Outlook for global Islamic banking and Sukuk issuance
Focus on Malaysia sovereign – credit and issuance
Focus on Islamic banking in Malaysia – comparison between conventional and Islamic banks
Speakers
Henry MacNevin
Associate Managing Director
Financial Institutions Group
Moody's Investors Service
Moody's Investors Service
Associate Managing Director
Financial Institutions Group
Henry MacNevin
Henry MacNevin is currently an Associate Managing Director responsible for bank ratings in Italy and in several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, based in London. Mr MacNevin joined Moody’s London-based banking team in October 1996, since when he has followed banks as lead analyst, as well as in Italy, in the United Kingdom, the Nordic region, Belgium, Luxembourg and Hungary, and has also worked as backup analyst for other banking systems, principally in Europe. Mr. MacNevin’s previous banking experience includes seven years with the Barclays group, where he held positions in strategic planning, corporate banking, and credit risk management. Mr. MacNevin earned a B.A. (Hons) in Business Studies from Portsmouth Polytechnic in the United Kingdom.
Nitish Bhojnagarwala is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Dubai, Nitish covers a portfolio of large conventional as well as Islamic financial institutions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Nitish joined Moody’s in 2011, and has led sukuk roundtables and conducted workshops on Banking and Islamic finance at various conferences in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Nitish has also authored several research pieces, with a focus on regional banking, credit issues and issuer-in-depths for conventional as well as Islamic banks. Prior to joining Moody’s, Nitish spent five years at Tamweel in the Treasury function. He has also worked for KPMG in the UAE, where he covered financial institutions. Nitish holds an MBA from S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, with a major in Finance (Investment Banking).
Alexander Perjéssy is Vice President – Senior Analyst at the Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Dubai, he has lead analyst responsibilities for a number of sovereigns in the Middle East, including most of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and several regional multilateral institutions.
Tengfu Li is an Analyst with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for the credit ratings of financial institutions in Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Christian de Guzman is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereigns and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific, including Japan, Korea and a number of Southeast Asian credits.
Rajaseharan was appointed Chief Rating Officer of MARC on July 1, 2014. He joined MARC in 2008, serving as the head of several rating sector portfolios. In his current position, Rajaseharan is responsible for the overall stewardship and development of the ratings operations.
