Islamic finance news

Top Islamic finance scholars oppose reform effort By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/top-islamic-finance-scholars-oppose-reform-effort-365230.html Top scholars Yaqubi, Al Qari reject efforts to limit the number of board seats […]

International Seminar Calls for Regulatory Reforms By: MUHAMMED PALATH Available at: http://www.radianceweekly.com/226/6208/DOES-THE-VERDICT-LEGITIMISE-MASJID-DEMOLITION/2010-10-17/Islamic-Finance/Story-Detail/International-Seminar-Calls-for-Regulatory-Reforms.html An international seminar on Islamic finance concluded in Kochi on October 6, raising immense […]

Shariah Scholar on More Than 50 Boards Opposes Limit Plan: Islamic Finance By Dana El Baltaji and Haris Anwar – Available at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-23/shariah-scholar-on-more-than-50-boards-opposes-limit-plan-islamic-finance.html Restricting the number […]

Unsung stars of Sharia investing Individuals and institutions at the forefront of the market deserve recognition By Rushdi Siddiqui, Special to Gulf News Available at: http://gulfnews.com/business/banking/unsung-stars-of-sharia-investing-1.714951 […]

Global sukuk issuance next year may surpass 2007’s record US$34bil Available at: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/11/17/business/7441334&sec=business KUALA LUMPUR: The global sukuk issuance next year may supersede the all-time high […]

How Malaysia’s Tabung Haji could provide Haj financing a Shariah-compliant model By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Available at: http://arabnews.com/economy/islamicfinance/article190862.ece THE annual pilgrimage to Makkah in […]

Salam, Dear My Weblog Readers, On the advent of the blessed EidulAdha this year, I take this opportunity to wish Eid Mubarak and to extend my […]

Gulf losing edge to Malaysia on Islamic finance By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/gulf-losing-edge-malaysia-on-islamic-finance-361764.html From Australia to South Africa, governments are scrambling to change the law to […]

Short of talent, Islamic finance taps women scholars By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/short-of-talent-islamic-finance-taps-women-scholars-359897.html There are 221 Islamic finance scholars globally but only a handful are in […]