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BC-9.8.5

Past version: Effective from 01 Apr 2008 to 30 Jun 2015
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Without prejudice to the scope of the requirement under Rule BC-9.8.2(c), Islamic bank licensees must provide retail customers with appropriate guidance on, and warnings of, relevant risks when providing regulated banking services, in relation to:

a) Transactions in illiquid financial instruments;
b) Leveraged transactions, including asset portfolios or collective investment schemes that have embedded leverage;
c) Financial instruments subject to high volatility in normal market conditions;
d) Securities repurchase agreements or securities lending agreements;
e) Transactions which involve credit, margin payments, or deposit of collateral;
f) Transactions involving material foreign exchange risk;
g) Interests in real estate; and/or
h) Islamic financial instruments.
Added: April 08