Off Market UK Islamic Finance Transaction An iconic House of Fraser building in Cardiff, Wales has been acquired in an off-market purchase by Rosette Merchant Bank in partnership with Naissance Capital Real Estate from M&G Real Estate for £37m. The purchase was made on behalf of Middle Eastern investors. Rosette’s Chief Executive, Oliver Wynne-James said, “This deal demonstrates the ongoing ap... »
World Sharia Stock Market Centre Announcements from the stock exchanges of Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as the Channel Islands this week are welcome signals for the cross border development of the Islamic Capital markets. The World Sharia Stock Market Centre, to be developed by the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) and Bursa Malaysia aims to establish a global benchmark for Islamic capital market... »
UK Report Looks at Faith Based Finance Public Faith and Finance – Faith responses to the financial crisis is a report recently published by the University of Bristol and supported by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, and Public Spirit which looks at faith-based responses to the financial crisis. Many references to Islamic finance as well as Christian finance are made throughout the report as part of... »
The outgoing UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne stated London will continue as a major centre for Islamic finance, stating “In recent years the City of London has established itself as a global hub for renminbi, rupee, Islamic finance and green finance, as well as leading in new markets such as FinTech.” The incoming government appointed Alok Sharma MP as Parliamentary Under-Secretary ... »
Following on from KT Bank opening the first retail Islamic bank in Germany, Peter Kruschel, director of banking supervision at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, discussed Germany’s interest in Islamic banking in an interview with Bloomberg at the Global Islamic Finance forum held in Kuala Lumpur recently. He stated Germany is aware of the potential of the Islamic banking se... »
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HMRC Failed Tax Bid A recent tax case in which the UK Tax authorities (HMRC) failed in a legal bid to recover up to £50m in stamp duty demonstrates the complex nature of Islamic financial transactions. Three Court of Appeal judges decided that HMRC had pursued the wrong party for the tax. The purchaser, a firm owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, had used an Ijara structure to fund the purchas... »
The fourth edition of the International Forum on Islamic Finance of West African countries concluded in Dakar, Senegal on 3 June. »
Alternative Student Finance Solutions for UK Students To ensure participation and choice are open to all, the UK Government has introduced primary legislation which will, subject to Parliament, allow the Secretary of State to provide alternative student finance consistent with the principles of Islamic finance alongside loans and grants. The Government introduced primary legislation in May 2016 wh... »
China Seeks Islamic Financing and Partnerships for its New Silk Route Giving its take on the recent annual IDB meeting in Jakarta, the Chinese 24-hour English language television channel CCTV News gave its take on the event from a Chinese perspective. The need for more infrastructure investment in IDB member nations was highlighted with possible sources of investment coming from China’s one belt, ... »
