Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2013.
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Part of the series The Robert W. Kolb series in finance;Robert W. Kolb series in finance.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Acknowledgments — Introduction — Contemporary Islamic economic thought / Mohammad Omar Farooq — The legal framework of Islamic finance / Cynthia Shawamreh — Globalization and Islamic finance : flows and consciousness / Karen Hunt-Ahmed — Islamic science and the critique of neoclassical economic theory / Waleed El-Ansary — Juristic disagreement : the collective fatwā against Islamic banking in Pakistan / Shoaib A. Ghias — Managing liquidity risk in Islamic finance / Dr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al-Amine — Elements of Islamic wealth management / Paul Wouters — Sukūk and the Islamic capital markets : an introduction / Michael J.T. McMillen — Sharía compliant mutual funds / Monem Salam — The evolution of shariah-compliant indexes and why they outperform conventional indexes over the long term / Tariq Al-Rifai — Takaful / Farrukh Siddiqui — Islamic human resources practices / William Marty Martin — An integrated islamic poverty alleviation model / Ali Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan — How does an Islamic microfinance model play the key role in poverty alleviation? : the European perspective / Sabur Mollah and M. Hamid Uddin — Case studies — Islamic finance in an almost postcrisis and postrevolutionary world : as in politics, all Islamic finance is local / Mark Smyth — Stepping forward, backward, or just standing still? : a case study in shifting Islamic financial structures offshore / Umar F. Moghul — Islamic mortgages / David Loundy — Sharia quality rating / Nasir Ali Merchant — Islamic mutual funds performance in Saudi Arabia / Hesham Merdad and M. Kabir Hassan — Shariah-compliant real estate investment in the United States / John L. Opar — Risk and derivatives in Islamic finance : a shariah analysis / Dr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Muhammad Al-Amine — Islamic microfinance / Blake Goud — About the editor — Index.
- While the religion of Islam has existed for 1,400 years, Islamic economic theory and its financial institutions only began to emerge in the 1970s. But the Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) industry has grown rapidly, and for those who want to participate in the global financial arena on a professional level, the need to understand the various aspects of Islamic finance is essential. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource–part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance–provides a comprehensive look at Islamic finance by examining the basic concepts, current innovations, and best practices predominant in the industry today. With chapters contributed by respected professionals and academics who are experts in this field, Contemporary Islamic Finance offers a diverse array of opinions on this topic and provides a format for ongoing discussions of advancements in the industry of Islamic finance. Part I, The Contemporary Islamic Finance Landscape, addresses the most current issues surrounding Islamic economic theory and legal thought as well as presents a new level of thinking about a wide variety of other topics in this industry. Part II moves away from theory to highlight examples of how the products and structures of this discipline are effectively implemented in the real world. Along the way, you’ll gain valuable knowledge regarding: Globalization and Islamic finance The elements of Islamic wealth management Sukuk–structures designed to bridge Islamic and conventional capital markets An Islamic microfinance model and its role in poverty alleviation Islamic finance in an almost postcrisis world Shifting Islamic financial structures offshore Islamic mortgages Shari’ah-compliant investment in the United States And much more. As the innovations and applications of Islamic finance continue to grow, so does the demand for more detailed and sophisticated information in this area. Contemporary Islamic Finance has been written to fill this need and will put you in a better positi
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