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Five steps to creating a Shariah-compliant portfolio
According to The Banker's 2012 report on the Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions, "Shariah-... Read full article »
Step one: finding your way around Shariah principles
Islamic finance is finance under Islamic law (or Shariah) principles. The basic sources of... Read full article »
Step two: common Islamic products
It will be the decision of an individual firm to determine whether comingling of compliant and... Read full article »
Step three: Shariah view on conventional instruments
The prevailing Shariah view is that certain type of stock market investments are acceptable. Read full article »
Step four: the financial screening of conventional stock
As seen above, some conventional equity investments can be owned individually or through... Read full article »
Step five: specific recommendations regarding conventional stock
When setting up portfolios and workflows, some additional items must be taken into account to... Read full article »
Is Islamic Finance ready for more standardization?
As new market participants enter the scene, Shariah banking continues to grow despite the threat... Read full article »
Regional banks push for share of Islamic product marketplace
Foreign and local banks are intensifying their struggle for the for the region's high net worth... Read full article »
Islamic retail banking: choices and some question marks
Banking with an Islamic covered card, instead of a credit card, offers peace of mind and has... Read full article »
April proves lowest issuance of Sukuk year to date, shows Kuwait Finance House Research
Kuwait Finance House Research Limited (KFHR) prepared a report on the Islamic Sukuk market. The... Read full article »
Islamic insurance: tackling global hurdles
According to Ernst and Young, the market for Islamic insurance, known as Takaful, will touch $12... Read full article »
Islamic finance pushes new boundaries
Alaska, Uganda, France and Egypt are some of the latest places where the Islamic Finance industry... Read full article »
Islamic finance stays strong despite downturn
Today the Islamic finance industry is worth close to $1trn and spans the globe. From Kuwait to... Read full article »
Islamic Wealth Management: niche or new wave?
Combining wealth management with the principles of Islamic law is a relatively young sector in... Read full article »
Mideast gears up for Islamic Finance 2.0
Although operating on a lower risk profile due to restrictions on hedge funds, short-selling and... Read full article »
