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Islamic finance expert soars with new appointments

21 September 2005

Monash University Malaysia's Professor Bala Shanmugam's expertise in banking and finance has seen him appointed to two prominent positions.

Professor Bala is the chair of accounting and finance at Monash University Malaysia and the director of the Banking and Finance Unit.

He has been appointed to the board of the Malaysian Accounting Research and Education Foundation by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, the first professor from a private university to receive such an appointment.

Professor Bala has also been appointed to the advisory council of the Islamic Finance News. He is the only academic to have been appointed to the board of the international e-newsletter, which has more than 10,000 subscribers.

Professor Bala is an expert in Islamic finance, regularly producing articles and speaking on the topic. He also gives regular media interviews on Islamic banking and finance.