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International Finance DeskDecember 2, 2015

by International Finance DeskDecember 2, 2015

Review of Islamic Capital Market, Equity and Sukuk (2014) by Dr. Muhammad Hanif, Associate Professor, FAST School of Management, Islamabad Camille Paldi December 2, 2015: This scintillating and succinct book is a refreshing, intellectual journey into the heart of Islamic equity complete with an overview of different types of sukuk and explanation of relevant sukuk...

Finance Wealth Management

Study suggests over £29bn of working capital currently trapped in UK economy

International Finance DeskNovember 26, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 26, 2015

Supply Chain Finance from PrimeRevenue and AIG launch new supple chain finance offering for mid-market November 26, 2015: New research commissioned by American International Group, Inc. and PrimeRevenue indicates that limited access to working capital finance and inflexible payment terms are having an adverse impact on UK business. The YouGov poll of UK businesses that provide goods or services to large...

Finance Wealth Management

Investors look beyond their own home to boost exposure to UK property

International Finance DeskNovember 17, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 17, 2015

Long term growth main factor behind the move November 17, 2015: Almost half (44%) of retail investors want to enhance their exposure to the UK property market by other means than owning their home, according to a new study by peer to peer lending platform, Crowdstacker. The biggest factors driving investor demand are the long...

Finance Wealth Management

‘UK mortgage market needs to embrace Dodd-Frank’

International Finance DeskNovember 13, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 13, 2015

Says Tony Ward, CEO of due diligence specialist Clayton Euro Risk November 13, 2015: UK-domiciled issuers of mortgage-backed securities should stop seeing the US Dodd-Frank Act as just another regulatory hurdle and start thinking of it as a driver for greater transparency and better business. This is the message Tony Ward, CEO of due diligence...

Finance Wealth Management

European SMEs’ struggle to raise equity capital

International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

There is general lack of awareness about the various sources of funding Rick Watson November 5, 2015: Small and medium-sized European businesses find it hard to raise capital, especially during their development phase. This column compares the situation in the US and Europe and suggests that many SMEs in Europe still face significant difficulties in...

Finance Islamic Banking

The treatment of qard in takaful

International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskNovember 5, 2015

The operator plays an important role that the management of a conventional mutual does not in the event of a periodic deficit Camille Paldi November 5, 2015: Takaful or Islamic insurance is a booming industry around the world. In fact, many Western insurance companies already engage in the takaful business in the Middle East and...

Finance Wealth Management

UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer SIPP launched

International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 20, 2015

UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer SIPP launched. Abundance to address current hurdles stopping many people from investing more towards their retirement October 20, 2015: Abundance – the ethical P2P investment platform – has launched the UK’s first-ever peer-to-peer investment SIPP, called ‘the Abundance Pension’, to address head-on the current concerns stopping more people from saving adequately towards...

Finance Wealth Management

Emerging economy corporate debt: The threat to financial stability

International Finance DeskOctober 5, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 5, 2015

Viral Acharya, Stephen Cecchetti, José De Gregorio, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Philip R. Lane, Ugo Panizza Emerging market firms have borrowed in foreign currency to take advantage of low interest rates October 5, 2015: This column argues that when the Fed inevitably raises rates, such borrowing will be a threat to emerging economy financial systems. Yet so...

Finance Wealth Management

eMoov crowdfunding raises over £2m

International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2015

by International Finance DeskOctober 2, 2015

The figure continues to rise with further VC investments coming in October 2, 2015: Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital Partners have both increased their investment in eMoov, with the online estate agency receiving fresh capital from Swiss venture capital firm Startive Ventures. eMoov launched the fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube on September 1 and has since raised over £2.27m against an initial...

Finance Wealth Management

HNWIs wealth to reach $1.4 trillion by 2019 in Hong Kong

International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2015

by International Finance DeskSeptember 30, 2015

Though world market conditions aren’t good, Hong Kong is attractive to local developers as well as foreign institutions September 30, 2015: The Hong Kong Wealth Report 2015 wealth management market research says number of Hong Kong HNWIs is forecast to grow by 15.6%, to reach 231,186 in 2019, while HNWI wealth is projected to grow...