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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...
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McOttley Capital leads the way in Ghana

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...
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Japan has Islamic finance in the pipeline

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...
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‘The challenge in Indonesia is lack of understanding’

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...
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Only if you have a lot of time on your hands

Book review of ‘Takaful Investment Portfolios: A study of the composition of takaful funds in the GCC and Malaysia’ by Mehmet Asutay Camille Paldi February 16,2015: Takaful Investment Portfolios: A Study of the Composition of Takaful Funds in the GCC and Malaysia provides an explanation and analysis of the investments of takaful funds in the...
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Poste Vita focuses on Postaprevidenza Valore

Since the launch of the individual pension plan, the company’s goal has been to develop a culture of supplementary pension plans February 11, 2015: Poste Vita, the life insurance company of Gruppo Poste Italiane, has stood out in the Italian scenario thanks to its quick development and growth. Today, Poste Vita is the indisputable leader...