We likely are on the verge of investment focus away from bubble-induced stories and their dark underbelly, in favour of long-term sustainability.

Douglas Clark Johnson
Looking Down Under: Opportunity for Islamic Investment in Australia

Insurance and takaful regulation is gradually being enhanced across the GCC and we believe this will result in significant changes in how insurance companies are run, particularly in terms of investment strategy, enterprise risk management and governance.

Tommy Trask
Bucking the Trend: GCC Takaful Industry Report Points to Healthy Growth

A knowledge of the past and present social conditions in which trading and finance operations took place enables one to understand why mudaraba was easily practicable in the pre- and post-Islam periods and why it has become difficult today.

A.L.M. Abdul Gafoor
Past, Present and Future: Mudaraba and Islamic Finance

The Islamic finance industry often claims that one of its distinguishing features is that all transactions are based on real economic activity and often tangible assets. However, the use of unsecured sukuk obscures that.

Blake Goud
Different Direction: New Sukuk for a New Year

The acceptance of Islamic banking activities and its demand by non-Muslims has helped the industry overcome geographic and religious barriers.

Jamal Hijres
Looking Ahead: Islamic Finance From Past to Present

We find evidence supporting the view that Islamic investors from predominantly Muslim countries do not sacrifice financial returns by investing actively in line with their religious principles.

Andreas G. F. Hoepner, Hussain G. Rammal and Michael Rezec
By the Numbers: Comprehensive Study Sheds Light On Islamic Mutual Fund Performance

The small island city-state of Singapore has been steadily involved in Islamic finance for more than a decade now, with solid planning and without the fanfare and flash of some other players on the world stage.

Andrew White
Solid and Steady: Islamic Finance in Singapore

Whats really new in Islamic finance is the application of the ethics of Islamic principles to everything these institutions do, and not only to their products.

Julien Faye
Ethical Value Chain: Interview with Julien Faye of Bain & Company

The avalanche in dollar prices will ultimately hit all asset classes and commodities, given enough time.

Jim Altenbach and Saeid Hamedanchi

By providing clearly written, readily available policies and procedures, financial institutions can provide proof that they are remaining compliant with general banking principles and the laws of Shari'ah.

Dr. Linda Eagle

Islamic finance can − and should − play a pivotal role in driving the economic opportunity and growth that draws people towards jobs and family rather than guns and gangs.

Kavilash Chawla

The concept of Islamic accounting is actually given a very key role and one that reflects a more holistic notion of accounting than is conventional today in relation to the Islamic principle of trusteeship.

Dr. Abul Hassan