Opalesque - Islamic Finance Intelligence

Editor's Note: In the Name of Egypt, By Bernardo Vizcaino, CAIA

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The month of January started out as uneventful and the rest of 2011 seemed confined to the same fate... clearly the demonstrations, protests and clashes that have engulfed the Middle East since then have proven otherwise. Very few could have foreseen the depth of this change (which is still unf...
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Featured Resource: The Islamic Finance Consumer

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As Featured in the Islamic Finance Resources Blog An emerging theme in the Islamic finance industry is the need to better understand the consumer. The 'Muslim consumer' has become a well defined market segment but research is hard to find on this area. Even the broader segment of ...
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Featured Structure: Islamic Business Contracts and Microfinance A case of Mudaraba, By Azhar Nadeem

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Azhar Nadeem is a microfinance practitioner by profession and is currently associated with a leading microfinance institution of Pakistan. Microfinance is defined to be providing small loans to poor people who are traditionally excluded from the financial system. Microfinance is a powe...
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Lex Islamicus: Operational Excellence is the Key to Unlocking Lasting Value in Islamic Finance, By Hdeel Abdelhady

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Hdeel Abdelhady is an Attorney and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. She served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Islamic Finance Committee and was the Program Chair of the May 2010 AB...
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Kulliyyah Korner: On the Theoretical Dichotomy of Islamic Finance, By Nagaoka Shinsuke

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The author is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Kyoto University in Japan. He has publishedthe paper "Beyond the Theoretical Dichotomy in Islamic Finance: Analytical Reflections on Murabahah Contracts and Islamic Debt Securities" in the Kyoto B...
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Industry Snapshot: E.P.L. in Islamic Finance - Education (Extra Time), By Joy Abdullah

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

With dual expertise in strategic business planning and brand marketing, Joy Abdullah is a Strategic Brand Enabler. Such synthesis of strategic planning enables Joy to aid brands in having a strong reputation, clear image and efficient delivery. Joy's areas o...
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Opinion Column: Bahrain: Time to be Truly Business-Friendly, By Douglas Clark Johnson

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Douglas Clark Johnson is CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Codexa Capital. He has held previous roles in Prudential Financial and Merrill Lynch and is a frequent commentator on global industry trends. Johnson holds dual master's degrees in finance and international affai...
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Editors Note: Islamic Finance Incommunicado By Bernardo Vizcaino, CAIA

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

It seems that Islamic finance is getting a makeover. Recently there have been various (some light-hearted) attempts to dissect Islamic finance: from comparing Islamic finance to every-day items, tongue-in-cheek forecasting of industry developments, clever use of soccer metaphors, to berating the ...
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Featured Resource: Islamic Economics

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As Featured in the Islamic Finance Resources Blog The field of Islamic Economics could be considered as the older sibling of Islamic Finance. Due to its theoretical nature it is often focused on the abstract, but that is not to say that it lacks vibrancy, color, or relevance. In fact there ar...
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Featured Structure: Sharia Polemics of Sukuk Trading By Jhordy Kashoogie

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Jhordy Kashoogie, graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) with a B. Econs.(Hons) in Islamic Economics and Finance qualification, he recently completed his postgraduate study, MSc Islamic Finance, at Durham University, United Kingdom. He has studied various aspects of Isla...
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Discussion Board :Sukuk Trading - Deviation Between Theory and Practice?

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The AAOIFI framework indicates that sukuk can be traded only if the issuer transfers real ownership to the sukuk holders. However in practice there is no real transfer of ownership taking place. Consequently, sukuk are traded based on capital guarantee rather than market value of underlying asset...
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Lex Islamicus: Financial Criminology v Financial Victimology in Islamic Practice By: Hakimah Yaacob

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Hakimah Yaacob is an Associate Researcher at the Islamic Banking Unit, International Shari'ah Research Academy (ISRA) for Islamic Finance.She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Bachelor of Syariah (Hons), a Master in Comparative Laws, from International Islamic University Malaysia and a diploma fr...
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Opinion Column: Voices of the Unheard - Salvaging the Next Generation of Islamic Bankers By Mohammed Khnifer

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Mohammed Khnifer is regarded as part of a second generation of Islamic banking practitioners who have a solid academic background in Islamic finance. He is a holder of an MSc. in Investment Banking Islamic Finance from Reading University and is a Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) f...
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Industry Snapshot: E.P.L. in Islamic Finance - Education By Daud Vicary

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Daud Vicary Abdullah is Global Leader of the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) Islamic Finance Industry group. Daud, based in Kuala Lumpur, oversees the overall strategy and development of DTT's Global Islamic Finance Industry group, and provide guidance to member firms on governments, corporations,...
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Editors Note: AAOIFIs Perestroika By Bernardo Vizcaino, CAIA

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

With increased calls for the Islamic finance industry to review (and reform) its governance framework, AAOIFI finds itself as a key participant of this process. A perestroika in the making. The increased scrutiny revolves around the role of scholars and structure of Shariah Supervisory Boards. Th...
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Featured Resource: Linkedin Discussions - Highlights of 2010

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

As Featured in the Islamic Finance Resources Blog Looking back at 2010 our online Linkedin forum (Global Islamic Finance Resources) has been quite busy and it recently crossed the 4,700 membership mark. There are far too many discussions to highlight but here is a brief summary of some of the...
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Featured Structure: Towards a Universal Islamic Deposit Insurance System By Mohammed Khnifer

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Mohammed Khnifer is regarded as part of a second generation of Islamic banking practitioners who have a solid academic background in Islamic finance. He is a holder of an MSc. in Investment Banking & Islamic Finance from Reading University and is a Chartered Islamic Finance Profession...
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Lex Islamicus: Standardisation v Harmonisation: Towards Recognition? By: Hakimah Yaacob

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Hakimah Yaacob is an Associate Researcher at the Islamic Banking Unit, International Shari'ah Research Academy (ISRA) for Islamic Finance.She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Bachelor of Syariah (Hons), a Master in Comparative Laws, from International Islamic University Malaysia and a diploma fro...
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Industry Snapshot: Islamic Dinar Revisited By Mobasher Zein

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The writer is an Islamic finance researcher who completed his MBA (Investment Management) from Concordia University and is a CFA Level 3 candidate. He was recently awarded the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) designation. A Super Sovereign Calls for reforming the international monetary ...
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Opinion Column: Ready for Retail? By Toby Birch

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Toby Birch is Managing Director of Oppenheim and Co Limited (investment management) and Guernsey Gold Limited (bullion dealing). He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and also hold's the Institute's Islamic Finance Qualification. He is author of The Fin...
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