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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Islamic finance"”.
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Essays on Islamic Finance and Banking
Islamic banking and finance have received a considerable attention from academics and practitioners after the global financial crisis. Drawing insights from the theoretical and empirical studies about the resilience and the relative stability of Islamic financing alternatives - compared to their …
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Two Essays in Islamic Finance and Investment
… of this dissertation is to lessen the gap in the Islamic finance and investment literature by providing new answers to the most vital question raised in that literature: Is the adherence to the Shariah law associated with at any cost?</em></p> <p><em>The first chapter provides a primer on Islamic …
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Islamic finance: a low risk, value-adding alternative
… MSCI World Index was compared to the Dow Jones Islamic Index, within the United States the S&P 500 Index was compared to the S&P Shariah Index and for South Africa the FSTE All Share Index was compared to the FTSE Shariah All Share Index. Within the fixed income asset class, the Barclays Global …
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Islamic finance versus conventional finance and the taxation consequences.
… paper is to discuss the underlying principles of Islamic finance and its tax implications for investors and financial institutions. The nature of Islamic financial products is compared to its conventional financial counterpart to identify whether differences exist between Islamic and conventional …
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A new approach to product development in Islamic finance
Islamic Finance is a banking sector which caters to the Muslim population's banking needs by complying with the Islamic financial law. In this research some of the most prevalent financial products in Islamic Finance are surveyed and various forms of Islamic asset securitizations (Sukuks) are …
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Islamic finance, Sharia non-compliance and the standardisation of Sharia governance
… the questions of (i) why the prevailing form of Islamic finance has tended to only textually comply with Sharia law while breaching principles underlying; and (ii) how Sharia governance could be standardised in order to ensure that Islamic finance reliably provides a genuinely Islamic alternative …
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The role of Islamic finance in tackling financial exclusion in the UK
Abstract The role of Islamic finance in tackling financial exclusion in the UK As the fundamental principles of Islamic finance are socio-economic justice and benevolence (Al-Adle Wal-ihsan), some commentators have raised serious questions about the social benefits that Islamic banks have brought …
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Corporate Governance and Risk Management in Islamic Banking: Integrating Western Principles with Islamic Finance
The dynamic landscape of global finance has witnessed the growth of Islamic banking, which is characterized by its unique adherence to Shari’ah principles and ethical underpinnings. This thesis critically examines the evolving corporate governance (CG) landscape within Islamic banking, focusing on …
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Towards a just future of Islamic finance: from a new historical comparative east-west perspective
… parts of the world financial system is Islamic finance, which extends worldwide and exploits a highly sophisticated financial products and procedures based on Shariah. Grounded on unconventional, ethical and religious maxims, Islamic finance seems to be a solution to the current …
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A proposal for establishing a startup business in the US complying to Islamic finance guidelines
… in North America (US or Canada) that complies to Islamic financial guidelines, with a view to attract funding from Muslim people around the world. These funds would be the nucleus of a conglomerate of companies investing in a diversity of projects around the globe, not the least of which would …
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Sustainability and sustainable development: an investigation on the role of Islamic finance and other determinants in the OIC member countries
… environmental development are compatible with Islamic tenets. This study conducts a comprehensive review of the pertinent literature to determine whether Islam promotes a distinctive model of sustainable development and contributes to framing complex development challenges. Considering Islamic …
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The consecration of neoliberalism: Islam, financialisation and the production of symbolic value
… to organise spheres of social life around Islamic norms as part of the process of Islamisation, from its beginnings in the 1970s the Islamic finance project has sought to establish an autonomous space within the modern financial economy liberated from the influence of Western capitalist …
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An analysis of the Murabahah Islamic Finance Instrument in the context of article 11 of the OECD model tax convention on income and capital
Conventional banking and finance is based on interest-bearing loans or investments, or equity financing arrangements. Islamic banking and finance provides equivalent functionality to conventional finance except that the underlying arrangement is based on the trading of assets, profit and loss …
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Maslaha: a New Approach for Islamic Bonds
Islamic finance is inextricably linked to Islamic law, or sharia, which is richly detailed and difficult to distil into simple rules. In particular, it invokes the concept of maslaha to prohibit or permit actions and choices on the basis of whether or not it serves the best interest of the …
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An analysis of the potential lessons that can be learned from UK and US financial services regulation in the context of the UAE
… and supervision. And the adoption of the Islamic Finance as an alternative option in reforming the financial system. A pivotal finding of this analysis is the acknowledgment of resilient measures and regulatory reforms introduced post-GFC in the UK and the US, aimed at fortifying the …
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A Shariah compliant private equity fund : compatibility in South Africa
… the traditional models to access for corporate finance, new opportunities have appeared which offer interesting alternatives. The accumulated wealth from the Islamic community became accessible through new vehicles, built on the Islamic Shariah laws in as far as money and banking is concerned. …
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Shariah: An efficiency analysis
… than a fixed return on a loan. The growth in Islamic finance has improved consumer awareness not only amongst Islamic investors, but also among ethical investors. Investors are now offered a chance to gain returns, without having to sacrifice their beliefs. Islamic finance may suffer from …
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Calculation of Zakat on Financial Assets for American Muslims: A Financial and Jurisprudential Approach
… and real estate investments. Bridging classical Islamic jurisprudence with modern financial realities, this thesis provides detailed calculation methodologies for each asset class, incorporating U.S.-specific considerations such as tax-deferred accounts and capital gains implications. The …
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