In ensuring that the description of the product or the service in relation to promotional material directed at retail customers is adequate, the Islamic bank licensee should: ensure that the promotional material contains a balanced description of the main characteristics of the financial instrument and/or service state it relates, including the nature of the financial commitment and risks involved; whether or not the financial instruments involved are illiquid, and traded in a recognised exchange or market; the existence or absence of any right of withdrawal or cancellation and, where such a right exists, its duration and the conditions for exercising it, including information on any amount that the retail customer may be required to pay to exercise that right; and state if the communication relates to a financial instrument or service of a person other than the Islamic bank licensee, the name of the person.
Added: April 08