From Todayonline.com: Analysts say a lack of trained professionals could prevent Singapore from becoming a regional Islamic finance hub, even though 60 per cent of the world’s Muslim population lives in emerging Asia. That is why industry players are now taking the knowledge of finance to religious teachers.
To capture the projected 20 to 30 per cent annual growth in sales of takaful, or Islamic insurance, HSBC Insurance will start training members of the Singapore Islamic Scholars and Religious Teachers’ Association, or PERGAS……………………………………….Full Article: Source