Investing in Islamic funds a practitioner's perspective

A guide to Islamic investment opportunities from the CEO of the world's leading Islamic finance bank Offering an insider's perspective on a rapidly growing sector of the financial industry, Investing in Islamic Funds details the basic principles of Islamic investing for Muslims and non-Mu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kamso, Noripah (-)
Otros Autores: Ng, Tsu Mae
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Wiley 2013.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Wiley finance series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628842906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Investing in Islamic Funds""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Emergence of the New Global Investment Alternative""; ""WITNESSING THE RISE""; ""THE PULL OF PETRODOLLARS""; ""THE LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITIES: FINANCIAL CENTERS""; ""Who Are the Drivers, Followers, and Agents of Change for This Evolution?""; ""How Are Other Financial Centers Doing in Tapping These Opportunities?""; ""FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH: THE NEXT GENERATION""; ""MOVING FORWARD: CHANGE IN MIND-SET""; ""NOTES""; ""General Reading""
  • ""CHAPTER 1 The Growth of Shariah Investments: Preparing the Next Generation""""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE GLOBAL ISLAMIC FUNDS INDUSTRY: WHERE IS IT NOW?""; ""GLOBAL PRODUCT INNOVATION OF ISLAMIC INVESTMENT PRODUCTS""; ""PROGNOSIS FOR ISLAMIC FINANCIAL MARKETS: WHERE ARE THEY GOING?""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""General Reading""; ""Helpful Hints""; ""CHAPTER 2 Fund Management within Shariah-Compliant Investment Guidelines: Is There More Reward?""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE APPLICATION OF ISLAMIC ETHICS TO ASSET MANAGEMENT""; ""Materiality and Validity of Transactions""
  • ""Mutuality of Risk Sharing""""Investment Based on Social and Moral Values""; ""BENEFITS OF SHARIAH VIS-À-VIS CONVENTIONAL INVESTING""; ""Comparable Returns to Conventional Investments over Longer Periods""; ""Holistic Islamic Fund Management""; ""Employing Islamic Ethics for Permissible Investment""; ""Shariah Governance for Investment""; ""Islamic Advisory""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""General Reading""; ""Helpful Hints""; ""CHAPTER 3 Uncovering the Driving Principles of Islamic Finance: A Journey to Accumulate Wealth Responsibly""; ""INTRODUCTION""
  • ""THE FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC FINANCE""""Prohibition of Interest Payment (Riba)""; ""Behavior toward Risk and Uncertainty""; ""Prohibition of Uncertainty (Gharar)""; ""Prohibition of Gambling (Maysir)""; ""Prohibition of Dealing with Nonpermissible Activities""; ""Application of Trade and Commerce (Al-Bayâ€?) and Obligation of Risk Sharing""; ""Obligation to Back Any Financial Transaction with Underlying Assets""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""General Reading""; ""Helpful Hints""
  • ""CHAPTER 4 Investing Responsibly: The Search for Similar Benefits for Ethical and Shariah Forms of Investing""""INTRODUCTION""; ""SCREENING CRITERIA""; ""Qualitative Sector Screening""; ""Financial Screening""; ""SCREENING PROCESS FOR ETHICAL FORM OF INVESTING""; ""SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT VERSUS SHARIAH-COMPLIANT INVESTMENT""; ""Similaritiesâ€?Ethical and Shariah""; ""Differencesâ€?Ethical and Shariah""; ""A SIMILAR APPROACH TO YOUR INVESTMENT?""; ""AVAILABILITY OF CHOICE FOR INVESTORS""; ""BROADER PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""NOTES""; ""General Reading""
  • ""Helpful Hints""