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Ecology Building Society makes investment via crowdfunding platform Abundance

International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskMay 5, 2015

The move extends Ecology’s support of UK Renewable Energy Projects May 5,2015: Ethical investment in the UK continues to thrive and expand its reach as the Ecology Building Society has made an investment of £250,000 through Abundance, the UK’s leading online ethical investment platform. Both organisations have a long commitment to the spirit of democratic...

Where are we in the investment cycle?

International Finance DeskApril 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 30, 2015

It is now six years since the global financial crisis ended Dr Shane Oliver April 30, 2015 While corrections are inevitable, we still appear to be a long way from the peak in the investment cycle. Shares are not unambiguously overvalued and on some measures are still cheap, uneven and below trend global and Australian...

Shari’ah law cannot apply to a commercial transaction in UK

International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 28, 2015

A look into a case settled in 2004 in the England and Wales Court Of Appeal Camille Paldi April 28, 2015: Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd., Mr. Ahmad Solail Fasiuhur Rahman, Beximco (Holdings) Ltd. v. Shamil Bank of Bahrain E.C. [2004] EWCA Civ 19, the defendant Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and the other...

Is residential property the right investment for you?

International Finance DeskApril 9, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 9, 2015

Over the past ten years, Australian residential property has delivered lower returns than shares AMP Capital April 9,2015: In recent years, Australians have developed a love affair with property investing. The concept of investing in houses and units is easier to understand than many other forms of investments, and the investment returns provided in recent...

What is risk in investing?

International Finance DeskApril 6, 2015

by International Finance DeskApril 6, 2015

The chance that an investment’s actual return will be different than expected Dr Shane Oliver April 6, 2015 Risk in investing is often portrayed as just market volatility when in reality it’s a whole lot more, notably: the risk of capital loss; the risk of not having enough investment income; the risk of not having...

Islamic finance and the halal industry

International Finance DeskMarch 31, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 31, 2015

There is great potential for correlation between the two Camille Paldi March 31, 2015: The word halal is derived from the Arabic verb Halla, which means to be or become lawful, legal, legitimate, permissible, allowed, admissible, un-prohibited, or unforbidden. Halal is simply that which Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) have allowed to be done...

Airline insurance premium may go up

International Finance DeskMarch 27, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 27, 2015

The Germanwings crash is the latest in a string of incidents involving airlines in the last one year Tim Evershed March 27, 2015: When Germanwings flight 4U 9525 crashed on an Alpine mountainside in France earlier this week (March 24), it continued a worrying trend for airline insurers. The plane, carrying 150 people, was on...

McOttley Capital leads the way in Ghana

International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 18, 2015

Heralding a new era in investment advisory Mustapha Mensah & Gloria Ofosu-Kusi McOttley Capital Limited, the investment wing of McOttley Group of Companies, over the past several years has carved a distinctive niche for itself in the investment industry due to the impeccable service it offers its clients. Both corporate and individual clients throughout Ghana...

Japan has Islamic finance in the pipeline

International Finance DeskMarch 9, 2015

by International Finance DeskMarch 9, 2015

The sword exterior and chrysanthemum interior of Japan is quite conducive to the soft interior of Islamic finance Camille Paldi March 9, 2015: Japan is an emerging Islamic finance powerhouse and East Asian hub for the billion dollar Islamic finance industry. Naoki Nishida, President and CEO of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad, explains the...

‘The challenge in Indonesia is lack of understanding’

International Finance DeskFebruary 24, 2015

by International Finance DeskFebruary 24, 2015

Ciptadana Asset Management on the Sharia investment opportunity in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world February 24, 2015 Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. How is the Sharia Fund doing in the country? The first Sharia Mutual Fund in Indonesia was launched in 1997 and the Jakarta Islamic...