Islamic finance
Takaful presents unique ALM challenges for insurers in Asia
The takaful market presents unique challenges to the insurance industry, but the rewards up for grabs are huge given its potential size. How are insurers managing their assets and liabilities in the risk...
International standards often fall short when applied to Islamic finance. We look at the complexities of adjusting established laws to comply with the principles of sharia, and the moves under way to...
The global financial crisis may prove to be a blessing in disguise for Islamic structured products providers in Malaysia, as demand for low-risk, sharia-compliant products is outpacing demand for conventional...
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Providing investors with a benchmark for Malaysian ringgit sovereign sukuk investments, Bloomberg has launched a ringgit sukuk Islamic index in conjunction with the Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM). The Bloomberg AIBIM Bursa...
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FWU AG was founded in 1989 by international entrepreneur Dr Manfred Dirrheimer, and accounts for more than 160 qualified professionals encompassing 26 different nationalities and speaking 40 different languages
Islamic finance
Malaysia has spearheaded the development of sharia-compliant financial services in Asia, with the government giving its full support to the development of Islamic finance for more than two decades. One of its latest efforts is designed to help banks with...
Malaysia’s commodity murabaha push still has a way to go
Academics and industry participants in Malaysia are advocating further developments of treasury and money market products, notably via a new exchange initiative. But commodity murabaha structures developed to facilitate liquidity management by banks based...
Islamic structured products gain credibility in Asia
The global financial crisis may prove to be a blessing in disguise for Islamic structured products providers in Malaysia, as demand for low-risk, sharia-compliant products is outpacing demand for conventional structured products.
Long road for standardised Islamic derivatives documentation
Islamic derivatives users are still getting to grips with a new sharia-compliant master agreement, but some argue the market will be stunted without an accompanying collateral document. Lawyers say that is some way off, so they’re cooking up bespoke...
Building sharia products from the bottom up
Despite being shaken by the credit crisis and restructuring problems in Dubai, Islamic finance has continued to expand and was the fastest-growing segment of the global financial system in 2010, according to some estimates. The latest Islamic structured...
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