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An initiative to promote Islamic Finance

aafaq Islamic Finance signs MoU with University of Bolton’s Centre for Islamic Finance June 3, 2015: Institute of Finance & Management subsidiary of aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading provider of Islamic finance products and services in the UAE, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in London with the University of Bolton’s Centre for...
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CCM expands offerings of green bonds for investors

The company has been buying green bonds since 1999 June 2, 2015: Community Capital Management, Inc. (CCM), a leading fixed income impact investing manager, announced two new green bond investments it purchased on behalf of clients. Bond proceeds for one of the investments helped finance Flats 170 at Academy Yard, a green community in Odenton, Maryland,...
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The power of 3

The key points behind the success of ATIG Investment & Securities May 22, 2015: ATIG was founded in Istanbul, Turkey in 2012 for providing FX, precious metals, CFDs, stock certificates, Istanbul Futures and and Options Market (V?OP) and all kinds of domestic and International online financial products. As ATIG Investment & Securities, we have grown...
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Ecology Building Society makes investment via crowdfunding platform Abundance

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...
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Where are we in the investment cycle?

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

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...
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Is residential property the right investment for you?

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...
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What is risk in investing?

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...
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Islamic finance and the halal industry

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...