecutors from the Attorney's General Chambers in Putrajaya.
Discussions were basically focussed on possible collaboration between the two organisations - ARI (UiTM) and the AG Chambers - perhaps on areas involving capacity building, research collaboration and joint-seminar organisation for Forensic Accounting & Financial Criminology. ARI welcomes such collaboration and we look forward to a fruitful relationship..