Author : Brian Kettell
ISBN: 978-0-9558351-1-7, 296 pages
Author : Brian Kettell
ISBN: 978-0-9558351-0-0, 251 pages
Islamic Capital Markets
All you ever need to know about Islamic capital markets. This is the world’s first ever book covering the fundamental principles underlying one of the most exciting financial markets.
Reading this book you will learn about capital markets where:
1. Instruments traded are asset backed.
2. Defaults are virtually unknown.
3. A variety of new asset classes are emerging.
Contents of Islamic Capital Markets
Chapter 1. Muslim beliefs
Chapter 2. Sharia’a law and Sharia’a Boards: roles, responsibility and membership
Chapter 3. Conventional and Islamic financial intermediation
Chapter 4. Islamic capital markets and Islamic securitisation
Chapter 5. Islamic investment principles
Chapter 6. Sharia’a compliant wholesale markets
Chapter 7. Islamic funds, equities, indices and ETFs
Chapter 8. Derivatives and hedge funds in Islamic finance
– Why are derivatives forbidden under Sharia’a law ?
– Total returns swap and Sharia’a conversion technology
Chapter 9. Sukuk (Islamic bonds)
Chapter 10. Islamic real estate investment trusts
World’s 100 largest Islamic banks
Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions
Introduction to Islamic Banking & Finance
An essential first read for anyone interested in Islamic banking, this book covers the principles of the world’s fastest growing financial sector. Reading this book you will learn about a banking system where:
1. Interest is forbidden.
2. Derivatives are forbidden.
3. Sub-prime mortgages are forbidden.
Contents of Introduction to Islamic Banking & Finance
Chapter 1. Muslim beliefs
Chapter 2. Sources of Sharia’a law: legal basis for Islamic banking
Chapter 3. Definition of Islamic banking
Chapter 4. Murabaha as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 5. Mudaraba as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 6. Musharaka as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 7. Ijara as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 8. Istisna’a as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 9. Salam as a mode of Islamic finance
Chapter 10. Takaful: Islamic insurance
Chapter 11. Sharia’a law and Sharia’a boards: roles, responsibility and membership
Appendix 1. World’s 100 largest Islamic banks
Appendix 2. Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions
