The rise and fall of Islamic bond yields Record Sukuk issuance in 2011 combined with low yields and a positive outlook for 2012 are said to be luring investors away from poorly performing conventional markets towards the Shariah compliant fixed income markets... more…
Western markets’ initial enthusiasm for Islamic finance dampened by Eurozone woes STANDARD & POOR’S provides an overview of Sukuk issuances and anticipates that in the long-term Sukuk from European countries will not be significant in helping to deepen the wider Sukuk market... more…
Private company acquisitions in the Gulf The ongoing political unrest in the MENA region has given pause to some international investors, and has contributed to a drop in the overall deal-making activity in the region... more…
Islamic finance at the top 10 business schools If one refers to the classification criteria in ranking these masters degrees: namely, research opportunities, diversity and internationalization, Islamic finance is involved almost in all these criteria... more…
Sukuk is the word As the clear favorite instrument of the Islamic financial market, there is no escaping that Sukuk will be the buzzword for 2012... more…
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Amana Bank focused on further growth The launch of Amana Bank as Sri Lanka’s first fully-fledged Islamic bank in August last year belies the bank’s experience in Islamic finance, which can be traced back to 1997... more…
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Banking on students IBA back in the saddle? Healthy markets and influential allies to allay Dubai debt fears? Holding companies might be exempt Sukuk: Planning for 2012 New beginnings
Janab Mohammad Abdul Mannan, managing director & CEO, Islami Bank Bangladesh Could you provide a brief journey of how you arrived where you are today? On May 2010, I was appointed as the managing director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh (IBBL), the largest private bank in Bangladesh... more…
Emirates Islamic Bank US$500 million Sukuk Emirates Islamic Bank (EIB) successfully closed the first Gulf-originated Sukuk of 2012, pricing its US$500 million five-year Sukuk at 4.718% on the 10th January... more…
The gems of Asia Asia will continue to dominate the global investment space in 2012... more…
Market commentary for January The start of the year spread optimism that China’s growth would shortly resume and the crisis in the Eurozone could be alleviated due to ample liquidity provided by the European Central Bank (ECB)... more…
Equity review in 2011 Looking back 2011 was certainly an eventful year. From the Arab Spring in the Middle East to a nuclear disaster in Japan and a debt crisis in the Eurozone, the last 12 months have been nothing if not dramatic... more…
Public Islamic Savings Fund Public Islamic Savings Fund (PISVF) is an equity fund which invests in a portfolio of Shariah compliant Malaysian stocks that offer or have the potential to offer attractive dividend yields... more…
Survival of the fittest Middle Eastern insurers have been met in recent years with the sudden and often aggressive rise of Takaful... more…
Prospects for insurance companies to open Takaful windows The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved the draft Takaful Rules through notification SRO No. 29 (I)/ 2012 dated the 13th January 2012... more…
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The rise and fall of Islamic bond yields
