CEO of HSBC Amanah to Deliver Keynote Address at Euromoney Seminars' Islamic Finance Summit in February

LONDON, February 8 - The global CEO of HSBC Amanah will deliver a keynote speech at Euromoney
Seminar's Islamic Finance Summit in London on 23rd February 2010 at The
Landmark.

Mukhtar Hussain is expected to address how the Islamic finance industry
can learn from the economic crisis, and commit to putting risk management
firmly on the agenda in 2010 to ensure sustained future growth for the
sector.

To hear about these crucial issues for Islamic Finance and for additional
information on Euromoney Seminars' Islamic Finance Summit, visit
www.euromoneyseminars.com/IF10

Euromoney Seminars has been at the forefront of this exciting industry
for the past decade and continues to deliver the premier Islamic finance
event annually. Playing host to the industries most senior and distinguished
representatives, the summit provides an incomparable platform on which to
network and debate the most pressing issues within Islamic finance.

Mukhtar Hussain is the global CEO of HSBC Amanah, the Islamic financial
services business of the HSBC Group. HSBC Amanah is widely considered to be
the premier cross border financial services provider for the Shariah
compliant finance needs of retail, corporate and institutional clients.

ABOUT Euromoney Seminars - Euromoney Seminars is a division of Euromoney
Institutional Investor PLC. The business hosts over 80 content led events
worldwide. Renowned for the seniority of the audience and quality of the
debate, Euromoney Seminars offer the perfect mix of market insight and
networking.

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC also publishes the renowned Islamic
Finance Awards that set the benchmark of achievement in the global Islamic
finance sector. Building on our established criteria of past years, Euromoney
combines qualitative data with informative and important subjective
judgments.

    CONTACT:
    Tom Barnes
    Euromoney Seminars
    Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC
    +44(0)207-779-8775
    tbarnes@euromoneyplc.com
    www.euromoneyseminars.com/IF10

CONTACT: Tom Barnes, Euromoney Seminars, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, +44(0)207-779-8775, tbarnes at euromoneyplc.com