Indonesia's regulator prepares Islamic finance roadmap

Indonesia's capital market regulator is preparing a five-year roadmap for Islamic finance in an effort to expand the industry. The plan will help to boost the number of Islamic capital market products and expand the industry's investor base, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), the financial services authority, said in a statement. The OJK said it was seeking market input for the roadmap and would set up discussion groups with stakeholders including the central bank, the finance ministry, the stock exchange and the country's national sharia board. It also said it was refining rules for the issuance of Islamic securities, which it expected to be completed this year. These would include details on the settlement of Islamic financial transactions, disclosure requirements for sukuk (Islamic bonds), and guidelines for sukuk trustees.